Gas prices, AI data centers and Trump's long shadow: Top takeaways from the governor's race debate

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The two candidates to become California's next governor painted vastly different portraits of the state they want to lead during a televised CNN debate Wednesday night — though they both agreed the state faces tremendous challenges.

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