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Video archive: Jerry Brown’s ‘attitude towards human beings’

Dec 13, 2011

Remember when Gov. Jerry Brown made news at press conferences, not on Twitter? Here is Brown, in this clip from KPIX-TV in San Francisco, announcing his candidacy for governor in 1974. "Today, I'm announcing my candidacy for the Democratic nomination...

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One in 13 older Californians face risk of hunger

Dec 12, 2011

By Jessica Chang Low-income seniors who struggle to afford housing and medicine sometimes try to save money by drastically cutting their food budget. The Senior Brown Bag Program, run by Merced's food bank, helps elders with a bi-monthly supply of f...

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Majority supports Jerry Brown’s tax plan, poll finds

Dec 12, 2011

A new poll shows 60 percent of California voters, weary of state spending cuts and unsettled by the prospect of more, are ready to support Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to raise taxes. The Public Policy Institute of California poll, released Monday, is the ...

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Jerry Brown opens tax campaign committee, starts fundraising

Dec 12, 2011

Gov. Jerry Brown has opened a campaign committee and started fundraising for his November 2012 initiative to raise taxes. The Democratic governor filed paperwork last week listing the committee's name as "Californians to Protect Schools, Universities ...

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New data provide ammunition for workers’ compensation clash

Dec 12, 2011

As employers, labor unions, lawyers and medical care providers gird themselves for another round of battle in the decades-long political war over workers' compensation, a new set of data from the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau is providi...

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Jerry Brown wants agencies to stop writing so many reports

Dec 12, 2011

Gov. Jerry Brown wants state agencies to stop writing so many reports, calling the volume of documentation a "waste of time and money." The Democratic governor ordered departments and agencies this afternoon to review the about 2,600 reports they are ...

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Mitt Romney: GOP primary fight could extend to California vote

Dec 12, 2011
Mitt Romney: GOP primary fight could extend to California vote

The latest developments in the GOP presidential primary could mean more campaign action for California voters. Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney told Politico that he thinks the nomination battle with former House Speaker Newt Gingrich will exten...

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Yuba Clinic a light in dark health picture

Dec 12, 2011

Just north of Sacramento, Yuba County is home to crushing poverty, homelessness and hunger. It also has some of the poorest health outcomes in the state, ranking 52nd out of 58 counties in the state’s 2011 County Health Status Profiles; it ranks the ...

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Video archive: Jerry Brown talks ‘strike force’ and taxes

Dec 12, 2011

Following the pepper-spraying of protesters by police at UC Davis and the jabbing of students with batons at UC Berkeley, Gov. Jerry Brown said he was "seriously concerned" and asked the state Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training last mon...

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California high-speed rail debate returns to D.C.

Dec 12, 2011

California's high-speed rail debate comes to Capitol Hill this week, as a key House committee conducts its first hearing devoted solely to the state's project. The Republican-led House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is setting the tone fo...

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