Tag: Jerry Brown
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California and Sanctuary Cities
I think it’s charming that the California State Legislature opens the session with a prayer from a Buddhist priest. I also love that the Governor begins the swearing in of the new Attorney General with a jocular, “Are you ready?” and ends with a casual, “That’s it! Congratulations!” But if you want to skip ahead…
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One veteran of Seventies politics says goodbye to another
Jerry Brown, former Governor of California, democratic presidential candidate, and current two term Mayor of Oakland, bids farewell to Hunter S. Thompson who inspired the style, if not spirit, of many of the bloggers of today. Many thanks to Ted Shelton who seems to have introduced Jerry to blogging, plugged him in and turned him…