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On Monday, California's lieutenant governor candidates, Democrat John Garamendi and Republican Tom McClintock, debated before the San Francisco Chronicle's Editorial board at the CBS 5 studios in San Francisco.

Controller Candidates To Debate Live On CBS5.com * Watch LIVE At 2 p.m. (today)* (CBS 5 / The Chronicle) SAN FRANCISCO The San Francisco Chronicle Editorial board will host a 60-minute debate between state Controller candidates John Chiang (Democrat) and Tony Strickland (Republican) today at 2 p.m. at the CBS 5 studios in San Francisco. The debate will be presented via Live streaming video here on CBS5.com and is the second of several Chronicle Editorial board candidate debates that will be offered via live and tape streams here on CBS5.com.

Schwarzenegger depicts his foe as a big spender. Angelides compares his rival to Bush, Hastert. Trailing badly in polls, Democrat Phil Angelides on Saturday used the first and only debate of the governor's race to question Arnold Schwarzenegger's integrity and try to yoke him to President Bush and embattled Republicans in Congress. A jocular Schwarzenegger parried with one-liners and invoked major bipartisan agreements with state lawmakers, portraying Angelides as a big-spending liberal who was eager to hike taxes on those who could least afford it. The issue of taxes, the governor's preferred ground, dominated the debate. Schwarzenegger mocked state Treasurer...

In their only debate, Schwarzenegger tries not to blunder, Angelides tries to tie governor to Bush. SACRAMENTO - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Treasurer Phil Angelides argued over taxes and trust Saturday during their only meeting before the Nov. 7 election -- but neither scored major points during a debate devoid of defining moments. Democrat Angelides trails by double digits in several polls and is scrounging for funds. Most analysts believed he needed desperately to impress voters, many of whom only know the treasurer from Schwarzenegger's campaign ads.``This was no cataclysmic event,'' said Tim Hodson, executive director for the Center for...

In a relatively uneventful debate Saturday night with no clear winner, Phil Angelides, the state treasurer and underdog Democratic candidate for governor, may have come out ahead by simply sharing a stage with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. "At least he'll be in the same news cycle (as Schwarzenegger),'' sighed one labor official who is supporting Angelides. Analysts noted Saturday that the debate may have marked one of Angelides' first -- and last -- chances to make an impression.

"I can tell by the joy I see in your eyes that you love to raise taxes," the governor said to Angelides. "Why don't you just say right now, 'I love increasing your taxes.'" Angelides said his plan was to raise taxes on the wealthy and close corporate tax loopholes, in part to help California balance its budget and fully fund education. "Who can you trust to do the right thing by middle class families in this state?" Angelides said. The governor noted the difference between California's economic situation today and three years ago, when Davis was ousted amid a...

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The national immigration debate is reverberating in California's gubernatorial campaign, with the two major-party candidates trading verbal jabs but treading carefully on the volatile issue. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who has talked tough in the past on border-related issues — praising Minuteman-style private border patrols and supporting the anti-illegal immigrant Proposition 187 — now plays up his immigrant roots, calling for a comprehensive and compassionate border policy that bolsters security without mistreating illegal immigrants. Schwarzenegger has labeled Angelides weak on national security for not supporting the deployment of 1,000 National Guard troops to the border. He also has criticized him for...

Words also abound as Poochigian and Brown trade barbs - In a lively debate Thursday, one candidate for attorney general pulled out a bullet and placed it on the conference table while his rival displayed the photos of numerous teenage boys raped and killed by a serial killer in 1979-80. The debate between Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown and Fresno Republican state Sen. Chuck Poochigian touched on topics ranging from global warming, stem cell research and illegal immigration to abortion rights, assault rifles and the death penalty. The one-hour event, sponsored by The Chronicle and KPIX 5 television, is one of...

The only debate between Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Democratic challenger Phil Angelides will start at 6 p.m. Saturday at Sacramento State University. Some details: BROADCAST: Will be carried live by about 40 television and 20 radio stations throughout the state. MODERATOR: The debate will be moderated by Stan Statham, president of the California Broadcasters Association and a Republican state legislator for 18 years. QUESTIONS: Questions were selected from a list of hundreds submitted by the public.

Click Here To Watch Debate (CBS 5 / The Chronicle) SAN FRANCISCO--The San Francisco Chronicle Editorial board hosted a 60-minute debate between attorney general candidates Jerry Brown and Chuck Poochigian on Thursday afternoon at the CBS 5 studios in San Francisco. This was the first debate between the two candidates, and is the only one currently scheduled. The debate is presented via streaming video here on CBS5.com and is the first of several Chronicle Editorial board candidate debates that will be offered via live and tape streams here on CBS5.com. Other upcoming debates will include: Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2...

