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Capitol Alert: Jerry Brown appoints David Baldwin head of National Guard

April 14, 2011
Filed In California Elections 2010

Capitol Alert: Jerry Brown appoints David Baldwin head of National Guard
Gov. Jerry Brown has appointed Col. David Baldwin head of the California National Guard .
Read more on The Sacramento Bee

Brown to visit Stockton today
STOCKTON – Gov. Jerry Brown will visit Van Buren Elementary in south Stockton this afternoon as he continues to apply pressure on Republican lawmakers to extend taxes that would help public school districts avoid devastating budget cuts.
Read more on The Stockton Record

The State Worker: Are unions and Jerry Brown in final throes of furlough fight?
After more than two years and $ 1.6 million spent on outside lawyers and court costs, it looks like the state’s epic furlough court battle with the unions will end like a fistfight between brothers: a final flurry followed by a respectful handshake.
Read more on The Sacramento Bee

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Where’s Jerry Brown’s leverage?

April 10, 2011
Filed In California Elections 2010

Where’s Jerry Brown’s leverage?
Jerry Brown’s travelling around the state, trying to get Republican voters to urge their legislators to go along with his budget plans. And he’s telling the harsh truth: If he’s forced to do an all-cuts budget, not just the poor but the middle class will get hammered.
Read more on San Francisco Bay Guardian

Governor Brown Appoints New Head Of California National Guard
California Gov. Jerry Brown has appointed a new head of the California National Guard.
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Jerry Brown Abandons Ballot Initiative
There isn’t enough time to launch a signature-gathering drive for a November election. by Robert Gammon When Jerry Brown declared last week that he had ended budget talks with Republicans and there would be no special election in June, some political observers thought the governor would launch an initiative drive for a November ballot measure. But the San Francisco Chronicle reported on Monday …
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Lastest “Meg Whitman” News

April 6, 2011
Filed In California Elections 2010

EBay buying GSI Commerce
EBay goes shopping EBay announced plans on Monday to buy GSI Commerce for $ 2.4 billion, giving it fresh ammunition in its battle against Amazon.com. GSI, outside Philadelphia, provides e-commerce and marketing services…
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P.M. Bay Area Buzz: Police investigate 15-year-old girl’s shooting death; San Jose woman dies after crash
Other top stories around the Bay Area include San Francisco police chief Godown answers latest charges
Read more on San Jose Mercury News

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Whitman Is Said to Join Venture Capital Firm Kleiner Perkins as Adviser

April 3, 2011
Filed In California Elections 2010

Whitman Is Said to Join Venture Capital Firm Kleiner Perkins as Adviser
Meg Whitman , the former head of EBay Inc. (EBAY) who made a failed bid for California governor last year, joined venture-capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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Report: Former eBay CEO Whitman to Join Kleiner Perkins
Meg Whitman, the former eBay CEO, hasn’t had a lot to do since her bid to become governor of California came to an ignominious end last fall.
Read more on Mediaweek

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Lawmakers send Jerry Brown bill on renewable energy requirements

March 30, 2011
Filed In California Elections 2010

Lawmakers send Jerry Brown bill on renewable energy requirements
California would vastly increase its commitment to wind, solar, geothermal and other renewable energy under legislation that cleared the Legislature on Tuesday and was sent to Gov. Jerry Brown.
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Brown’s experience no match for political gridlock
Jerry Brown won the governor’s race last year by arguing that California needed a seasoned negotiator with an independent streak to cut through the political gridlock that has paralyzed the state capital for years.
Read more on AP via Yahoo! News

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Jerry Brown: Republicans play ‘zone defense,’ lack expertise

