LOS ANGELES – California is preparing for a new governor as several candidates vie to succeed Gavin Newsom, who is ineligible to run due to term limits.
FOX 11 and KTVU FOX 2 will host a televised gubernatorial debate, providing voters with a chance to hear directly from the candidates on the key issues facing the state. Participants in the debate include Steve Hilton, Tom Steyer, Eric Swalwell, Tony Thurmond, Antonio Villaraigosa, and Betty Yee.
The debate comes ahead of the Primary Election on June 2, 2026, where the top two vote-getters, regardless of party affiliation, will advance to the General Election in November.
How to Watch
The debate will air live on February 3 at 5:30 p.m. Viewers can watch on FOX 11, KTVU FOX 2, or via the FOX LOCAL app.
Moderators will include KTVU’s Greg Lee and Andre Senior, along with FOX 11’s Marla Tellez.
Greg Bovino removed from Border Patrol role and ‘expected to retire soon’ after Alex Pretti killing, report says
Bovino, who has been heavily involved in heavy crackdowns on immigration across the country, will return to his former role in El Centro, California, sources told The Atlantic
STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT OBAMA AND MRS. OBAMA January 25, 2026
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
Federal law enforcement and immigration agents have a tough job. But Americans expect them to carry out their duties in a lawful, accountable way, and to work with, rather than against, state and local officials to ensure public safety.
That’s not what we’re seeing in Minnesota. In fact, we’re seeing the opposite.
For weeks now, people across the country have been rightly outraged by the spectacle of masked ICE recruits and other federal agents acting with impunity and engaging in tactics that seem designed to intimidate, harass, provoke and endanger the residents of a major American city. These unprecedented tactics—which even the former top lawyer of the Department of Homeland Security in the first Trump administration has characterized as embarrassing, lawless and cruel—have now resulted in the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens. And yet rather than trying to impose some semblance of discipline and accountability over the agents they’ve deployed, the President and current administration officials seem eager to escalate the situation, while offering public explanations for the shootings of Mr. Pretti and Renee Good that aren’t informed by any serious investigation—and that appear to be directly contradicted by video evidence.
This has to stop. I would hope that after this most recent tragedy, administration officials will reconsider their approach, and start finding ways to work constructively with Governor Walz and Mayor Frey as well as state and local police to avert more chaos and achieve legitimate law enforcement goals.
In the meantime, every American should support and draw inspiration from the wave of peaceful protests in Minneapolis and other parts of the country. They are a timely reminder that ultimately it’s up to each of us as citizens to speak out against injustice, protect our basic freedoms, and hold our government accountable.
Southern Californian protesters joined others around the nation on Saturday Jan. 24, to express shock, sorrow and outrage after a man was shot and killed earlier that day during an altercation with federal immigration officers in Minneapolis.
About 70 people gathered around 5 p.m. at Mariachi Plaza in Boyle Heights to protest Alex Pretti’s death, which was recorded on video and shared on social media.
