Former State Controller Officially Announces Run for California Governor

A former state controller with decades of public service experience, Betty Yee formally launched her campaign for California Governor for the 2026 election on March 27. Running on a platform of accountability and restoring affordability to California, she said her experience controlling the state’s finances will prove beneficial. “The reason I’m running is to bring that experience and my own values and struggles as an immigrant family to just relate to what many Californians are experiencing right now,” Ms. Yee told The Epoch Times March 28. “I’m running to do the work; I have no other aspiration for office.” She said that a high cost of living is hurting families across the Golden State and vowed to address the issue....