{"id":4980,"date":"2026-05-30T18:01:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T18:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/steyer-hits-becerra-with-last-minute-dana-williamson-ad-ahead-of-primary-2\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T18:01:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T18:01:59","slug":"steyer-hits-becerra-with-last-minute-dana-williamson-ad-ahead-of-primary-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/steyer-hits-becerra-with-last-minute-dana-williamson-ad-ahead-of-primary-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Steyer hits Becerra with last-minute Dana Williamson ad ahead of primary"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Tom Steyer is making a final attempt before the Tuesday gubernatorial primary to cast rival Democrat Xavier Becerra as a risky bet for voters after Dana Williamson, Becerra\u2019s former campaign adviser, pleaded guilty to corruption charges earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/39-million-for-3-years-csu-system-renews-contract-with-openai-2\/\">$39 million for 3 years: CSU system renews contract with OpenAI<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cXavier Becerra\u2019s campaign manager? Guilty. His chief of staff? Guilty,\u201d said a Steyer campaign ad shared first with The Sacramento Bee in a video voiceover. \u201cBecerra could be indicted next.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The ad shows footage of Williamson walking out of a downtown Sacramento courthouse earlier this month after pleading no contest to lying to federal authorities, falsifying tax records and bank fraud. The FBI arrested and charged her last fall for funneling campaign funds to pad the salary of Sean McCluskie, Becerra\u2019s former chief of staff, who previously pleaded guilty and is awaiting sentencing next month.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Polls put Steyer, a billionaire climate activist self-funding the most expensive campaign in state history, just behind Becerra, a former state Attorney General, and Republican Steve Hilton, a former Fox News pundit who has won President Donald Trump\u2019s endorsement. Becerra and Steyer are vying to advance out of Tuesday\u2019s primary, after which only the top two vote-getters will proceed to the general election.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/immaculate-1902-victorian-rising-above-loomis-is-a-rare-sacramento-area-listing-2\/\">Immaculate 1902 Victorian rising above Loomis is a rare Sacramento area listing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Federal authorities have said Becerra was a victim in the conspiracy, but Steyer has sought to portray him as an unwitting accomplice and a potential target for retribution as the U.S. Department of Justice has investigated Trump\u2019s enemies.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Becerra is indicted, that would give our governor\u2019s office to Donald Trump\u2019s favorite candidate,\u201d the ad said, referring to Hilton. \u201cWe can\u2019t risk giving California to Trump and Hilton if Xavier Becerra is indicted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur campaign runs on billionaire tears,\u201d said Becerra campaign spokesperson Jonathan Underland. \u201cKeep \u2018em coming, Tom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/trans-athlete-political-debate-returns-to-ca-high-school-track-championships-2\/\">Trans athlete political debate returns to CA high school track championships<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Steyer aired a last-minute Sacramento ad accusing Xavier Becerra of ties to campaign corruption after Dana Williamson pleaded guilty ahead of California primary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4975,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-capitol-alert"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Steyer hits Becerra with last-minute Dana Williamson ad ahead of primary - San Diego Relocation News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/steyer-hits-becerra-with-last-minute-dana-williamson-ad-ahead-of-primary-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Steyer hits Becerra with last-minute Dana Williamson ad ahead of primary - San Diego Relocation News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Tom Steyer aired a last-minute Sacramento ad accusing Xavier Becerra of ties to campaign corruption after Dana Williamson pleaded guilty ahead of California primary.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/steyer-hits-becerra-with-last-minute-dana-williamson-ad-ahead-of-primary-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"San Diego Relocation News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-05-30T18:01:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/30\\\/steyer-hits-becerra-with-last-minute-dana-williamson-ad-ahead-of-primary-2\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/30\\\/steyer-hits-becerra-with-last-minute-dana-williamson-ad-ahead-of-primary-2\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/39a645eab67a60386560a5271220d58c\"},\"headline\":\"Steyer hits Becerra with last-minute Dana Williamson ad ahead of primary\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-30T18:01:59+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/30\\\/steyer-hits-becerra-with-last-minute-dana-williamson-ad-ahead-of-primary-2\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":344,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/30\\\/steyer-hits-becerra-with-last-minute-dana-williamson-ad-ahead-of-primary-2\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/6bf9205d525a5d87e155d40eb3a51cc7.