March 27, 2011
Filed In California Elections 2010

Jerry Brown: Republicans play ‘zone defense,’ lack expertise
Gov. Jerry Brown said this evening that a challenge in budget negotiations with Republican lawmakers
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Gov. Jerry Brown: Still waiting for GOP offer in writing
SACRAMENTO — With budget talks at an apparent standstill, Gov. Jerry Brown said Wednesday he still does not know exactly what Republican lawmakers want in exchange for their votes to support his proposed special election to extend recent tax increases.
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Jerry Brown checks in on budget over YouTube
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown is “checking in” with the people of California over YouTube. The Democratic governor has uploaded his first YouTube video, calling on lawmakers to let voters decide how to deal with the state’s $ 26.2 billion shortfall.
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Golden Gate’s 75th Has a Party Planner

March 20, 2011
Filed In California Elections 2010

Golden Gate’s 75th Has a Party Planner
The 2012 anniversary celebration gets underway this summer.
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Capitol Alert: California campaign operatives win big at ‘Pollie Awards’
Golden State campaign operatives took home the gold — and silver and bronze — at the American Association of Political Consultants’ annual “Pollie Awards.”
Read more on The Sacramento Bee

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Brown blocks killer’s parole

March 16, 2011
Filed In California Elections 2010

Brown blocks killer’s parole
Gov. Jerry Brown has said that a Stockton man must stay in prison for murdering and raping his neighbor 35 years ago, reversing a parole board’s decision last year to release him.
Read more on The Stockton Record

Jerry Brown backs off deadline on special election
Gov. Jerry Brown’s strategy to win the governor’s seat has led California to this moment. Today was Brown’s self-imposed deadline for passing his budget package and place a $ 14 billion tax-increase extension on a June…
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Gov. Jerry Brown misses his own budget deadline. Is that a big deal?
California Gov. Jerry Brown wanted to have spending cuts passed by the Legislature and a June 7 special election called by Thursday. Missing that deadline could complicate his already complex budget solution.
Read more on The Christian Science Monitor

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Jerry Brown troubled by Oakland stadium debacle

March 9, 2011
Filed In California Elections 2010

Jerry Brown troubled by Oakland stadium debacle
One of the reasons Gov. Jerry Brown is so willing to do away with local redevelopment agencies is the infamous Raiders stadium debacle that he inherited as mayor of Oakland. “Oakland and Alameda County are spending $ 25…
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Jerry Brown Wants Million For Cleaner Caltrans Fleets
Nestled within Gov. Jerry Brown’s program-slashing budget proposal lies a $ 63 million request to update and replace the Caltrans car fleet with vehicles that comply with California’s clean air regulations, an expenditure [PDF] that the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office thinks is imprudent.
Read more on The Huffington Post

Jerry Brown Won’t Reach Budget Deal On Time
Much to no one’s surprise, Governor Jerry Brown admitted this morning that he might not reach a budget deal by Thursday, “his self-imposed 60-day deadline,” even though floor votes in the Legislature are expected this week. Why? Well, according to Sacto Bee , the GOP has been threatening lawmakers. Brown allegedly fears “some Republicans who might be willing to support putting tax extensions on …
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Transparency on Hold

December 7, 2010
Filed In California Elections 2010

Transparency on Hold
“We are absolutely glad it’s Jerry Brown,” says Adam Keigwin, chief of staff for State Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco. Had Meg Whitman won the recent gubernatorial election, he sighs, “it would have just been another four years of Arnold Schwarzenegger.”
Read more on North Bay Bohemian

Political Circus: Todd Palin on ‘Dancing with the Stars’?
Politics is serious business, but not all of the time. From the halls of Congress to the campaign trail to the international stage, there’s always something that gets a laugh or a second glance. Here are some of the things you might have missed:
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Phil Trounstine: In CA, It Wasn’t the Economy, Stupid, It Was Character
By Phil Trounstine and Jerry Roberts www.calbuzz.com In their last pre-election survey, Oct. 10-17, the Public Policy Institute of California found that six in 10…
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For California Republicans, was Election 2010 debacle a wakeup call?
No Republicans were elected to statewide office in California despite strong gains for Republicans elsewhere. One reason: Republicans ran afoul of the Latino vote in Election 2010.
Read more on The Christian Science Monitor

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