LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eight candidates for California governor prepared for another televised debate Tuesday in a crowded, muddled race, with mail ballots headed to voters in less than a week. Rival Democrats and Republicans — some still little-known to voters — will be making the case to replace outgoing Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is barred from seeking a third term. The contest in the nation’s most populous state is unfolding at a time when Sacramento is struggling with a long-running