Governor Newsom planning $19 million marketing campaign to fight misinformation about California

The filing deadline has passed and the field for California Governor is officially set. The deadline comes during a week in which the Chair of the California State Democratic Party urged candidates to assess the viability of their campaigns, part of an effort to ensure that two Republicans, Steve Hilton and Chad Bianco, do not make it through the June primary, locking out Democrats in deep-blue California. For the most part, Democrats did not listen to the chair's message, only one candidate, Ian Calderon, opting out of the race, before endorsing Eric Swalwell. With more on the state of the race, recent polling, and a new plan by Governor Newsom to spend $19 million on a marketing push to better California's national image, Micah Ohlman and Courtney Friel are joined by "Inside California Politics" host Nikki Laurenzo. March 6, 2026. Watch KTLA streaming live on the free KTLA+ app for Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV and Samsung Smart TVs: https://ktla.com/watch-ktla-on-roku-apple-tv-amazon-fire-tv/