{"id":2086,"date":"2026-06-14T12:36:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T12:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=2086"},"modified":"2026-06-14T12:36:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T12:36:13","slug":"latest-line-a-good-week-for-xavier-becerra-a-bad-week-for-tom-steyer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=2086","title":{"rendered":"Latest line: A good week for Xavier Becerra, a bad week for Tom Steyer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div><p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-372\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/078c202ab873a5fb804fabed637c1c0b.webp\" width=\"283\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<h4>Xavier Becerra<\/h4>\n<p>Democratic former state attorney general comes from single digits to win governor\u2019s race primary and will face Republican former Fox News host Steve Hilton. No Republican has won statewide office since 2006.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=2084\">Livermore\u2019s long-lasting light bulb turns 125<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-373\" height=\"279\" src=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/47ef927bd110094f60b364a6b5154e93.webp\" width=\"283\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<h4>Tom Steyer<\/h4>\n<p>San Francisco billionaire spends a record $216 million, or about $100 per vote, to finish third in the governor\u2019s race after spending $342 million in a failed 2020 bid for president. Next time, try city council?<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=2075\">Special election Tuesday to fill Swalwell term<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<h4>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-374\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/7f5175edfba68f66b9ef9d7b722a7a37.webp\" width=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/7f5175edfba68f66b9ef9d7b722a7a37.webp 281w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/7f5175edfba68f66b9ef9d7b722a7a37-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/><\/figure>\nDavid Valadao<\/h4>\n<p>Republican Central Valley congressman in purple district wins the most votes in June 2 primary. But he only got 41% \u2014 an ominous sign when polls show Democrats with momentum to win back Congress.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=2073\">Three-bedroom home in Milpitas sells for $1.1 million<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The results are in, the votes are counted, the governor&#8217;s race lessons are clear<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2085,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Latest line: A good week for Xavier Becerra, a bad week for Tom Steyer - Next City Digest<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=2086\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Latest line: A good week for Xavier Becerra, a bad week for Tom Steyer - 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