california governors debate

Here’s who (we think) won the California gubernatorial debate Eight candidates for California governor shared a stage for 90 minutes Tuesday night at Pomona College, their second of three scheduled debates before the June 2 primary. Times Columnists Gustavo Arellano, Anita Chabria and Mark Z. Barabak size up the performances and pick their winners and losers. Arellano: The real MVP in this debate? State Superintendent Tony Thurmond. He brought up his family story — child of a Panamanian immigrant who lost his parents young, someone familiar with “government cheese” as sustenance growing up — i