Story highlights California holds its crucial primary on Tuesday

The board also opined Friday that Clinton has a "steadiness, seriousness and a commanding grasp of issues"

Santa Ana, California (CNN) California's largest newspaper on Friday backed Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders, arguing that the former secretary of state represents a better candidate to take on Donald Trump.

The Los Angeles Times Editorial Board's endorsement comes four days before California holds its crucial primary. It wrote that although "California's Democratic primary owe a debt of gratitude to Bernie Sanders for a campaign that has emphasized issues that otherwise might have been ignored," the voters "should cast their votes for Hillary Clinton."

The editorial board wrote that Clinton "is not only more knowledgeable about domestic and international affairs than Sanders, but also more likely to achieve objectives they have in common."

The editorial builds on what the editorial board wrote last month , when it argued "Clinton is vastly better prepared than Bernie Sanders for the presidency."

The board also opined Friday that Clinton has a "steadiness, seriousness and a commanding grasp of issues about which the blowhard businessman is dangerously ignorant."

Read More