New poll: Five candidates for governor are in a “statistical dead heat”

The race to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom is still wide open and the candidates’ views on the state’s burgeoning affordability crisis might hold the key to the governorship, according to a new poll.

The Public Policy Institute of California released its latest statewide survey this week which found five candidates are essentially in a “statistical dead heat” among likely voters. The poll, which was conducted Feb. 3-11 and surveyed 1,657 residents, placed Republican former Fox News host Steve Hilton in the lead at 14%...