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With cash in bank, Brown puts race in high gear

September 3, 2010

Source: Joe Garofoli/San Francisco Chronicle

The political moment that eager California Democrats and some curious Republicans have been waiting for has arrived: Jerry Brown has begun a visible campaign for governor.

He appeared in public Thursday at a sparsely attended rally at Laney College in Oakland, followed by two events in Los Angeles later in the day. With that, the 72-year-old state attorney general and former two-term governor began the next stage of his unusual strategy against billionaire Republican opponent Meg Whitman.

Gubernatorial candidate Brown says he can bring Californians together

September 3, 2010

Source: Seema Mehta/Los Angeles Times

A fired-up Jerry Brown previewed his general election themes in two gubernatorial campaign stops Thursday, framing the state's present straits as a chance to bring Californians together for a common purpose.

Brown, Latino leaders fire back at Whitman

September 3, 2010

Source: Josh Richman/Oakland Tribune

Flanked by Latino political and community leaders, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown fired back at his Republican rival Thursday on leadership styles, experience and vision for California's future.

"At this stage of my life, I don't have anything to prove," Brown said at an event on the Laney College quad, adding that he wanted to work to bridge Sacramento's partisan divide and encourage everyone to start "thinking as Californians first."

Three former governors come together to support California Conservation Corps

September 3, 2010

Source: Maeve Reston/Los Angeles Times

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown joined two fellow former governors Thursday night at the Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles for a reception honoring the work of the California Conservation Corps, a program they have all supported. In a rare joint appearance, Brown, former GOP Gov. George Deukmejian and former Democratic Gov. Gray Davis mingled with guests for nearly an hour in an ornate ballroom over cocktails, sometimes a few feet from one another.

OPINION: "Harsh Realm: The Meg Whitman Program for Future California"

August 31, 2010

Opinion: William Bradley/Huffington Post

Billionaire Meg Whitman keeps plugging what she says is a program for California's future as a key reason to make her governor of the nation's largest state. She must be counting on people not paying attention to what her program actually is.

OPINION: "Governor Brown Pushes Clean Energy Job Agenda"

August 31, 2010

Opinion: David Howard/EcoInstitution

More and more political candidates are jumping on the bandwagon of going green by including environmentally-friendly plans into their platform, pitching even far-reaching goals. One addition to these “eco-candidates” is Jerry Brown, a Democratic gubernatorial nominee who wants to create clean energy jobs.

Brown's low-key campaign confounds pundits who urged him to spend more

August 30, 2010

Source: Seema Mehta/Los Angeles Times

Democrat Jerry Brown is running for governor, but voters in California might not know it. Since winning the primary in June, he has spent almost nothing, has rarely appeared on the campaign trail and has yet to air a single ad against Republican rival Meg Whitman.

Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Jerry Brown Tours San Diego Biofuel

August 27, 2010

Source: Susan Murphy/KPBS

California’s Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown was in San Diego Thursday for a campaign stop at New Leaf Biofuel in Barrio Logan. The company converts used cooking oil into biodiesel. Brown said small, renewable energy businesses are the wave of the future.

“This is small business, but it is reflective of the seeds of change that California must invest in,” said Brown. “Yes, we need to support our large, existing businesses, but we need the climate for innovation and creativity.”

Brown pushes green jobs for state

August 27, 2010

Source: Michele Clock/San Diego Union-Tribune

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown used a Barrio Logan biofuel manufacturing business as a backdrop Thursday to urge the importance of green jobs for the state and criticize Republican Meg Whitman's plans for the same.

Brown touted the work New Leaf Biofuel was doing converting used cooking oil into biodiesel and laid out his goal of building 20,000 megawatts of renewable energy in the state by 2020, which he said would create half a million new jobs.

Jerry Brown: I'm talking to Bill Clinton's people

August 26, 2010

Source: Jack Chang/Capitol Alert (Sacramento Bee blog)

A fired-up Jerry Brown held one of his biggest campaign rallies to date Wednesday night in Santa Rosa where he pledged to start working on the budget a week after Election Day if he's elected and hinted to reporters that former President and longtime nemesis Bill Clinton might lend his support.