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Capitol Alert\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/30\\\/steyer-hits-becerra-with-last-minute-dana-williamson-ad-ahead-of-primary-2\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/30\\\/steyer-hits-becerra-with-last-minute-dana-williamson-ad-ahead-of-primary-2\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/30\\\/steyer-hits-becerra-with-last-minute-dana-williamson-ad-ahead-of-primary-2\\\/\",\"name\":\"Steyer hits Becerra with last-minute Dana Williamson ad ahead of primary - San Diego Relocation News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/30\\\/steyer-hits-becerra-with-last-minute-dana-williamson-ad-ahead-of-primary-2\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/30\\\/steyer-hits-becerra-with-last-minute-dana-williamson-ad-ahead-of-primary-2\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/6bf9205d525a5d87e155d40eb3a51cc7.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-30T18:01:59+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/39a645eab67a60386560a5271220d58c\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/30\\\/steyer-hits-becerra-with-last-minute-dana-williamson-ad-ahead-of-primary-2\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/30\\\/steyer-hits-becerra-with-last-minute-dana-williamson-ad-ahead-of-primary-2\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/30\\\/steyer-hits-becerra-with-last-minute-dana-williamson-ad-ahead-of-primary-2\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/6bf9205d525a5d87e155d40eb3a51cc7.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/6bf9205d525a5d87e155d40eb3a51cc7.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":674},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/30\\\/steyer-hits-becerra-with-last-minute-dana-williamson-ad-ahead-of-primary-2\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Steyer hits Becerra with last-minute Dana Williamson ad ahead of primary\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"San Diego Relocation News\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/39a645eab67a60386560a5271220d58c\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/author\\\/admin\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Steyer hits Becerra with last-minute Dana Williamson ad ahead of primary - San Diego Relocation News","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/steyer-hits-becerra-with-last-minute-dana-williamson-ad-ahead-of-primary-2\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Steyer hits Becerra with last-minute Dana Williamson ad ahead of primary - San Diego Relocation News","og_description":"Tom Steyer aired a last-minute Sacramento ad accusing Xavier Becerra of ties to campaign corruption after Dana Williamson pleaded guilty ahead of California primary.","og_url":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/steyer-hits-becerra-with-last-minute-dana-williamson-ad-ahead-of-primary-2\/","og_site_name":"San Diego Relocation News","article_published_time":"2026-05-30T18:01:59+00:00","author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/steyer-hits-becerra-with-last-minute-dana-williamson-ad-ahead-of-primary-2\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/steyer-hits-becerra-with-last-minute-dana-williamson-ad-ahead-of-primary-2\/"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/#\/schema\/person\/39a645eab67a60386560a5271220d58c"},"headline":"Steyer hits Becerra with last-minute Dana Williamson ad ahead of primary","datePublished":"2026-05-30T18:01:59+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/steyer-hits-becerra-with-last-minute-dana-williamson-ad-ahead-of-primary-2\/"},"wordCount":344,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/steyer-hits-becerra-with-last-minute-dana-williamson-ad-ahead-of-primary-2\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6bf9205d525a5d87e155d40eb3a51cc7.jpg","articleSection":["Capitol Alert"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/steyer-hits-becerra-with-last-minute-dana-williamson-ad-ahead-of-primary-2\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/steyer-hits-becerra-with-last-minute-dana-williamson-ad-ahead-of-primary-2\/","url":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/steyer-hits-becerra-with-last-minute-dana-williamson-ad-ahead-of-primary-2\/","name":"Steyer hits Becerra with last-minute Dana Williamson ad ahead of primary - San Diego Relocation News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/steyer-hits-becerra-with-last-minute-dana-williamson-ad-ahead-of-primary-2\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/steyer-hits-becerra-with-last-minute-dana-williamson-ad-ahead-of-primary-2\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6bf9205d525a5d87e155d40eb3a51cc7.jpg","datePublished":"2026-05-30T18:01:59+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/#\/schema\/person\/39a645eab67a60386560a5271220d58c"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/steyer-hits-becerra-with-last-minute-dana-williamson-ad-ahead-of-primary-2\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/steyer-hits-becerra-with-last-minute-dana-williamson-ad-ahead-of-primary-2\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/steyer-hits-becerra-with-last-minute-dana-williamson-ad-ahead-of-primary-2\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6bf9205d525a5d87e155d40eb3a51cc7.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6bf9205d525a5d87e155d40eb3a51cc7.jpg","width":1200,"height":674},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/steyer-hits-becerra-with-last-minute-dana-williamson-ad-ahead-of-primary-2\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Steyer hits Becerra with last-minute Dana Williamson ad ahead of primary"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/","name":"San Diego Relocation News","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/#\/schema\/person\/39a645eab67a60386560a5271220d58c","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com"],"url":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4980"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4980\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}