2018 California Gubernatorial race: debates and news coverage

OnTheIssues.org excerpts:  (click on issues for details)

Abortion     Gavin Newsom: Welcome women to CA from states without abortion.     Gavin Newsom: Opposes defunding Planned Parenthood.     Travis Allen: Skipped vote on resolution for abortion rights.

Budget & Economy     Gavin Newsom: Opportunity zones worthy of bipartisan support.     Delaine Eastin: Build an economy that works for everyone.     Gavin Newsom: Government has role in economic growth.

Civil Rights     Gavin Newsom: Supports affirmative action.     John Chiang: Outspoken in support of gay rights.     Delaine Eastin: Protect equal rights for all.     Steve Farley: Race should be a consideration, not only one.     Gavin Newsom: Early supporter for gay marriage.     John Chiang: Supports affirmative action.

Corporations     Delaine Eastin: Change corporate tax structure to fund education.     Gloria La Riva: Corporations, banks and the Pentagon dominate society.     Travis Allen: Private business should take over public rest stops.

Crime     Gavin Newsom: Spared 737 people on California's death row.     Gavin Newsom: Death penalty is ineffective, irreversible and immoral.     Gavin Newsom: 2016: Respect state referendum on death penalty; 2019: Don't.     Doug Ose: Everywhere I see uncontrolled homelessness & nagging crime.     Delaine Eastin: Manage crime with improved education.     Travis Allen: Protect victims, not criminals.     Gavin Newsom: Criminal justice reform is crucial; repeal death penalty.     John Chiang: Education & anti-poverty to fight crime.

Drugs     John Cox: Denied wanting to hospitalize marijuana addicts.     John Chiang: Set up state bank for pot industry.     Antonio Villaraigosa: Supports marijuana legalization.     Delaine Eastin: Supports legalization, but would tax more.     Gavin Newsom: Let California legalization continue.     Steve Farley: Making marijuana business legitimate.     Travis Allen: Opposed pot law barring state cooperation with Feds.     Gavin Newsom: Pushed Proposition 64, legalizing adult use of marijuana.     Gavin Newsom: I'm not pro-pot, but anti-prohibition; opposed 2010 Prop 19.     Antonio Villaraigosa: Pro-legalization with safeguards.

Education     Travis Allen: Parental control, not bureaucrats.     Steve Farley: Need to rebuild educational system.     Delaine Eastin: Parental choice but no vouchers.     Antonio Villaraigosa: Stop making excuses for lack of success in schools.     Delaine Eastin: In 1960s we invested in community colleges.     Delaine Eastin: Expand "First 5" to include mandatory kindergarten.

Energy & Oil     Delaine Eastin: Fight climate change, protect natural resources.     Gavin Newsom: California leads the way on green energy.     Steve Farley: Coal is the fuel of the past.

Environment     Delaine Eastin: Don't give up on a clean environment; not on my watch.     John Cox: Environmental regs crush business.     Gavin Newsom: Pro-active on energy and resource management.     Antonio Villaraigosa: Modernize CEQA to allow new construction projects.

Government Reform     Doug Ose: Amend California environmental law, don't tear it up.     Antonio Villaraigosa: Increase voter turnout among Latinos & all demographics.     Travis Allen: Sponsored voter ID law.

Gun Control     Gavin Newsom: Supports background checks.     Travis Allen: Gun laws hurt the innocent.

Health Care     Gavin Newsom: We will lead a massive expansion of health care.     Delaine Eastin: Provide universal healthcare for all.     Gavin Newsom: Supports HealthySF: available to all uninsured residents.     John Chiang: Fix Obamacare instead of repeal.

Homeland Security     Gavin Newsom: Don't gut programs to pay for military buildup.

Immigration     Gavin Newsom: National Guard for crime on border, not immigration.     Jerry Brown: National Guard for crime on border, not immigration.     Gavin Newsom: Border wall is just rhetoric; celebrate diversity.     John Cox: Border wall needs to be built, to keep out MS-13.     John Cox: Sanctuary State law puts our families at risk.     Delaine Eastin: Supports Dreamers against deportation.     Travis Allen: Sanctuary cities protect criminals.     Gavin Newsom: Sanctuary cities build trust.     Antonio Villaraigosa: Latino heritage is part of our American heritage.     John Chiang: Muslim immigration ban forsakes American values.     John Chiang: Chinese Exclusion Act wrong then; Muslim exclusion wrong now.

Jobs     Antonio Villaraigosa: Union organizer but disagrees with teachers unions.

Principles & Values     David Hadley: Social moderate and fiscal conservative.     Zoltan Istvan: I'm pro-choice, pro-small business, and secular.     Gavin Newsom: Strict separation of church and state.

Social Security     Antonio Villaraigosa: Safeguard the hard-earned pensions of employees.

Tax Reform     John Cox: Roll back tide of tax increases & job killing regulations.     Travis Allen: California must cut taxes.     Gavin Newsom: Supports tax hikes for public good.

Technology     John Chiang: More private money for high-speed rail project.     John Cox: High-speed rail project is corrupt; ax it.     Travis Allen: High-speed rail project is corrupt; ax it.     Kevin de Leon: Preserve net neutrality in California, if Feds won't.     Travis Allen: Fix roads with existing funds, not new taxes.

Click for quotations from other sources by: Antonio Villaraigosa California Democratic Gubernatorial Challenger David Hadley California Republican candidate for Governor Delaine Eastin California Democratic candidate for Governor Doug Ose California Republican recall candidate for Governor Gavin Newsom California Democratic Challenger Gloria La Riva Party for Socialism and Liberation Jerry Brown California Democratic Governor John Chiang California Democratic Gubernatorial Challenger John Cox California Republican candidate for California Governor Kevin de Leon Democratic candidate for California U.S. Senator California Steve Farley Arizona Democratic candidate for Arizona Governor Travis Allen California Republican candidate for California Governor Zoltan Istvan Libertarian Party candidate for Presidnt, 2019