Jerry Brown won his campaign for governor of California — 36 years after he won the office the first time — by defeating businesswoman Meg Whitman, who spent at least five times more more money but could not win the hearts of voters.
Brown, whose first tenure established his reputation as a maverick who dated singer [...]
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Jerry Brown is Back
November 2, 2010 – 9:41 pm
Republican House wave spares California Dems
November 2, 2010 – 6:02 pm
Republicans took control of the House of Representatives as early returns began trickling in Tuesday, but voters in California elected only one new Republican member to Congress.
Boxer Poised to Buck Trend, Help Preserve Democratic Senate
November 2, 2010 – 2:57 pm
As Californians went to the polls, the state’s Democrats looked to buck the national Republican trend and re-elect Senator Barbara Boxer to a fourth term.
Fact-checking the Debate: Whitman Attacks Brown’s Record on Jobs
October 12, 2010 – 9:22 pm
Whitman says that during Brown’s stint as governor from 1975-1983, unemployment “nearly doubled” to 11 percent, then the highest unemployment ever in Californi
Fact-checking the Debate: Meg Whitman, AB 32, and Jobs
October 12, 2010 – 9:01 pm
In last night’s gubernatorial debate, Meg Whitman suggested—not for the first time—that Assembly Bill 32 (AB 32) will hurt the 97 percent of California jobs that are not directly linked the to the “green economy.”
Lockyer peers into California’s budgetary abyss
September 2, 2010 – 5:45 am
As California enters its third month without a budget, State Treasurer Bill Lockyer said Sacramento’s unbalanced books tarnish the Golden State’s reputation among investors and creditors.
Perata says he’d guide Oakland with a firm hand
May 4, 2010 – 3:46 pm
At campaign events during the last week, former State Senate President Don Perata is suggesting that Oakland needs a firmer hand in City Hall and that he’s the one to provide it. By John Grennan. Originally published in Oakland North on 4/28/10.
Advocates for keeping the A’s in Oakland release findings of economic report
May 4, 2010 – 3:25 pm
Members of the Let’s Go Oakland organization said Wednesday that building a new ballpark in the city would create more than 1,500 local jobs in the initial three-year construction phase, and bring ample revenue to Oakland and the county of Alameda. By Fernando Gallo. Originally published in Oakland North on 4/29/10
What Side Are You On?
February 5, 2008 – 11:45 pm
Kimberly Geiger asks An Important Question
Published in Capitol Weekly
As Super Tuesday dawns in the state with the greatest trove of convention delegates, members of California’s Democratic congressional delegation face an uncomfortable choice in backing Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton. Some have decided that making no endorsement at all is the better part of wisdom.
“I just [...]
