1. Fighting Mortgage Fraud and Real Estate Scams

As Attorney General, Brown has pursued companies and individuals who perpetrated massive mortgage fraud, including an $8.6 Billion settlement with Countrywide. Now he is going after those who would further exploit the mortgage crisis by offering fraudulent “rescue” services.

2. Fighting for Workers

As Attorney General, Brown has sued unscrupulous employers for denying workers wages and benefits required by state law, shut down companies that have jeopardized worker safety and prosecuted businesses that have bilked California's workers' compensation system or otherwise circumvented state tax and employment laws.

3. Fighting Crime

As Attorney General, Brown has cracked down on violent gangs, and worked closely with local police and sheriffs to apprehend dangerous criminals, con artists and major perpetrators of fraud and financial crimes.

As California's Chief Law Enforcement Officer, Brown leads a team of special agents and dedicated staff who conduct criminal investigations, enforce firearms laws and regulations, and manage the state's crime labs, including the third largest DNA database in the world.

Brown's candidacy for Attorney General was endorsed by the California Police Chiefs Association and 50 rank and file police organizations.

4. Protecting the Environment

Brown has long been recognized as a national environmental leader. As Governor, he made California a leader in energy efficiency, solar, geothermal and wind energy. At one point, California had over 90% of the electricity generated by wind power. He also established the California Conservation Corps, the premier environmental youth corps in the country.

As Mayor of Oakland, Brown fought for sustainability and green construction, making Oakland among the top 10 green cities in America.

As Attorney General, Brown has led the fight against George Bush’s EPA, and defended California’s landmark tailpipe emission laws and actively promoted local land use policies that reduce oil dependency and global warming.

5. Protecting Consumers

Brown has a lifelong record of protecting consumers against unfair business practices. As Governor, Brown passed landmark legislation to force full disclosure of finance and interest charges by credit card companies, allow consumers to purchase generic drugs and created the nation’s first affordable "life-line" utility rates for seniors and needy residential customers. Brown signed landmark legislation adding public members to regulatory boards that previously had been controlled by industry representatives.

As Attorney General, Brown has made consumer fraud prevention a top priority. In addition to vigorous pursuit of the mortgage scam artists, he has gone after price gouging, false advertising, and contaminated and unsafe products.

6. Fighting Fraud and Abuse in California's Health Care System

As Attorney General, Brown has sued medical laboratories for massive overcharges, stopped rip-offs in the Medi-Cal Program, cracked down on unlawful abuse of prescription drugs, fought misleading ad campaigns by major drug companies and arrested nursing home operators for forcibly drugging elderly patients.

7. Fighting Political Corruption

Brown has championed reforms since he was first elected as Secretary of State. He forced legislators to comply with campaign disclosure laws and exposed President Nixon's use of falsely notarized documents to improperly earn a large tax deduction. Brown personally argued before the state Supreme Court and won against Gulf, Mobile and Standard Oil for election law violations (Brown vs. Superior Court). Before Watergate, Brown authored the Political Reform Act of 1974, which was overwhelmingly adopted by the voters of California. This law established some of the nation's toughest regulations governing campaign disclosure and lobbyist activities.