cox, along with these television providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. >> next, a debate between candidates to be california's next governor. democratic incumbent gavin newsom and his republican challenger, ryan dolly, -- brianahle. this runs an hour. >> from kqed, this is the 2022 california gubernatorial debate. california's governor has vast powers and decisions affecting the lives of the state's 40 million residents. incumbent governor gavin newsom is running for his second term. the former san francisco mayor was elected governor in 2018, and is led california to fight climate change, enact tougher gun control, and expand access to abortion services. newson's challenger is state senator brian dally --brian dahle, a trip of a has served 10 years in northeastern california. dahle has criticized newsome and says he wants to reduce taxes and cutting government regulation. now they share a stage for the first and only time before voting ends november 8. coming to you from kqed headquarters in san francisco, here are your moderators. scott and marie. >> hello and welcome to the 2022 gubernatorial debate. over the next hour we are going to have a wide ranging conversation about the most important issues facing