Katie Porter and Eric Swalwell Bow Out of First Gubernatorial Debate In SF

Seven of the umpteen candidates running for California governor are confirmed to appear at a debate happening this evening in San Francisco’s Bayview, and being broadcast live. But two of the more prominent ones will be absent.

KTVU will be airing the first statewide debate in this year’s race for governor of California starting at 5:30 pm Tuesday, broadcasting from the Ruth Williams Opera House in SF’s Bayview. The debate will also be airing on KTTV Fox 11 in Los Angeles, and will be cohosted by KTVU anchor Andre Senior and KTTV anchor Maria Tellez.

We first learned of the debate last week, and as we noted, we’re a mere five months away from the June primary when a major piece of this election will be decided — if not fully decided, in the case of one Republican and one Democrat coming out victorious, given the usually slim chances Republicans have in statewide races here…

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