Pleas and political attacks fill the home stretch of California governor's race

Candidates crisscrossed California ahead of the June 2 primary, aiming to win voters and weaken rivals. Steve Hilton, a former Fox News host, attacked transgender athletes at a Central Valley high school track event aligned with President Trump supporters. Xavier Becerra and Tom Steyer, both Democrats, rallied union members with upbeat messages about lifting Californians struggling to make ends meet. Steyer accused Becerra of being a “corporate Democrat” taking money from big corporations and not wanting change. A UC Berkeley-Los Angeles Times poll of likely voters placed Becerra at 25%, Hilton at 21%, and Steyer at 19%, with the top two advancing to the November runoff.

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