Six Democrats running for governor next year have been cut as housing affordability, cost of living, and the most difficult issues facing Californians at the Labor Forum in San Diego.
In lockstep, primarily on these issues, candidates tried to highlight their political resumes and life stories, creating contrast with participants and curry favors.
Since taking part in the race in late September, former state legislative majority leader Ian Calderon leaned on his experience as the first millennial to be elected to the state legislative assembly.
“My experience and my passion make me uniquely positioned in this race to ride in lanes no one else can ride.
Concerns about his four children’s future and the state’s dependence on Washington, D.C. have fueled his decision to run for governor after choosing not to seek reelection to Congress in 2020.
“I want (my kids) to have the opportunity. I want them to have a future. I want my life to be better. I want it to be easier,” the family has deep political roots. The state leader said, “We have to focus on enduring DC in California. We cannot continue to rely on DC and we cannot expect them to give us what they are about us and what our needs are.”
Xavier Beterra, former U.S. Health and Human Services Director Xavier Beterra, who served as state attorney general after a 24-year mission in Congress, argued that it was important to elect experienced governors.
“Do you want someone who has never flew a plane to say, ‘You can fly that plane’?’ Becerra asked. “Would you give the keys to the governor’s office to someone who has never done this?”
He contrasted with other candidates in the race by calling a bare chihuahua behind the chain link fence.
“Where’s the bite?” He said he will lead vast federal health bureaucracy during the pandemic after citing his history, including suing President Trump 122 times. “It’s not just about growing teeth overnight.”
Calderon and Becerra were among six Democratic candidates who spoke at length to about 150 California leaders in multiple chapters of employees in the United States, county, and local government.
The union has more than 200,000 members in California and is abused by federal government shutdowns, state budget deficits and impending medical attacks. AFSCME is a powerful force in California’s politics, providing an army that knocks on voters’ doors and men’s phone banks.
The forum replaced the appointed Gov Gov. Gov. Gov. Gov., whose name Gavin Newsom is on Flux.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris announced earlier this summer that she was in her seat. Former Senate leader in late September.
Rumors continue as to whether billionaire businessmen Rick Caruso and Senator Alex Padilla will join the field.
“I’m weighing that, but my focus is first and foremost on encouraging people to vote on Proposition 50,” says the issue of Congressional Districts regarding the November voting will take place in an interview released on Saturday. “Other decision? That race isn’t until next year. That decision will come.”
A wealthy Democratic businessman, Stephen J. Crubeck and Republican Riverside Sheriff Chad Bianco, have refused an invitation to join the forum, citing their previous commitments.
The coalition will consider approval at future meetings, said Matthew Maldonado, executive director of District Council 36, representing 25,000 workers in Southern California.
Former Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigoza leaned on the roots of his long-standing labor before he took office. However, he also hinted after being elected mayor in 2005.
The following year, labelled “scab” when he crossed the picket line during a strike by a major city worker, Villaraigosa clashed with the union via fur and layoffs during the recession. The relationship with labor in 2010 was when Villaraigosa called the city’s teachers union, where he once worked as “the biggest obstacle to creating a quality school.”
“I want you to know something about me. I’m not going to say ‘yes’ to everything that comes to me, including the union sometimes,” Villaraigoza said. “When I was mayor, they sometimes say I had to say no. Why? I wasn’t going to go bankrupt, so I knew I had to protect my pension and other things.”
He promised to work with workers if elected governor.
Labour leaders asked most of the questions on the forum. All candidates are asked about the same topic, such as whether they support them, and will call for a campaign for proposed state constitutional amendments to help UC workers with slower loans for housing.
“Hell is,” said former Irvine MP Katie Porter. He teaches at UC Irvine’s law school and has benefited from a program created by state university leaders to help faculty buy expensive Orange County due to the high cost of housing in the area.
“I can benefit from the investment in housing for UC Irvine’s experts, professors and professional staff, but I’m not doing that for everyone,” she said.
State Supt. Public mentor Tony Thurmond, who attended the dance of Dr. Doctor and Tupac’s gathering at California Love, agreed to support mortgages and walk the Pickett line with tens of thousands of Kaiser health workers expected to strike later this month.
“I’m there,” Thurmond replied, urging him to meet the workforce’s demands regarding staffing, pay, retirement and benefits, especially in the aftermath of work during the pandemic. “Get it done, care and give them what they want.”
Former state controller Betty Yi also agreed to both requests, claiming that healthcare employers focus on profits at the expense of patient care.
“Yes, absolutely,” she said when asked about joining the Kaiser Pickett Line. “I’m embarrassed by them. If I can’t take care of myself, I can’t expect to take care of others.”
