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Governor-Elect Brown Announces Appointments

ned — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 21:11:48 +0000

Brown for Governor

6 December 2010

Governor-Elect Jerry Brown today announced that Diana Dooley will be appointed the next Secretary of the Health and Human Services Agency and Ana Matosantos will continue as Director of the California Department of Finance. (More...)

SACRAMENTO – Governor-Elect Jerry Brown today announced that Diana Dooley will be appointed the next Secretary of the Health and Human Services Agency and Ana Matosantos will continue as Director of the California Department of Finance.

“I am humbled by the opportunity to lead the Health and Human Services Agency,” Ms. Dooley said. “In these difficult times, it’s more important than ever to manage our health and social programs with efficiency and a sense of compassion. And that’s my commitment in taking this position.”

Diana Dooley is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of the California Children’s Hospital Association. Prior to leading the Association, Ms. Dooley was General Counsel and Vice President for the Children’s Hospital Central California near Fresno.

She began her career as an analyst at the State Personnel Board and later served as Legislative Secretary and Special Assistant to Governor Jerry Brown from 1975 to 1983. Prior to becoming an attorney in 1995, she owned a public relations and advertising agency.

Ms. Dooley currently serves on the Executive Committees of the Maddy Institute Board of Directors at Fresno State University and of BloodSource in Sacramento and is past president of the Visalia Chamber of Commerce, Planned Parenthood and the Central California Futures Institute.

Ms. Dooley is a native of Hanford, California. She received her bachelor’s degree from Fresno State University in 1972 and her law degree from San Joaquin College of Law in 1995.

“Diana has the skill, the experience and the human qualities to lead the Health and Human Services Agency,” Brown said.

Brown today also announced that he will reappoint Ana Matosantos as the Director of the California Department of Finance.

“I am honored to continue to serve California as Director of Finance,” Ms. Matosantos said. “As California confronts a multi-billion dollar structural deficit, I will do everything in my power to manage the budget process in a thoughtful and inclusive way.”

Ms. Matosantos joined the Department of Finance as Chief Deputy Director for Budgets in April 2008 and was appointed Director of Finance on December 31, 2009. From 2004 to 2007, she was a member of the Health and Human Services Agency staff, as an Assistant Secretary for programs and fiscal affairs, and as Associate Secretary for Legislative Affairs. In 2007, she served as Deputy Legislative Secretary for Health and Human Services and Veterans Affairs in the Office of the Governor.

Prior to joining the Health and Human Services Agency and the Department of Finance, Ms. Matosantos worked for the California State Senate as a consultant to the Senate Committees on Health and Human Services and Budget and Fiscal Review.

Ms. Matosantos is a native of Puerto Rico. She received her bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Stanford University in 1997.

“Ana has what it takes to manage the Department of Finance during this period of fiscal crisis,” Brown said.

These positions require Senate confirmation. Additional appointments will be named in the weeks ahead.

Desperate and Flailing, Whitman Throws Kitchen Sink, Oven and Blender at Brown

ned — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 18:44:40 +0000

Brown For Governor Campaign

28 October 2010

After spending the week denouncing every public poll in California and refusing to follow Jerry Brown's pledge to run only positive ads through Election Day, Meg Whitman decided today that more of the same - re-cutting yet another attack ad and spending a few million more dollars - might finally shift this race in her favor. (More...)

OAKLAND - After spending the week denouncing every public poll in California and refusing to follow Jerry Brown's pledge to run only positive ads through Election Day, Meg Whitman decided today that more of the same - re-cutting yet another attack ad and spending a few million more dollars - might finally shift this race in her favor.

"Meg Whitman seems to think that an unrelenting stream of consultant-driven attack ads, picture book plans and talking points are enough to win this race and solve California's problems," said Jerry Brown for Governor Campaign Spokesman Sterling Clifford. "If your message isn't true, people won't buy it."

Meg Whitman's latest television ad - her twelfth in just two and a half weeks - repackages an attack she first launched more than three months ago, that is as ineffective today as it was then.

The ad uses a 15 year old unscripted out-of-context interview clip of Jerry Brown to imply that Brown lacks a vision and plan to lead California.

The inconvenient truth for Meg Whitman is that Jerry Brown is the only candidate with fresh ideas and a record to run on:

-As Governor, Brown implemented the "Cogeneration Plan," which led to thousands of megawatts of new energy from cogeneration. Brown's leadership also made California a leader in alternative energy and energy conservation.

-Brown's "Investment in Economic Strength" plan led to the first industry-UC jointly funded research program for the development of micro-electronic technology, keeping California on the cutting edge of the industry.

-The "Investment in People" plan expanded vocational training programs combining the power of government and industry to retrain unemployed Californians.

-As Mayor, Brown implemented the "10K Plan" to bring 10,000 residents and 6,000 housing units to downtown Oakland.

