THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING
US TONIGHT.
THANKS, LISA.
WE HAVE JUST HEARD
THE OFFICE OF
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JUST 20
STEPS FROM WHERE THE GOVERNOR
WORKS,
THAT PERSON IS ALWAYS
NEARBY JUST IN CASE ANYTHING
SHOULD HAPPEN.
MIKE LUERY JOINS ME TO INTRODUCE
US TO THE CANDIDATES.
GAVIN NEWSOM IN
THE
SPOTLIGHT, HE IS A HEARTBEAT
AWAY FROM BEING GOVERNOR.
IN ADDITION, IF GOVERNOR BROWN
SHOULD HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY,
HE IS THERE.
MUCH OF THE POST IS CEREMONIAL
BUT THE THE 10 GOVERNOR DOES
PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND
EDUCATION.
GAVIN NEWSOM IS THE INCUMBENT
AND HEAVY FAVORITE IN THE RACE.
THE ISSUE OF JOB CREATION,
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, IS FRONT
AND CENTER.
CALIFORNIA'S BUSINESS CLIMATE
HAS BECOME A KEY ISSUE.
NEWSOM HAS TRAVELED TO TEXAS AND
OTHER STATES TO COMPARE BUSINESS
PRACTICES.
WE ARE NOT CLOSE TO WHERE WE
NEED TO BE.
THAT IS NOT AN ISOLATED
MOVEMENT.
IT NEEDS TO BE ENERGIZED.
NEWSOM IS RUNNING AGAINST
THREE REPUBLICANS WITH LITTLE
RECOGNITION.
RON
NEHRING IS CALIFORNIA'S
FORMER REPUBLICAN PARTY CHAIR.
HE IS FROM SAN DIEGO AND SAYS HE
WILL LOWER TAXES TO HELP
CALIFORNIA BUSINESSES.
WE HAVE TO MAKE CALIFORNIA
MORE COMPETITIVE AGAIN.
THE ENVIRONMENT HERE IS NO
LONGER CONDUCIVE TO JOB GROWTH.
GEORGE YANG IS A SOFTWARE
ENGINEER FROM MENDEL PARK.
THE POSITIVE --
HIS IDEA FOR MAKING
CALIFORNIA MORE COMPETITIVE IS
THIS.
PROMOTE TOURISM.
I COME FROM CHINA.
I STILL SPEAK MANDARIN AND
CANTONESE FLUENTLY.
I AM IN A VERY GOOD
POSITION TO
HELP CALIFORNIA BUSINESSES SELL
MORE PRODUCTS TO CHINA.
DAVID FENNELL IS A MATTER
CAPITALIST WHO THINKS HE CAN
HELP CALIFORNIA BUSINESSES
COMPETE.
ONCE YOU LOOK AT THE
DIFFERENT ISSUES IN TERMS OF
NAVIGATING, IT WOULD BE EASY FOR
THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR TO DO A
SIMPLE YOUTUBE VIDEO AND EXPLAIN
TO THE PUBLIC, HERE IS WHAT YOU
DO.
CALIFORNIA'S LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR SITS ON THE BOARD OF
REGENTS FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA AND THE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES FOR ALL 23 CAMPUSES OF
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY.
STUDENTS IN BOTH SYSTEMS HAVE
BEEN HIT HARD BY TUITION HIKES
AND FINDING IT TOUGH TO GET THE
CLASSES THEY NEED.
GAVIN NEWSOM WANTS MORE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO GO
ONLINE.
WE HAVE BEEN
AGGRESSIVE
MOVING IN THAT DIRECTION WITH
GOVERNOR BROWN.
ADVANCING SOME PILOT ROGER
ASKED.
-- PILOT PROJECTS.
TO RON NEHRING, CALIFORNIA'S
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES NEED A
DIFFERENT FOCUS.
WE NEED
TO HAVE AN EMPHASIS
ON VOCATIONAL TRAINING.
DAVID FENNELL BELIEVES HIGHER
EDUCATION MUST BE ADAPTED TO
MARKET FORCES.
IT NEEDS TO BE GEARED TOWARD
WHAT THE WORKFORCE ONCE.
WE ARE GRADUATING A LOT OF
STUDENTS LEARNING THINGS THAT
ARE OUTDATED.
REALLY SHINE A LIGHT
ON THE
CURRICULUM AND MAKE SURE WHAT WE
ARE DOING ITS THE WORKFORCE.
GEORGE YANG HAS THIS PLAN FOR
REDUCING COST.
REDUCE SOME UNNECESSARY
POSITIONS, SUCH AS THE PROVOST
OF THE UNIVERSITY.
I DON'T THINK THAT ADDS TO THE
EDUCATIONAL QUALITY OF THOSE
SCHOOLS.
CAMPAIGN-FINANCE RECORDS
SHOW
GAVIN NEWSOM HAS ABOUT $1.4
MILLION IN HIS CAMPAIGN WAR
CHEST.
THE OTHER THREE REPUBLICANS
COMBINED HAVE NEXT TO NOTHING IN
THE BANK.
ONE OF THE THREE WILL EMERGE TO
TAKE ON GAVIN NEWSOM IN THE
FALL.
ALL THREE TALKING ABOUT THEIR
DIFFERENCES.
ANY OTHER KEY DIFFERENCES?
ALL FOUR OF THEM EXPRESSED
CONCERNS ABOUT THE TWIN TUNNELS
PLAN.
THEY SAY THEY HAVE CONCERNS
ABOUT THE DELTA WATER
DISTRIBUTION.
THEY ALSO OPPOSE THE HIGH-SPEED