The four major Democratic candidates for next year’s California gubernatorial election will take the stage together on Sunday to answer questions about health care, worker and immigrant rights, and how California should respond to the Trump presidency.
State Treasurer John Chiang, former State Superintendent of Public Instruction Delaine Eastin, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will appear at the forum , which is being sponsored by the National Union of Healthcare Workers.
The 9 a.m. event at the Sheraton Park Hotel on 1855 S. Harbor Blvd. is not open to the public, but will be livestreamed at NUHW.org.
The forum will be moderated by veteran network journalist John Donvan. Questioning the candidates will be reporters Bob Butler of KCBS Radio, Jeff Horseman of the Southern California News Group, Melanie Mason of the Los Angeles Times and Maria Paula Ochoa of Telemundo.
Afterward, 350 elected NUHW stewards will vote on the union’s endorsement.
“Our union’s endorsement is in the hands of our members,” NUHW President Sal Rosselli said. “There’s no backroom, no smoke and no mirrors. Our members have been discussing and debating the responses we received from candidates for weeks. After we get a chance to hear from them in person, we’ll take a transparent, democratic vote — and whoever wins will have the full support of our entire union.”
—City News Service