Overview
- The nonpartisan forum at Pacifica High in Oxnard featured seven of nine candidates, with Sasan Samadzadeh and William Scott absent, taking questions on immigration, climate, the budget, health care, and the war in Iran.
- On immigration, Democrats Liam Hernandez and Chris Espinosa said ICE should be abolished, while others backed reforms or stricter enforcement.
- Views on the war in Iran diverged, with some candidates defending the administration’s military actions and others calling the conflict unauthorized and costly.
- Six candidates called climate change a serious threat, and Republican Daniel Miller voiced skepticism and called much of it a hoax.
- All seven warned about the rising federal deficit and offered fixes that ranged from higher taxes on wealthy people to cutting fraud and waste or redirecting foreign aid, and the League of Women Voters will post a video to help voters prepare for the June 2 primary where the top two advance.