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Podcast: Commonwealth Club of California Podcast
Episode: The Race for Governor 2026: Xavier Becerra
Description: Former California attorney general and U.S. health secretary Xavier Becerra says this is a ābreak-glass momentā for state residents who are struggling economically. Thatās why, he says, heās making economic opportunity the centerpiece of his campaign to succeed Gavin Newsom in the governorās office.Ā
Raised in Sacramento by immigrant parentsāhis father worked in construction, his mother was a clerical workerāBecerra was the first in his family to earn a college degree. He attended Stanford for both undergraduate and law school, thanks in part to opportunities he says were once more widely available in Ca...