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Election countdown: Steve Hilton talks jobs, Xavier Becerra hangs with LGBTQ leaders with 4 days to go

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Koehn, J. (2026, October 30). Election countdown: Steve Hilton talks jobs, Xavier Becerra hangs with LGBTQ leaders with 4 days to go. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/30/us-news/steve-hilton-xavier-becerra-make-final-campaign-moves-as-election-nears/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-30 · by Josh Koehn

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As the California governor's race enters its final days, Steve Hilton and Xavier Becerra are making their final appeals across the state. In Sacramento, Hilton is emphasizing job training and homelessness solutions at events focused on affordability issues. Meanwhile, in San Francisco, Becerra is meeting with LGBTQ+ leaders and participating in several campaign appearances that include a joint event with Gov. Gavin Newsom. Both candidates are using this time to highlight their key policy initiatives and rally support from Democratic allies and community leaders before the election next week.
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With only four days until the election, Steve Hilton and Xavier Becerra made their final campaign pushes in California. In Sacramento, Republican candidate Steve Hilton focused on issues like homelessness and high living costs. Meanwhile, Democratic incumbent Xavier Becerra met with LGBTQ+ leaders in San Francisco and planned appearances with Governor Gavin Newsom and Mayor Daniel Lurie of San Francisco. On Thursday, Becerra also participated in several events across Los Angeles, including a get-out-the-vote rally at Grand Central Market and a phone bank with CHIRLA Action Fund. Both candidates are emphasizing different policy priorities as they prepare for the final weekend before voting day.

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🔮 Hankey employees around 2,000 people in Southern California, telling Forbes in January his HQ will stay in LA for now.
🔮 Becerra joined San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie at a Friday morning reception, before heading south to share the stage with Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday at Hollywood’s Palladium.
🔮 Respondents could select up to two top election issues, meaning fighting Trump and addressing affordability were not mutually exclusive choices.
🔮 “She has a calendar and she pulls every single day to her liberation day,” Newsom said, describing her impending freedom from “the tyranny of her father who’s destroyed her life because he’s in politics.” But eight years in the governor’s office may not be enough for Newsom, who is still entertaining a 2028 presidential run.
🔮 Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton blasted Democratic rival Xavier Becerra on Thursday for opening the door to a mileage tax that could cost California drivers another $1,000 a year — accusing Democrats of relentlessly gouging working families.
🔮 “When 62% of Californians are unsatisfied with him, it’s easy to see that his presidential aspirations will be taking a ride on California’s high-speed rail to nowhere,” Rankin said.
🔮 Gov. Gavin Newsom loves to rattle off statistics — but he may not like a whopping new figure being tagged to him and California Democrats ahead of his likely presidential campaign.
🔮 Steve Hilton is demanding federal officials turn over records — including a former federal contractor’s laptop — that he claims could expose what Xavier Becerra knew about migrant children being handed to traffickers during the Biden administration.
🔮 The district attorney’s office has yet to say if and when charges will be filed against Swalwell.
🔮 The California governor, who previously went to the Granite State in March to hawk his memoir, will campaign for Democrats across New Hampshire on Saturday, mixing voter rallies and fundraising with face time in a state poised to help shape the 2028 presidential race.
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Becerra’s Thursday schedule also included an appearance at Los Angeles’ Grand Central Market, a get-out-the-vote event and business walk with Assemblymember Celeste Rodriguez, a CHIRLA Action Fund phone bank and a reception with Asian American and Pacific Islander community leaders.
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🔮 Becerra joined San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie at a Friday morning reception, before heading south to share the stage with Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday at Hollywood’s Palladium.

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With four days to go until the election, Steve Hilton targeted homelessness and California’s high cost of living in Sacramento, while Xavier Becerra met with LGBTQ+ leaders in San Francisco. asserted
Becerra → go → Francisco
The Republican and Democratic rivals made their closing pitches Friday ahead of the campaign’s final weekend, with Hilton planning a three-stop swing through the capital and Becerra preparing to campaign alongside a roster of Democratic allies. asserted
Becerra → make → allies
Becerra joined San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie at a Friday morning reception, before heading south to share the stage with Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday at Hollywood’s Palladium. asserted
Becerra → join → Palladium
Becerra’s campaign pushed back against suggestions that he had embraced the idea. asserted
he → push → idea
“Secretary Becerra has not proposed a mileage tax,” campaign spokesperson Jonathan Underland told The Post. asserted
Underland → propose → Post
Becerra’s Thursday schedule also included an appearance at Los Angeles’ Grand Central Market, a get-out-the-vote event and business walk with Assemblymember Celeste Rodriguez, a CHIRLA Action Fund phone bank and a reception with Asian American and Pacific Islander community leaders. asserted
schedule → include → leaders
Hilton brought his affordability argument to the governor’s backyard, pairing criticism of Democratic leadership with proposals on job training and homelessness. asserted
Hilton → bring → training
His first stop is the California Construction College Academy, where he is scheduled to announce a plan to expand hands-on training in construction, manufacturing and engineering. asserted
he → schedule → construction
His campaign says the proposal would help young people find good-paying jobs while addressing workforce shortages. asserted
people → say → shortages
Later in the afternoon, Hilton is scheduled to visit Loaves & Fishes to announce a homelessness plan his campaign says would deliver “more effective solutions” that improve public safety and help people get off the streets. asserted
people → schedule → streets
He will finish the day with a 5:30 p.m. rally at Cal Expo focused on the cost of living and pressures facing Sacramento-area families after 16 years of Democratic governors. asserted
He → finish → governors
Becerra’s Friday schedule began with a San Francisco reception, and his weekend itinerary will take him from the Central Valley to Southern California. asserted
itinerary → begin → California
On Saturday, Becerra is scheduled to campaign in Modesto with Democratic Rep. Adam Gray. asserted
Becerra → schedule → Gray
Becerra will then travel to Oceanside for a Sunday appearance with Democratic officials and candidates, including state Senate leader Monique Limón, Sen. Catherine Blakespear and Assembly candidate Mara Elliott. asserted
Becerra → travel → Limón
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