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The top two finishers will face off in November.
For NPR News, I'm Scott Schaefer in San Francisco.
With Gavin Newsom termed out, the race to replace him has been unpredictable.
Two Democrats, former State Attorney General Javier Becerra and billionaire investor Tom Steyer, along with Republican Steve Hilton, have emerged as the top contenders.
Meanwhile, voter-approved redistricting has Democrats hoping to flip up to five House seats.
In Los Angeles, Mayor Karen Bass had been widely popular until last year's massive wildfires destroyed thousands of homes and businesses.
She's in a tight primary battle with Nithya Raman, a progressive member of the L.A.
City Council, and an unlikely challenger, Republican Spencer Pratt, a Trump-endorsed former reality TV star whose home was destroyed in the Palisades fire.
For NPR News, I'm Scott Schaefer in San Francisco.
With Gavin Newsom termed out, the race to replace him has been unpredictable.
Two Democrats, former State Attorney General Javier Becerra and billionaire investor Tom Steyer, along with Republican Steve Hilton, have emerged as the top contenders.
Meanwhile, voter-approved redistricting has Democrats hoping to flip up to five House seats.
In Los Angeles, Mayor Karen Bass had been widely popular until last year's massive wildfires destroyed thousands of homes and businesses.
She's in a tight primary battle with Nithya Raman, a progressive member of the L.A.
City Council, and an unlikely challenger, Republican Spencer Pratt, a Trump-endorsed former reality TV star whose home was destroyed in the Palisades fire.
For NPR News, I'm Scott Schaefer in San Francisco.
Scott Schaefer reports from member station KQED.
Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi noted Frank's legislation reigning in Wall Street after the mortgage meltdown nearly crashed the economy, which is one of the Massachusetts Democrats' biggest accomplishments.
But she also called out his humor and blunt style, like his response when she called him after hearing Republicans on the House floor denigrating people with AIDS.
Pelosi says Frank will be remembered for getting more federal funds for HIV-AIDS and for championing civil rights.