A debate between political figures will be held in San Francisco and televised in major California media markets. The event will include former Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, and Tony Thurmond. Katie Porter will not be participating due to scheduling conflicts. The debate will be moderated by various media personalities and co-hosted by several organizations.
“I Voted” stickers at the Vote Center at Edison Community Center in Huntington Beach, CA, on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. will face off for a debate this evening in San Francisco before a live audience that will be televised in the state’s two largest media markets, the Bay Area and Los Angeles.
The debate is from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Pacific time Feb. 3 at the Ruth Williams Bay View Opera House in San Francisco.Antonio Villaraigosa, Democrat, former Los Angeles mayorTony Thurmond, California state superintendent of public instructionas recently as last weekend. His campaign said he stayed in Washington D.C. to vote against the budget for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Katie Porter, Democrat and former U.S. House Representative from Irvine who lost a 2024 bid for U.S. Senate to fellow Democrat Adam Schiff. Organizers said she had a scheduling conflict.Letters: Wealth tax is money grab by another name, an Oakland-based nonprofit that says it advocates for “social justice, equality, and concrete outcomes that improve the quality of life for the Black community.” Its interim chief executive officer is former Oakland City Council member and mayoral candidate Loren Taylor, a biomedical engineer. According to KTVU, the debate will be aired across the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles, California’s two largest media markets. KTVU FOX 2 political reporter Greg Lee, anchor Andre Senior and KTTV FOX 11’s Marla Tellez will moderate the debate. Other co-hosts include the the Black Freedom Fund, Black Leadership Council, Black Women Organized for Political Action, CalVoices, and the California African American Chamber of Commerce.KTVU FOX 2 in San Francisco and KTTV FOX 11 in Los Angeles will air the debate live. It also will be streaming on theThe California primary election is June 2, and voting by mail will begin in May. The two candidates who receive the most votes in the primary will advance to the general election Nov. 3, regardless of party affiliation. That means the final contest could be between two Democrats, two Republicans, a Democrat and Republican or some other combination.Miss Manners: I invited them for drinks and they were still here hours laterAsking Eric: I called him when I left work and he said I was too late, he was back with his exThe painful-looking mechanics of Chappell Roan's near-naked Grammys dressDear Abby: Should my husband dress like that when our grandchild is around?Harriette Cole: My friend never mentioned her partner's arrest. Maybe she doesn't know?
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