California GOP gubernatorial candidate served with subpoena during recall debate

Three Republicans running to replace California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), should voters end his term in the Sept. 14 recall election, held a debate in Sacramento on Tuesday night. The gubernatorial hopefuls attacked Newsom over his COVID-19 safety measures and forest management but trained much of their criticism on the GOP frontrunner, conservative talk show host Larry Elder, who skipped the debate.

Former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer slammed Elder's "indefensible" opposition to any minimum wage and "bulls--t" comments from a 2000 Capitalism Magazine interview that "women know less than men about political issues, economics, and current events." State Assemblyman Kevin Kiley (R) and businessman John Cox agreed that Elder's minimum wage ideas are bad. "I sure wish Larry were here to defend this position, and he should be," said Cox, who lost badly to Newsom in the 2018 gubernatorial election.

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Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.