Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman has agreed to participate in a September debate co-sponsored by The Sacramento Bee.
Other sponsors of the event, to be held Sept. 28 on the UC Davis campus, are KCRA, Capital Public Radio and the University of California, Davis.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown had previously accepted the invitation. Brown announced earlier this month that he has agreed to participate in 10 debates and forums leading up to the Nov. 2 general election.
Whitman plans to participate in three, including the Sacramento-area event announced today. She has also agreed to two debates in October - one sponsored by The Fresno Bee and Univision and one sponsored by NBC and Dominican University.
The Sacramento group is working with La Opinion and public radio station KPCC for Southern California publication and broadcast of its debate.
Cheryl Dell, president and publisher of The Sacramento Bee, issued a statement thanking the candidates and partnership organizations for coming together to organize the debate.
"We want to thank the candidates for agreeing to participate in this debate. It is an important and difficult time for California voters and I'm proud of your efforts to help educate them," she said in a statement.
UPDATE: An earlier version of this post misspelled Capital Public Radio. We regret the error.
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