Candidates for governor will get together Saturday A year ago, after Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger had just finished a televised "forum" answering softball questions about his package of ballot propositions for the 2005 special election, reporters asked his then-chief political strategist Mike Murphy when Schwarzenegger would agree to a debate on the issues. "If someone wants to debate the governor," Murphy snarled, "he's first got to win the Democratic nomination." Translation: No debates for Schwarzenegger until 2006. A year later, there is a Democratic nominee — Treasurer Phil Angelides — but the opportunity for robust debate is not much brighter....

Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Democratic challenger Phil Angelides have agreed to debate each other on Oct. 7 on the campus of California State University, Sacramento. The Angelides camp lent its approval to the timing on Wednesday, despite misgivings over the format that will feature the candidates sitting at a table answering questions posed to them by a single moderator. Schwarzenegger's forces said one debate is plenty, and they derided the Angelides campaign for trying to impose 11th-hour conditions on an appearance to which the Democrat had agreed more than two months ago. The California Broadcasters Association is sponsoring the...

SACRAMENTO - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Democratic challenger Phil Angelides tentatively agreed Friday to an hourlong, televised debate on Oct. 7, but Angelides tied his appearance to use of a "generally accepted debate format." Angelides' campaign manager, Cathy Calfo, said the state treasurer had accepted 10 debate invitations, including the one next month from the California Broadcasters Association. But she said the acceptance was subject to use of a "generally accepted debate format that allows for an open and spontaneous exchange between the candidates and questioners." At issue is the format proposed by the association, which would have Schwarzenegger and...

It looks like the one and only debate between Arnold Schwarzenegger and Phil Angelides is now set for Saturday, October 7. This afternoon, the governor's campaign accepted the invitation to debate Angelides in an event to be televised by the California Broadcasters Association from the campus of CSU Sacramento. The moderator will be CBA President Stan Statham, who says the one hour debate will be carried live by as many as 50 television and radio stations across the state. He says the format will be "extremely similar" to the CBA debate during the 2003 recall campaign... but with one big...

The Associated Press LOS ANGELES Sept. 26 — Having avoided the rough-and-tumble debate of those looking to replace him, Gov. Gray Davis challenged Arnold Schwarzenegger to get his facts straight or go head-to-head in a debate of their own. Davis, who wasn't invited to Wednesday's barb-filled free-for-all between five contenders for his job, emerged unscathed and perhaps a bit more combative Thursday as he resumed his work as governor.He took jabs at Schwarzenegger, accusing the Republican action star of twisting his record and exaggerating the state's problems. "I'm going to set the record straight. I'm getting sick and tired of...

SEPT. 26 - OCT. 2, 2003 PredatorsArnold survives his coming outby Bill Bradley SACRAMENTO — Now that was a fun, interesting debate. One could sense the drama welling up blocks away from the auditorium at Sacramento State. Competing chants and demonstrators on all sides of the recall, a giant white tent, dozens of satellite-TV trucks, banners festooned everywhere, even a marching band nearby. It all added up to a festive scene that has been missing in California politics for many years. Signing in at the media table, the Weekly encountered a very enthusiastic Los Angeles Times employee. “Can you believe...

LOS ANGELES — The League of Women Voters is a familiar political-debate sponsor. Its seemingly moderate president moderates. And there are always the inevitably fair questions: Where do you stand on a woman's right to choose? Do you support gun control to protect children against drive-by shootings? Typically, public TV and public radio stations carry the boring debate; the ratings are low. Most voters judge the debate only by news clips and sound bites. Last night's debate was different. The California Association of Broadcasters sponsored it. Its president, Stan Statham, is a former state assemblyman. (Fortunately, Statham didn't ask about...

A YEAR AGO, Stan Statham was California's answer to the Maytag repairman. As president of the California Broadcasters Association, he sat by in frustration while his planned gubernatorial debate in Sacramento failed to materialize (Governor Gray Davis, ahead in the polls, didn't want to risk a direct encounter with the Republican challenger, Bill Simon). Last night, as he moderated CBA's recall debate--five candidates, gathered on the CSU-Sacramento campus--Statham went from the outhouse to the political penthouse. About 500 journalists asked for working credentials; 200-or-so actually attended (many of them found out the hard way that their cell phones were inoperable...

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