Newsom, the lieutenant governor and former mayor of San Francisco, kept a steely smile throughout most of the morning debate. I’m committed to increasing funding in our public school system,” Newsom said, pointing to his track record on education while he was mayor of San Francisco. “San Francisco was the top-performing urban school district in the state of California. “I don’t think we can gloss over the fact that San Francisco County is the worst county for African American students in this state,” Villaraigosa said. Cox sidestepped Trump’s slur, dismissing the controversy as distraction from the real issues facing California.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 14, 2018 00:33 UTC