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• Brown makes first post-election visit to Capitol

  November 4, 2010 8:36 PM

  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Governor-elect Jerry Brown is making a brief stop at the state Capitol, meeting with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and lawmakers to get an insider's glimpse at the state's fiscal problems. Brown says he received a "sobering" briefing from Department of Finance officials on Thursday but declined to put... more »

• Brown delivers final pitch to Calif voters

  November 1, 2010 1:15 PM

  SAN DIEGO (AP) Democrat Jerry Brown kicked off the final day of his campaign for California governor with a promise to voters that he would always "tell it like it is" and work with lawmakers. Hundreds of supporters crowded into an outdoor Mexican restaurant in historic San Diego, where Brown... more »

• Brown: Calif welcomed Whitman then, welcomes still

  October 31, 2010 1:13 PM

  SAMOA, Calif. (AP) Jerry Brown says California welcomed Meg Whitman 30 years ago and the state is still welcoming people today. Brown, a Democrat, began his campaign for governor Sunday in the far North Coast at the historic Samoa Cookhouse. He will spend most of the day in Northern California.... more »

• Brown, Whitman pitch contrasting visions for Calif

  October 30, 2010 2:25 PM

  BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) As Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman enter the final stretch of a feisty gubernatorial campaign, they are offering competing visions about how to tackle California's many problems. Brown, the Democratic state attorney general, wants to bring Democrats and Republicans together to build a consensus about the direction... more »

• Brown, Whitman make final push with packed weekend

  October 30, 2010 5:12 AM

  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) The most expensive gubernatorial race in California history switches from a battle over the airwaves to a massive ground campaign this weekend as both candidates begin a series of almost nonstop appearances. Democratic candidate Jerry Brown, seeking a return to the office he held from 1975 to... more »

• Brown: Tough decisions await next Calif. governor

  October 29, 2010 4:35 PM

  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Democrat Jerry Brown kicked off the final days of what has become California's most expensive gubernatorial campaign with a rally at his headquarters, saying the state faces "tough times." About 100 supporters crowded into his office in Oakland's warehouse district Saturday morning, chanting "Jerry, Jerry," as the... more »

• Whitman backs deporting former maid, then retracts

  October 28, 2010 7:01 PM

  STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman told a television host that her former housekeeper, an illegal immigrant, should be deported, but then stepped away from the comment. Appearing on the Greta van Susteren show on Fox News Wednesday night, Whitman said her former housekeeper of nine years, Nicky... more »

• Candidates for Calif. asked to forgo negative ads

  October 26, 2010 6:42 PM

  LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) Gubernatorial candidates Meg Whitman and Jerry Brown were placed on the hot seat during a joint appearance at a women's conference when they were asked to pull their negative advertising. Brown, the Democrat, said he would do so if Whitman agreed. But Whitman, a Republican, said... more »

• Calif. gov candidates asked to forgo negative ads

  October 26, 2010 6:42 PM

  LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) Gubernatorial candidates Meg Whitman and Jerry Brown were placed on the hot seat during a joint appearance at a women's conference when they were asked to pull their negative advertising. Brown, the Democrat, said he would do so if Whitman agreed. But Whitman, a Republican, said... more »

• Whitman has no second thoughts about attack ads

  October 26, 2010 2:15 PM

  SAN DIEGO (AP) California GOP gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman says she has no second thoughts about refusing to pull attack advertising during the final week of her campaign. Whitman told reporters Wednesday in San Diego that she will take aim at Democrat Jerry Brown's record as governor from 1975 to... more »

• Whitman promises victory, despite recent polls

  October 25, 2010 8:26 PM

  WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. (AP) Down in the polls, Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman has begun the final week of her campaign by rallying supporters and promising victory on Nov. 2. "We are going to win this," the former eBay CEO told hundreds of supporters gathered poolside Monday at a hotel... more »

• Schwarzenegger to appear with would-be successors

  October 25, 2010 8:26 PM

  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, unwittingly cast as a villain in the California governor's race, will have a chance to fire back at the two candidates hoping to replace him. Schwarzenegger will appear Tuesday with GOP candidate Meg Whitman and Democrat Jerry Brown in a conversation about the state's... more »

