Olympic athlete and transgender reality TV star Caitlyn Jenner kicks off her campaign to become California's next governor. The Republican candidate, who is among a crowded field looking to unseat the incumbent, Democrat Gavin Newsom, chose the Venice Beach area of Los Angeles, where the tarp-covered tents of hundreds of homeless people line the streets, to launch her campaign. "We have to have somebody in office that is actually gonna be boots on the ground," she tells reporters. The fate of California's governor will be decided by voters on September 14 in a rare recall election to be held in the most populous and wealthiest US state. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES