Jerry Brown’s Last Year
2018 marks the final full year of Jerry Brown’s second tour as governor of California. Brown was both the youngest and the oldest governor and served the longest time in that position. How will he focus his time and attention as the final term winds down? We asked some observers of California politics how Brown might […]
Skinflint-in-Chief
For almost half a century, Jerry Brown has been a prominent, and often dominating, presence on the California political scene. We shouldn’t expect him to coast through his final year as Governor. The climate change battle with Donald Trump has energized the Governor and thrust him out front as one of America’s global leaders on the […]
Job Well Done
Governor Brown could walk out the door of the horseshoe today and feel good about his successes governor. He’s closed a $27 billion budget deficit and built up hefty reserves. Increased by tens of billions support for education. Reduced the nagging prison overcrowding problem. And, of course, cemented California’s leadership on tackling climate change on […]
A Whole Budget, Not a Budget with a Hole
There will be an increased focus on the governor’s race as the year moves on but for all of 2018 Jerry Brown will be governor and he means to make his presence felt. Beyond the expected gubernatorial duties of presenting a budget and signing or vetoing bills, Brown is sure to use the governor’s bully […]
Jerry’s Senior-itis
In the last year of high school, students often develop a case of senioritis. They neglect their schoolwork, see their grades drop, and spend more time having fun. Signs are that Jerry Brown has a case of gubernatorial senioritis. He’s increasingly taken to the road to talk climate, and doing very little to address growing […]