• Jerry Brown visits black churches in LA

  October 24, 2010 1:42 PM

  LOS ANGELES (AP) Jerry Brown is visiting traditionally black churches in Southern California, apparently hoping to get the dependably-Democratic voters to the polls next month. Brown told parishioners Sunday at Little Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Compton that California is a wealthy state that should be spending more resources on... more »

• Whitman pledges funding for schools despite cuts

  October 19, 2010 7:44 PM

  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Republican candidate for governor Meg Whitman is striking back against rival Jerry Brown's claim that her proposed tax cuts would strip billions from California public schools. Whitman said Tuesday that she would funnel more money into classrooms by trimming what she described as an overfed state education... more »

• Whitman touring Calif. eateries seeking votes

  October 16, 2010 2:21 PM

  CHICO, Calif. (AP) Republican governor candidate Meg Whitman is continuing her culinary tour of California eateries with a stop at Chico's Cozy Diner. Then it's on to greet customers at a similar stop in Redding Saturday. With the debates behind her and the election less than three weeks away, the... more »

• Whitman scales back pledge to cut government jobs

  October 15, 2010 5:40 PM

  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) A shrinking state work force has prompted Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman to revise the number of state government positions she wants to eliminate. The former chief executive of eBay has said for a year that she wants to eliminate 40,000 state jobs. This week, she said... more »

• Whitman reduces government job cuts to 33,000

  October 15, 2010 5:40 PM

  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) A shrinking state work force has prompted Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman to revise the number of state government positions she wants to eliminate. The former chief executive of eBay has said for a year that she wants to eliminate 40,000 state jobs, returning the work force... more »

• Brown calls for delta canal in Calif. water plan

  October 13, 2010 5:40 PM

  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown hasn't changed his mind about the peripheral canal, which voters defeated when he was governor in 1982. A water plan he released Wednesday calls for building a canal or tunnel around the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta as a way to more efficiently funnel... more »

• Brown has $22.5M cash on hand in Calif. gov's race

  October 5, 2010 1:54 PM

  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) California Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown has $22.5 million in campaign cash as he heads into the final month of the race against Republican Meg Whitman. Campaign spokesman Sterling Clifford says Brown has spent $10.3 million so far this year, nearly all of it since Labor Day.... more »

• Whitman spends $140M, much of it her own money

  October 5, 2010 1:54 PM

  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) California Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman has spent more than $140 million on her campaign so far, nearly $40 million of it during the last three months. The campaign finance report filed Tuesday shows Whitman has raised $29.5 million from outside sources since she announced her candidacy... more »

• Whitman holds Fresno event with Louisiana's Jindal

  September 24, 2010 8:22 PM

  FRESNO, Calif. (AP) Meg Whitman, the Republican candidate for governor who faced criticism for her comments about Fresno this week, visited the city for a fundraiser with the governor of Louisiana. Whitman's fundraiser on Friday with Gov. Bobby Jindal came after she told an editorial board this week that "Fresno... more »

• Whitman: New Jersey approach is a model for Calif.

  September 22, 2010 8:54 PM

  LOS ANGELES (AP) GOP gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman says the budget-cutting and union-fighting tactics employed by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie provide a perfect "roadmap" for her plans in California. Christie, a rising star in the GOP, appeared with Whitman in Hollywood on Wednesday for a rally and fundraiser. The... more »

• Whitman gets tough questions at online startup

  September 15, 2010 4:05 PM

  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) GOP candidate for California governor Meg Whitman faced intense questioning during a campaign stop in San Francisco a far cry from the highly scripted events she's used to. Young staffers at the online review site Yelp on Wednesday bombarded the former eBay chief executive with questions about... more »

• Democrat Brown releases first Whitman attack ad

  September 14, 2010 4:22 PM

  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Democrat Jerry Brown is portraying Republican rival Meg Whitman as Pinocchio in his first attack ad, underscoring the competitiveness and bitterness of the California governor's race. Brown campaign manager Steve Glazer says two ads will begin airing Tuesday in response to a series of negative ads Whitman... more »

