{"id":109541,"date":"2026-05-09T14:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T14:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/09\/gubernatorial-candidate-katie-porter-fields-questions-on-schools-housing-gas-prices-at-kqed-town-hall\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T14:00:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T14:00:13","slug":"gubernatorial-candidate-katie-porter-fields-questions-on-schools-housing-gas-prices-at-kqed-town-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/09\/gubernatorial-candidate-katie-porter-fields-questions-on-schools-housing-gas-prices-at-kqed-town-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"Gubernatorial Candidate Katie Porter Fields Questions on Schools, Housing, Gas Prices at KQED Town Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"e-10223-text\"><span class=\"sc-hhobiw\">Former Orange County Rep. Katie Porter is aiming to make history as the first woman elected governor of California. She\u2019s known for flipping a House seat blue in 2018 and for grilling CEOs with her signature whiteboard. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"e-10223-text\" style=\"padding-block-end: 8px\" data-encore-id=\"text\" data-slate-node=\"element\"><span data-slate-node=\"text\"><span class=\"sc-hhobiw\">After leaving Congress to run for the U.S. Senate in 2024 and losing, Porter is back on the campaign trail, leaning into her identity as a single mom in a minivan who\u2019s focused on the affordability of things like housing, childcare, groceries and healthcare. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"e-10223-text\" style=\"padding-block-end: 8px\" data-encore-id=\"text\" data-slate-node=\"element\" data-slate-fragment=\"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\"><span data-slate-node=\"text\"><span class=\"sc-hhobiw\">She took questions from a <\/span><\/span>\u2060<span data-slate-node=\"text\"><span class=\"sc-hhobiw\">live audience<\/span><\/span>\u2060<span data-slate-node=\"text\"><span class=\"sc-hhobiw\"> at KQED\u2019s town hall gathering earlier this week. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube\"><br \/>\n          <span class=\"utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside\"><br \/>\n            <iframe title=\"Katie Porter&#039;s Plans To Lower Costs And Regulate Silicon Valley | Town Hall\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/igIMT5ZSfKc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n          <\/span><br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<p>For more information on the races and ballot measures in California\u2019s June 2 primary election, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kqed.org\/elections\/results\">KQED\u2019s Voter Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer crossorigin='anonymous' src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/news\/2026\/05\/09\/gubernatorial-candidate-katie-porter-fields-questions-on-housing-gas-prices-ai-agenda-at-kqed-town-hall\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Orange County Rep. 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