MORE ON: Jerry Brown

Daily Report: Public Safety

AG's office alerts consumers to lead jewelry in Bay Area

July 1, 2010, 12:05 AM
UPDATE: Upon further research it was discovered that the 16 pieces of jewelry with lead in them were from Richmond except two from Oakland and one from Emeryville, rather than all of the stores being from Richmond except two from Oakland and one from Emeryville. Pieces of jewelry purchased... + read more
Piedmont Avenue Elementary School is one of Oakland Unified's 107 public schools.
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Did Jerry Brown damage the Oakland school district?

June 30, 2010, 12:05 AM
“Failure seems to follow Jerry everywhere he goes." Meg Whitman’s well-worn phrase is familiar to those following California's gubernatorial race. During her primary night victory speech, Whitman claimed that “Oakland schools deteriorated to the point that the... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Brown's old digs now pricier than his new ones

June 24, 2010, 12:05 AM
Tales of Jerry Brown's $1.8 million Oakland Hills house have caused quite a stir in the blogosphere during the last few days, but its market value these days is a drop in the bucket compared to what his old digs recently sold for. About a year ago, a converted firehouse Brown lived in from... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Candidate Catchphrase: Brown, Whitman hammer themes

June 22, 2010, 12:05 AM
Quick. Where have you heard these two phrases before? 1.) "We should focus on three things: Creating jobs, cutting spending and fixing education." 2.) "We need someone in there with the skills and the knowledge, and maybe more importantly - insider's knowledge, but an... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Big money losers: PG&E and Mercury Insurance initiatives

June 9, 2010, 7:40 AM
Here's something else to blame on BP - voters aren't thrilled with power companies, even in California. Proposition 16 - which would have required a two-thirds public vote to disconnect from PG&E and create public power agencies - was pretty much dead this morning, with only 47.5... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

GOP governor's race got hot, but donors stayed cool

June 4, 2010, 12:12 AM
It may be ending in anticlimax, but the Republican race for governor had some excitement down the stretch. On May 12, a Survey USA robo-call poll commissioned by four TV stations showed that, against all odds, state insurance commissioner Steve Poizner had closed to dead even with former eBay... + read more
Daily Report: Public Safety

As elections near, sexual assault case re-enters the headlines

May 19, 2010, 12:04 AM
The three young women from the De Anza College soccer team suspected something terribly wrong was happening in the back bedroom at the house party. What they saw when they forced their way in was bad, all right. On the bed that night in 2007 was a 17 year-old girl, obviously drunk, barely... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Tables turned, Whitman criticizes Brown for his ties to Goldman Sachs

April 26, 2010, 12:07 AM
Political advisers to GOP front-runner Meg Whitman believe a candidate’s connection to the Goldman Sachs investment bank is a cause for concern – at least, if the candidate is Democrat Jerry Brown. This weekend the LA Times began zeroing in on how the issue of Goldman Sachs, the... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Discovery of Palin's contract in college dumpster leads to 'broad investigation'

April 14, 2010, 12:08 AM
The Turlock educators who allegedly ordered the shredding of public documents to conceal Sarah Palin’s speaking fee now are facing an “expanded inquiry” from the state attorney general’s office. On Tuesday, hours after state Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, presented... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Advocate hopes to see Jerry Brown's focus on Corey Haim broaden

April 7, 2010, 12:07 AM
Attorney general and gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown grabbed headlines yesterday when revealing the details of teen idol Corey Haim’s “doctor shopping” for prescription drugs in the weeks before his death. Screenshot from NEWZANDNATURECorey Haim on "Larry King Live... + read more
Jello Biafra
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Jello Biafra says Jerry Brown's not so bad

March 30, 2010, 12:03 AM
It’s 2010, and Jerry Brown is running for governor of California. If he wins, will the Dead Kennedys play the inaugural ball? Absolutely not. Flickr photo by Tyko2000Jello Biafra Still, Brown’s emergence as a candidate for the office he left 28 years ago has also... + read more
California Watch
Daily Report: Money and Politics

You'll never guess Jerry Brown's ringtone

March 24, 2010, 5:55 AM
While searching around for a photo of Attorney General Jerry Brown, I found this arresting portrait on Flickr. I hadn't see it before, and it was far better than running another shot of Brown's abstract portrait hanging in the state Capitol. Photo by Troy Holden This photograph comes with... + read more
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Daily Report: Money and Politics

Republican governors call on Brown to release records

March 24, 2010, 12:05 AM
Highlighting a theme GOP strategists have been using recently to attack Jerry Brown, the Republican Governors Association launched a Web site this week calling on the former governor to release more than 2,000 boxes of records documenting his first two terms in the governor's office. ... + read more
Jerry Brown, governor's race
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Brown grants selective access to gubernatorial records

March 22, 2010, 12:06 AM
UPDATE: According to Attorney General's office spokeswoman Christine Gasparac, at least six people have been granted access to the records, including the three listed below. She said the office has no records of anyone being turned down. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown has... + read more
California Watch
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Former Gov. Davis again opens wallet for Brown

March 19, 2010, 9:24 AM
It's not often that former Gov. Gray Davis breaks out his checkbook for politics anymore - unless it's for his old boss, Jerry Brown. For at least the fifth time since 2006, Davis made a contribution to Brown's campaign account yesterday, according to Brown's campaign filings - this time for $... + read more
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