• Whitman gets endorsement from GOP primary opponent

  September 7, 2010 3:00 PM

  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) The candidate Meg Whitman defeated in the Republican gubernatorial primary earlier this year has finally endorsed her. State Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced his support for the Republican nominee on Tuesday, three months after he lost the primary. In a statement released by the California Republican Party,... more »

• Democrat Jerry Brown to launch first TV ads

  September 6, 2010 10:39 AM

  SACRAMENTO, Calif. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown has begun answering the $100 million campaign of Republican rival Meg Whitman by announcing his first TV ad of the general election. The state attorney general released the ad Monday on his website at the same time he was participating in a union-sponsored... more »

• Whitman: Calif. must weed out waste to save money

  September 4, 2010 7:20 PM

  COLUMBIA, Calif. (AP) Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman says state government must be run more efficiently for California parks to escape the persistent budget cuts they have suffered in recent years. Whitman took aim at the state's budget problems during a campaign stop Saturday after touring historic Columbia State Park,... more »

• Labor coalition suspends ad spending for Brown

  September 1, 2010 7:11 PM

  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) A coalition of labor groups is suspending its advertising campaign on behalf of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown after spending $8.6 million over the summer. Officials with California Working Families for Jerry Brown said Wednesday they have accomplished their goal. That was ensuring that Brown did not... more »

• Brown doesn't rule out future use of state plane

  August 25, 2010 5:24 PM

  SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown isn't ruling out continuing to use a state plane for official state business, despite criticizing his opponent for traveling on private jets. After a campaign rally in Santa Rosa Wednesday night, Brown told reporters it was part of his job as... more »

• Spending trumped issues in Calif. governor's race

  June 8, 2010 4:06 PM

  LOS ANGELES (AP) An unprecedented spending spree and nonstop negative advertising between two wealthy candidates from Silicon Valley has dominated California's Republican contest for governor. Billionaire former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman spent more than $81 million in her quest for the GOP nomination, about $71 million of it her... more »

• Locals hold budget rally in San Luis Obispo

  May 14, 2010 2:46 AM

  California's budget woes are on the minds of people all across the state, including here at home. On the eve of Governor Schwarzenegger's revised budget announcement, a dozen people rallied in San Luis Obispo outside of Assemblymember Sam Blakeslee's office. They want to encourage him to support getting rid... more »

• Calif. GOP gubernatorial hopefuls spar over taxes

  March 15, 2010 5:10 PM

  COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) The two Republicans seeking their party's nomination for governor are sparring over what kind of tax cuts would best stimulate California's faltering economy. During their first debate, former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman said Monday that California should eliminate taxes on manufacturing and startups as a... more »

• Brown takes aim at GOP rival in Calif. gov race

  March 3, 2010 8:09 PM

  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown says California doesn't need an autocratic CEO to lead it out of its fiscal trouble. Rather, it needs an elder statesman who can broker deals. Brown took aim Wednesday at GOP gubernatorial front-runner Meg Whitman, a day after launching his own campaign... more »

• Calif. AG Jerry Brown keeps Democrats guessing

  February 27, 2010 8:55 PM

  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) State Attorney General Jerry Brown says Californians should stay tuned for news about his presumed bid for governor. With less than two weeks before he must enter the race, Brown was acting rather coy Saturday about his plans before a gathering of high school and college student... more »

• Second debate scheduled in Calif. GOP race for gov

  February 18, 2010 9:36 PM

  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) A second debate has been scheduled in California's GOP race for governor. The campaign of former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman said Thursday that she accepted an invitation from Comcast to a one-hour debate May 2. The location has yet to be decided. A spokesman for her... more »

• Whitman defends big-money campaign strategy

  February 16, 2010 10:22 PM

  LAFAYETTE, Calif. (AP) Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman is dismissing criticism that she is trying to buy the California governor's seat by spending millions from her personal fortune. The Republican candidate responded to questions about her spending as a Democratic group prepares to launch a media offensive against her. She... more »