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Steve Hilton can change California’s direction, while Karen Bass can keep LA from veering far left

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CA Post Editorial Board. (2026, November 3). Steve Hilton can change California’s direction, while Karen Bass can keep LA from veering far left. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/11/03/opinion/steve-hilton-offers-california-a-new-path-while-karen-bass-deserves-another-chance-in-la/

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New York Post · collected 2026-11-03 · by CA Post Editorial Board

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The article discusses California's gubernatorial race and the mayoral race for Los Angeles in 2026, focusing on candidates Steve Hilton and Karen Bass as alternatives to what the author sees as failed Democratic leadership. It argues that voters should choose practical change over radical policies like those proposed by Nithya Raman, who is portrayed as an extreme leftist candidate for mayor of LA. The piece emphasizes reducing taxes, addressing homelessness through treatment rather than just housing, and promoting common-sense solutions to California's problems.
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As of November 3, 2026, California voters face a decisive choice between progress and decline, according to the New York Post's editorial board. The majority of Californians believe that the state is on the wrong track due to issues like over-regulation, high taxation, homelessness, fraud, and an exodus of people and businesses. The editorial argues against continuing with more of the same one-party Democrat rule that has persisted for 16 years, suggesting instead a different path. Key ballot measures include 14 initiatives, such as a billionaire tax and voter ID laws, which could further impact California's direction.

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CA Post Editorial Board
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🔮 Inside Xavier Becerra’s secretive inner circle as Dem insiders jockey for plum gigs — before votes are even counted - From the billionaire tax to voter ID, here are the 14 measures Californians will decide in November - How California could track your miles — and what drivers might pay -
🔮 Lower courts last month had declined to order the ballots set aside so that those voters’ eligibility could be double-checked before the votes were counted.
🔮 It could also boost oil and gas production right here in California, creating jobs, lowering energy prices and producing cleaner fuel than would be produced anywhere else in the world.
🔮 Sanders’ real goal is to introduce a nationwide billionaire tax, which would chase entrepreneurs offshore — a disaster for America.
🔮 This year, it might be tempting to think that your vote matters even less.
🔮 Good: Admitting the need for change — obvious though it may be — is the first step toward a safer, stronger, more livable LA.
🔮 It might just work, because Becerra may think he has an excuse to continue funding it, under new leadership.
🔮 Even former Obama administration staffers were appalled that he might move ahead to the general election.
🔮 But socialist City Councilwoman Nithya Raman is an extremist who will make things even worse.
🔮 Dolores Huerta, who died Wednesday at the age of 96, will always be remembered as a towering figure in the history of the American labor movement.
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California GPE · 7× Californians NORP · 3× Nithya Raman PERSON · 3× Karen Bass PERSON · 2× Steve Hilton PERSON · 2× Xavier Becerra’s PERSON · 2× Dem NORP · 1× Democrat NORP · 1× Democrats NORP · 1× Post ORG · 1×

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Single vote spares Nithya Raman from DSA revolt before LA mayoral election The California dream is under siege, because of 16 years of one-party Democrat rule.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-03
🔮 Inside Xavier Becerra’s secretive inner circle as Dem insiders jockey for plum gigs — before votes are even counted - From the billionaire tax to voter ID, here are the 14 measures Californians will decide in November - How California could track your miles — and what drivers might pay -

Claims (40 extracted, 1 hedged)

California voters face a clear choice in 2026 between progress and decline. asserted
voters → face → progress
The vast majority of Californians believe the state is on the wrong track. asserted
state → believe → track
We are over-regulated. We are over-taxed. asserted
We → regulate → ?
We’ve wasted too much money. asserted
We → waste → money
People and businesses are leaving the state. asserted
People → leave → state
Inside Xavier Becerra’s secretive inner circle as Dem insiders jockey for plum gigs — before votes are even counted - From the billionaire tax to voter ID, here are the 14 measures Californians will decide in November - How California could track your miles — and what drivers might pay - uncertain
drivers → jockey → what
California early voting tops 6.4 million — nearly 1 million more than last midterm’s Election Day eve tally - asserted
voting → top → tally
Single vote spares Nithya Raman from DSA revolt before LA mayoral election The California dream is under siege, because of 16 years of one-party Democrat rule. asserted
dream → spar → rule
Do we continue with more of the same — or do we take a different path? asserted
we → continue → path
We need change. asserted
We → need → change
All those tax increases will just fuel the continued big spending of Democrats in Sacramento. asserted
increases → fuel → Sacramento
- The California Post endorses Steve Hilton for governor over establishment pick Xavier Becerra for real change - asserted
Post → endorse → change
Experienced Karen Bass is a far better vote than radical socialist Nithya Raman in the LA mayoral race - asserted
Bass → experience → race
Even if the billionaire tax fails, California faces looming tech revolt asserted
California → fail → revolt
Time to vote — the future of California hangs in the balance - asserted
future → vote → balance
Radical change — socialism — will just take us further in the direction of decline. asserted
change → take → decline
But practical, common-sense change can make all the difference. asserted
change → make → difference
We don’t need our leaders to be flashy. asserted
leaders → need → ?
We’ve had eight years of the Gavin Newsom show. asserted
We → have → show
We need leaders who work hard and respond to what the public needs. asserted
public → need → what
Steve Hilton has brought a sense of urgency to the campaign. asserted
Hilton → bring → campaign
He reminds us that we don’t have to accept the status quo. asserted
we → remind → quo
His policies deserve our vote. asserted
policies → deserve → vote
Let people build the single-family homes they want — not just crowded high-rises. asserted
they → let → homes
That’s the change Californians want. asserted
Californians → ’ → ?
Not the upheaval offered by socialists like Nithya Raman, who is radical, inexperienced, and lacking in common sense. asserted
who → offer → sense
She’s running to deliver LA to the extreme left. asserted
She → run → left
She has even promised to fire the LAPD chief, which past chiefs say would be a disaster for the city, especially before the Olympics. asserted
chiefs → promise → Olympics
Mayor Karen Bass has many flaws, but she is learning from her mistakes. asserted
she → have → mistakes
She is cutting red tape for wildfire victims, for example. asserted
She → cut → example
She is far better than a radical alternative that wants to fire cops and protect homeless encampments. asserted
that → want → encampments
San Francisco has set an example of progress — by moving to the center, not the far-left. asserted
Francisco → set → center
We must back candidates who stand for that pragmatic change. asserted
who → back → change
There are also 14 ballot initiatives — and two stand out. asserted
two → be → ?
Proposition 39, the Voter ID initiative, would restore trust in our elections. asserted
Proposition → restore → elections
That’s a “yes.” asserted
That → ’ → ?
Proposition 40, the “billionaire tax,” would chase entrepreneurs out of the state. asserted
Proposition → chase → state
That’s a “no.” asserted
That → ’ → ?
We won’t change everything in one election. asserted
We → change → election
But we can take steps in the right direction by embracing common-sense, pragmatic change — and rejecting the politics of radicalism and division. asserted
we → take → radicalism
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