Gubernatorial candidates hit the campaign trail
Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas snaps a selfie on Sunday with Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, center, and Laphonza Butler, president of SEIU 2015, at Greater Zion Church in Compton. Newsom, who is running for governor, has led in fundraising and the polls.
(Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)Gubernatorial candidate Antonio Villaraigosa, center, speaks at a campaign event with a carpenters union at a Riverside restaurant on Sunday.
(Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)Gubernatorial candidate John Cox outside of Calvary Chapel in Chino Hills where he attended a morning service on Sunday.
(Christina House / Los Angeles Times)State Treasurer John Chiang chats with Rickie Byars Beckwith, left, Director of Music and Arts at Agape International Spiritual Center in Culver City Wednesday night.
(Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)Democratic candidate for Gov. Gavin Newsom hugs Senator Kamala D. Harris following a campaign event at the IATSE Local 80 office in Burbank during a week-long California bus tour.
(Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)Republican gubernatorial candidate John Cox holds a press conference at the Republican Party Headquarters in Fresno.
(TOMAS OVALLE / For The Times)Antonio Villaraigosa campaigns in Fresno to highlight his agenda of expanding opportunity for every Californian at Heartbeat Boxing Gym.
(TOMAS OVALLE / For The Times)Assemblyman Travis Allen, Republican candidate for governor, among his supporters after announcing the receipt of more than 35,000 petitions he’s received from people across the state encouraging their local elected officials to opt out of SB 54, making California a “sanctuary state.â€
(Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)Democratic candidate for Gov. Gavin Newsom hugs his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, after her introduction on the steps of San Francisco City Hall before departing on a weeklong campaign bus tour.
(Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)Gubernatorial candidate Delaine Eastin speaks to the environmental caucus of the 2018 California Democratic state convention at the San Diego Convention Center.
(Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)Democratic candidate for governor Gavin Newsom, right, speaks to reporters on a bus after departing San Francisco on a weeklong campaign tour.
(Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)Republican gubernatorial candidate John Cox, center left, chats with a delegate during the 2018 California Republican Party convention in San Diego.
(Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)Gubernatorial candidate Antonio Villaraigosa sings with Tomas Delgado, left, the owner of Candelas Guitars, and George Magallanas, a friend of Delgado’s, as he campaigns in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles.
(Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times)Republican gubernatorial candidate Travis Allen speaks to delegates at the California Republican Party convention in San Diego.
(Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)State Treasurer and candidate for governor John Chiang addresses the University of California Board of Regents meeting at UCLA.
(Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)Gubernatorial candidate and former California Supt. of Public Instruction Delaine Eastin greets a supporter following a debate at Bovard Auditorium on the USC campus.
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)California Democratic candidate for Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at a small rally organized by local Sierra Club members in Monterey.
(Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)Republican candidate for governor John Cox speaks at the Santa Monica Republican Women Federated gubernatorial forum at Amici Brentwood restaurant in Santa Monica.
(Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, second from left, who is running for governor, meets African American leaders at the offices of the Los Angeles Sentinel newspaper in Los Angeles.
(Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)Gubernatorial candidate John Chiang arrives at a candidates’ forum at Los Angeles Trade Technical College in Los Angeles.
(Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)Republican candidate for governor Travis Allen speaks at the Santa Monica Republican Women Federated gubernatorial forum at Amici Brentwood restaurant in Santa Monica.
(Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)Gubernatorial candidate Delaine Eastin, center, meets with members of Democratic and progressive political groups during a community meeting at the Bell Arts Factory in Ventura.
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