Exclusive | Californians reveal whats driving their choices for governor and LA mayor and change is coming

If the polls are right, Tuesday’s primaries for California governor and Los Angeles mayor are too close to call.In the governor’s race, Republican Steve Hilton is the leading contender, followed closely by Democrats Tom Steyer and Xavier Becerra.In the mayoral contest, it’s just as close between Mayor Bass and insurgent independent Spencer Pratt, with socialist City Councilwoman Nithya Raman apparently trailing.But that could all change.With that in mind, The California Post visited two polling places Monday in Beverly Hills to try make sense of it all.While a cross section of voters from neighborhoods across Los Angeles were split on who they would be voting for, they agreed on the issues driving their votes.As expected, one of the main issues for voters in Los Angeles were homelessness, crime and cost-of-living — but also the desire for change from the status quo.Take Nikki and Aiden, who were keen to talk but wary of giving their surnames.Both said they were voting for Pratt for mayor and Hilton for governor, citing their desire to change the way things were done in the city and state.‘’We want to make the city better; the homelessness crisis has been really bad and I feel like Spencer is the guy to do something about it,’’ Aiden said.Nikki agreed and said her family also supported Pratt.They also both voted for Hilton for governor, saying it was “time for a change.’’‘’On housing and pricing and everything, these two candidates can bring that for us.I’m pretty hopeful,’’ Aiden said.Beverly Hills real-estate agent Kevin Danialifar, from Westwood, was also voting for the Pratt-Hilton combination, also saying it was time for a change.He was also critical of Bass over the homeless problem, which he sees as the biggest issue for Los Angeles.‘’Bass hasn’t done much.

Nobody sees any changes,’’ he said.Registered Democrat, lawyer and makeup artist Chloe Majdipour couldn’t vote in the mayoral election because she is a Beverly H...