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.

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

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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

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Salinas

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

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Oakland

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

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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.

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

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."

LOS ANGELES - With Attorney General Jerry Brown continuing to gain support in Latino communities across California, La Opinión, the nation's largest Spanish language newspaper, endorsed the Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate today, writing that Brown has "all the qualities needed to lead us through this difficult time."

Today's editorial follows endorsements from the Fresno Bee, Los Angeles Times, Merced Sun-Star, Oakland Tribune, Sacramento Bee, San Francisco Chronicle and San Jose Mercury News, Santa Cruz Sentinel and Stockton Record.

From La Opinión: "Brown for Governor"

California is at a crossroads. Our state's future is threatened by the gigantic budget deficit, by a series of crises from the pension system to the prison system, and by the needs facing both education and infrastructure. To address this challenge, we need an experienced person capable of battling all the forces vying for power. Jerry Brown is the right person for the office of governor at this time.

The state attorney general has a long political career, as governor-30 years ago-and as mayor of Oakland and secretary of state of California. He has in-depth knowledge of the workings of state government and the political savvy to navigate between the legislature and interest groups competing for space in Sacramento. It is true that Brown is a product of the political system and it could be argued that he is too close to unions, but we think Brown will use these relationships and knowledge of the system to California's advantage.

Meanwhile, his rival, Meg Whitman, has the appealing message of being the candidate from "outside" the political establishment, with a business approach and vision to address the challenges of government. This outsider strategy is not new. Governor Schwarzenegger arrived in Sacramento in a similar position and with comparable ideas that never did take shape, leading to the stagnation of a complex political process. This outsider model is not one that makes sense given today's state government.

We like Brown's idea of opening a dialog on needed changes with California's various sectors, as well as with the legislature. This proposal is credible thanks to his vast experience as a politician and an elected official.

This more inclusive and pragmatic approach is a defining contrast between the two candidates because-while there are differences between their proposals-both have similar ideas about the need to reform pension funds, reduce public spending, and change the budget process. Brown's strategy is the one that, based on recent experience, can yield better results than Whitman's.

Either we all have a part in saving our state or it won't be saved. Jerry Brown has all the qualities needed to lead us through this difficult time. Vote for Jerry Brown for governor.

OAKLAND - Pointing to the familiar echo voters are hearing from billionaire Meg Whitman on the campaign trail, the Jerry Brown for Governor Campaign today released a new television ad that features a montage of video clips in which the candidate repeats, rehashes and repackages the same talking points and utterances as our current Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger.

"Meg Whitman said it herself, ‘Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and hoping for different results,'" said Brown for Governor Campaign Manager Steven Glazer. "Yet, the Long Island native has had no qualms about recycling the same platitudes, repackaging the same campaign events and rehiring the same high priced consultants as the state's current Governor."

The Brown Campaign's television ad began airing statewide today. The ad includes a number of video clips in which Meg Whitman repeats the same lines, slogans and talking points as the state's current Governor.

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TV Ad: "Echo"
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Governor Schwarzenegger: Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
Meg Whitman: Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and hoping for different results.

Governor Schwarzenegger: I have built businesses.
Meg Whitman: I have built a business.

Governor Schwarzenegger: Met the payroll.
Meg Whitman: Met a payroll.

Governor Schwarzenegger: I entered this office beholden to no one except you.
Meg Whitman: I will owe my office to no one but you.

Governor Schwarzenegger: I don't owe anyone anything.
Meg Whitman: I don't owe anyone anything.

Governor Schwarzenegger: It's all about leadership.
Meg Whitman: This is all about leadership.

Meg Whitman: Jobs, jobs, and jobs.
Governor Schwarzenegger: Jobs, jobs, jobs.

Governor Schwarzenegger: We do not have a revenue problem...
Meg Whitman: We do not have a revenue problem...

Governor Schwarzenegger: We have a spending problem.
Meg Whitman: We have a spending problem.

Governor Schwarzenegger: Rebuilding California.
Meg Whitman: Build a new California.

Governor Schwarzenegger: Rebuild California.
Meg Whitman: Let's build a new California.

Governor Schwarzenegger: We need to run this state as a business.
Meg Whitman: Running this thing a little bit more like a business.

