- Xavier Becerra is the frontrunner in California’s governor race and could become the state’s first Latino governor in modern history.
- Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was nearly denied a second term — forced into a runoff as voters judged her on homelessness, the Palisades fire response and a near-$1 billion budget shortfall.
- The primary suggests voters now prioritize concrete results and competence over symbolic “firsts,” a shift Democrats must reckon with going forward.
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