NEWS FLASH: BizFed Institute Holds 1st 2018 Attorney General Candidate Forum in So Cal

The program began with BizFed Institute Chair Gilbert Ivey welcoming everyone and singing God Bless America, with the crowd joining in.

Moderated by SCNG Opinion Editor Scott Kaufman, the candidates were asked to reflect on various topics related to the Attorney General role such as law enforcement, marijuana, environmental justice, prescription drugs, mental health, and the homelessness crisis. Facing off against all three of his challengers, CA Attorney General Xavier Becerra was confronted on all fronts and things got heated. Most notably, the candidates discussed issues related to immigration and the 32 lawsuits that Attorney General Becerra filed against President Trump’s administration.

Topics that both the audience in person and online focused on were the drug epidemic, the candidates’ top three priorities once in office and whether they will add more burden to businesses, free speech on state-funded college campuses, and the second amendment.

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Check out the article below that appeared in all 11 SCNG newspapers this morning!

“Becerra is the target at California attorney general candidates debate”

DOWNEY — Debating his three election opponents for the first time, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra took criticism from all sides during a candidates forum Tuesday that featured sharp clashes over the state’s fight with the Trump administration and disagreements about the very purpose of the powerful office.

“I feel like Goldilocks. I’m too hot, I’m too cold,” Becerra said during one series of exchanges with fellow Democrat Dave Jones as well as Republicans Steven Bailey and Eric Early. “I think I’m just right.”

Put on by the BizFed Institute with sponsorship by the Southern California News Group, and moderated by SCNG Opinion editor Scott Kaufman, the 70-minute debate kept returning to the question of whether Becerra focuses too much on battling President Trump on policies that clash with California’s on immigration law enforcement, environmental policies and health care.

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Here are key deadlines for the 2018 June Primary Election:

• Register to vote: Online or postmark by May 21, 2018
• Last day to apply for a vote-by-mail ballot by mail: Must arrive by Tuesday, May 29, 2018
• Vote-by-mail ballots that are mailed must be postmarked on or before Election Day
• Election day: Tuesday, June 5, 2018 by 8:00 p.m.

Your vote will decide who’s the “top cop” and leading lawyer in California, the nation’s most populous state, for the next four years overseeing more than 4,500 state lawyers, investigators, peace officers, and other employees.  Who’s next?

Sincerely,

Tracy Hernandez