Around the Table - Central California Edition

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Around the Table - Central California Edition

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Aug 03, 2026, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM PDT

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Listen to news host Julia Ann Dudley Najieb discuss local issues germane to the Central California political and general landscape affecting African-Americans and vulnerable populations.

Watch or listen live @ 6:00 PM tonight to California Politics Now election discussion with state of California lieutenant gubernatorial candidates

May 20
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ONME News will talk with some of the state of California lieutenant gubernatorial candidates about issues in public higher education

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By ONME News

Tonight, join Julia Ann Dudley Najieb and Brigitte Jones as they host and moderate the California Politics Now Election Forum featuring state of California lieutenant gubernatorial candidates.

Moderation Protocols: (time starts after the question is asked)

4 min. for introductions
2 min. 30 sec. to answer questions from the news moderators
1 min. to respond to direct rebuttals on name mentions
3 min. for closing remarks

Key topics news hosts will address: California's public higher education systems:

University of California (UC) Board of Regents

California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees

California Community Colleges Board of Governors

The show feed will broadcast live from its ONME studio in Downtown Fresno, Calif. as news hosts review the following candidates:

2026 State of California Lieutenant Governor Candidates

Democratic Party

1. Josh Fryday, chief service officer for Governor Gavin Newsom and former mayor of Novato

2. Janelle Kellman, former mayor of Sausalito

3. Jeyson Lopez, customer service consultant

4. Fiona Ma, California State Treasurer (2019–present) (previously ran for governor)

5. Oliver Ma, civil rights attorney

6. Tim Myers, musician and record producer (previously ran for CA-41)

7. Abdul Sikder, San Francisco State University professor

8. Michael Tubbs, former mayor of Stockton (2017–2021)

Republican Party

David Collenberg, farmer and business owner
David Fennell, entrepreneur and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2018 and 2022
Ebie Lynch, nurse
Gloria Romero, former Democratic majority leader of the Calif. Senate (2005–2008) from 24th district (2001–2010)
Skip Shelton, defense technology executive