US Politics Daily@uspoliticsdailyDemocrat Xavier Becerra won California's governor's race on Tuesday, succeeding term-limited Gavin Newsom. Republican Steve Hilton has conceded.
Becerra, 68, takes office on Jan. 4, and his first budget proposal is due only days later. He plans to treat housing as an emergency, accelerate building, and settle who pays for megafire damage, while protecting Medi-Cal coverage despite as much as $30 billion in looming federal cuts.
Hilton has vowed to work toward breaking the Democrats' supermajority in the Legislature in 2028.
