{"id":5209,"date":"2026-06-02T17:31:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T17:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/02\/mcclatchy-endorses-eleni-kounalakis-for-california-treasurer-heres-what-to-know-2\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T17:31:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T17:31:40","slug":"mcclatchy-endorses-eleni-kounalakis-for-california-treasurer-heres-what-to-know-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/02\/mcclatchy-endorses-eleni-kounalakis-for-california-treasurer-heres-what-to-know-2\/","title":{"rendered":"McClatchy endorses Eleni Kounalakis for California treasurer. Here&#8217;s what to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The Sacramento Bee Editorial Board has endorsed Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis in California\u2019s state treasurer race. The race features two strong Democrats \u2014 Kounalakis and state Sen. Anna Caballero \u2014 along with four other candidates.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/02\/can-i-bring-my-child-or-pet-into-the-voting-booth-what-to-know-about-election-2\/\">Can I bring my child or pet into the voting booth? What to know about election<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>FULL STORY: In the election for state treasurer, McClatchy endorses a Sacramento leader | Opinion<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/02\/fantasy-5-players-win-nearly-700000-in-california-see-where-tickets-sold\/\">Fantasy 5 players win nearly $700,000 in California. See where tickets sold<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Here are key takeaways:<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The candidates:<\/b> The race includes Democrats Kounalakis, Caballero and Tony Vazquez; Republicans Jennifer Hawks and David Serpa; and Green Party candidate Glenn Turner. The Bee says the four others don\u2019t match the qualifications of Kounalakis and Caballero.<\/li>\n<li><b>Kounalakis\u2019 background:<\/b> At 60, she made history in 2018 as the first woman elected lieutenant governor of California. She previously served as U.S. Ambassador to Hungary under President Obama and began her career at her father\u2019s Sacramento firm, AKT Development.<\/li>\n<li><b>Why the role matters:<\/b> The treasurer safeguards California\u2019s financial health and credit rating, oversees the state Pooled Money Investment Account and CalPERS, and influences financing for housing, infrastructure, rural healthcare and higher education.<\/li>\n<li><b>Her priorities:<\/b> Kounalakis supports exploring public banking to help low-wage earners avoid bank fees, has advanced offshore wind development as a lands commissioner and pushed for expanded on-campus student housing as a UC regent and CSU trustee.<\/li>\n<li><b>Tuition stance:<\/b> In November, she was one of just three CSU regents to vote against annual tuition increases, citing students who sleep in cars and rely on food banks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><i>The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists. The full story in the link at top was reported, written and edited entirely by journalists.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/02\/live-updates-sacramento-area-voters-hit-the-polls-for-california-2026-primary-2\/\">Live updates: Sacramento-area voters hit the polls for California 2026 primary<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><\/p>\n<p>This story was originally published <span>June 1, 2026 at 2:08 PM<span>.<\/span><\/span><!-- --><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The treasurer safeguards California\u2019s financial health and credit rating.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5118,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-election-endorsements"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>McClatchy endorses Eleni Kounalakis for California treasurer. 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