The foundation of Meg Whitman's own policy platform is a glossy picture book, with hollow ideas and harmful, half-baked proposals. A couple examples of Whitman's "plans" include a self-dealing multi-billion dollar capital gains tax break for the ultra-wealthy and an immigration plan that changes depending on whether she's trying to reach English or Spanish speaking voters.

"After failing to vote for more than a quarter of a century and not so much as expressing a public opinion for most of her adult life, Whitman is suddenly the candidate with all the answers," Clifford continued. "In reality, Whitman is a marketing creation propped up by legions of political consultants, policy ghostwriters and image-makers."

To read more about Brown's solutions for California, visit: www.jerrybrown.org/solutions.

RSVP for Rallies in San Diego, Los Angeles, Salinas and Oakland

ned — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 22:14:14 +0000

Brown For Governor Campaign

28 October 2010

The home stretch is upon us. Join Jerry at his final get out the vote rallies before the election. (Click here for details...)

OAKLAND – As the race enters the home stretch, the Jerry Brown for Governor Campaign announced the Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate’s three day, twelve city “Let’s Get California Working Again Tour” from Saturday October 30 through Monday November 1.

The three day tour will focus on getting out the vote and will feature rallies and events with supporters, voters and volunteers throughout California. A full list of events is below.

Monday, November 1, 2010

San Diego

8:30 AM
Meeting with Voters
Cafe Coyote
2461 San Diego Ave, San Diego

Click Here to RSVP

Los Angeles

11:30 am
Get Out the Vote Rally
Los Angeles Public Library - Central Library
630 W. 5th St. (Flower Street Side), Los Angeles

Click Here to RSVP

Salinas

2:45 pm
Get Out the Vote Rally
National Steinbeck Center
1 Main Street, Salinas

Click Here to RSVP

Oakland

4:30 PM
Get Out the Vote Rally
Jack London Square
501 Water St, Oakland

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Brown Broadens Positive Ad Pledge, Calls on Whitman to Meet the Challenge

ned — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 19:15:00 +0000

Brown For Governor Campaign

26 October 2010

A day after pledging to run only positive ads during the final week of the election, provided Meg Whitman does the same, Attorney General and Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Jerry Brown today reiterated his positive ad challenge and expanded it, calling on all third parties and independent expenditure groups running campaign-related ads to abide by any agreement reached by the candidates. (More...)

OAKLAND - A day after pledging to run only positive ads during the final week of the election, provided Meg Whitman does the same, Attorney General and Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Jerry Brown today reiterated his positive ad challenge and expanded it, calling on all third parties and independent expenditure groups running campaign-related ads to abide by any agreement reached by the candidates.

"Just as I did yesterday, I am pledging again today to run only positive ads through Election Day if my opponent agrees to do the same," Brown said. "Meg Whitman has now had a full day to consult with her image makers and political handlers and it's time for each of us to put our best foot forward and end this campaign on a high note."

Brown also expanded the pledge today, calling on all third party groups to stop airing negative campaign-related ads if the candidates reach an agreement.

"The agreement shouldn't end with the candidates," Brown said. "If Meg Whitman will join me in pledging to end the negative ads, all third party and independent expenditure groups should abide by the agreement and only run positive ads through Election Day."

Yesterday at the Women's Conference, Matt Lauer, Co-Anchor of NBC's "The Today Show," asked both candidates if they would pledge to pull all negative advertising for the final week of the campaign. Brown agreed and made a full pledge to do so if Whitman followed suit. Whitman, however, has refused to meet the challenge.

In the past 15 days, Meg Whitman has released 11 new television attack ads, in English and Spanish, distorting Brown's record on jobs, taxes, spending, Proposition 13, pension reform, capital punishment, crime, campaign contributions, immigration and education. In total, Whitman attack ads have aired 80,000 times since the primary election ended.

Video of Brown's pledge

Brown Pledges to Pull Negative Ads if Whitman Follows Suit

ned — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 23:39:52 +0000

Brown For Governor Campaign

25 October 2010

Appearing at the Women's Conference today Attorney General and Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Jerry Brown pledged to pull his negative ads off the air and only run positive ads through Election Day, if his opponent, Meg Whitman, agrees to do the same. (More...)

LONG BEACH - Appearing at the Women's Conference today Attorney General and Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Jerry Brown pledged to pull his negative ads off the air and only run positive ads through Election Day, if his opponent, Meg Whitman, agrees to do the same.

"If she takes her negative ads - as reasonably defined - I'll take mine off, no question. If we do it together, no problem. I pledge that right now," said Brown speaking at the Women's Conference in Long Beach this afternoon.

The pledge came in response to a question from Matt Lauer, Co-Anchor of NBC's "The Today Show."

Brown reaffirmed the pledge shortly following the appearance, stating unequivocally, "I pledge to pull my negative ads off the air immediately and only run positive ads through Election Day if Meg Whitman agrees to do the same."