Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is vying for your vote more than a year before Californians will pick a new governor. He answers NBC 7 political reporter Joey Safchik’s questions about homelessness, energy costs and taking on the Trump administration.

Below is the transcript of the full interview.

Safchik: How has this campaign been so far?

Villaraigosa: Well, look, I've been on an affordability tour, so I've gone up and down the state from the Mexican border ultimately to the Oregon border. And what I'm hearing from people is that the No. 1 issue for them is the cost of living. It's affordability. We have the highest gas prices in the United States of America, the second highest utility costs that have gone up 60% in the last six years and the highest home prices. Peo

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