Governor Schwarzenegger: What's the worst that could happen?
Meg Whitman: What's the worst thing that could happen?

On-Screen Text: "We tried that. It didn't work" -San Jose Mercury News, 10/10/10"

On-Screen Text: "She utterly lacks the qualifications to be Governor." -San Jose Mercury News, 10/10/10"

OAKLAND - With just over two weeks remaining before Election Day, three more newspapers - the Los Angeles Daily News, Santa Cruz Sentinel and Stockton Record - endorsed Attorney General and Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Jerry Brown for Governor over the weekend.

These editorials follow endorsements from the Fresno Bee, Los Angeles Times, Merced Sun-Star, Oakland Tribune, Sacramento Bee, San Francisco Chronicle and San Jose Mercury News.

From the Los Angeles Daily News: "Jerry Brown for Governor"

"Californians must use cold calculation and not gut feeling when they vote for the state's top leader in the Nov. 2 election. The foremost criteria must be which of the top two candidates can work within the dysfunction of Sacramento to set the state back on the path of solvency and growth - and do so quickly. Under that criteria, the only choice is Jerry Brown...

...The last thing California needs right now is a political novice who will have to learn on the job about building coalitions, motivating legislators and the fundamental task of the governor's job.

California needs Jerry Brown, the master politician, who can use his considerable skill and charm to make the structural changes that state government needs to continue operating.

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From the Santa Cruz Sentinel: "Jerry Brown for Governor"

"It's tempting when looking at the two major-party candidates for governor of California, Republican Meg Whitman and Democrat Jerry Brown, to ask if either is capable of leading California out of the wilderness of the past decade. The answer -- based on their experience, voting records and the current campaign -- is that the best choice for voters clearly is Brown.

...Brown understands that the state has to drastically improve infrastructure and job training to come back. He wants to invest in renewable energy, cut regulations and consolidate the profusion of regulatory agencies.

Jerry Brown has the experience, vision and unique ability to think outside the box that California needs more than ever. The Sentinel recommends Brown as our next governor."

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From the Stockton Record: "Brown for Governor"

"...In Whitman's case, there is no record. She's never held elected office and only recently discovered that, jeez, running a government isn't the same as running a corporation. No, it's not, as Arnold Schwarzenegger quickly learned after arriving in Sacramento. Do we really have another two or three years to wait for a governor to come to the political party?

...At 72 and no longer harboring political ambitions beyond governor, Brown should be able to focus on what needs to be done. He understands the problems and even offers some solutions..."

OAKLAND - As Meg Whitman continues her Schwarzenegger-like bus tour of California's fast food restaurants, Brown spokesman Sterling Clifford released the following statement:

"Meg Whitman likes to tell Californians that she doesn't owe anyone anything, but she owes Governor Schwarzenegger more than she wants to admit.

Outsider who will blow up the boxes? We've heard that before. Running the state more like a business? Check. Bus tour? A familiar tune. Why does so much of the Whitman campaign feel like a rerun? Because it is.

Arnold Schwarzenegger entered California politics with a cadre of the most expensive Republican consultants he could find, and they fed him a divisive agenda that Californians rejected. He had the good sense to send them packing. They have now de-camped to Whitman's headquarters where they are recycling their empty slogans and shrill accusations. Incredibly, Meg Whitman has already spent more than $14 million on Schwarzenegger's old crew.

Schwarzenegger's top strategist Mike Murphy? On the Whitman bus for $90,000 a month. The Governor's former political director, Jeff Randle, is on Whitman's payroll for more than half a million dollars. Schwarzenegger veterans Rob Stutzman, Mitch Zak, John McLaughlin, Stuart Polk, and more than 30 other consultants jumped from Schwarzenegger to Meg Whitman. She even uses the same public speaking coach.

Governor Schwarzenegger and Meg Whitman both say insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results. On that, we all agree."

Click here to see the Schwarzenegger/Whitman campaign staff connections

SAN FRANCISCO - Citing his unparalleled record of public service and longstanding commitment to empowering and strengthening the Asian Pacific Islander community, Northern California's top Asian Pacific Islander elected officials today announced their strong support for Attorney General and Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Jerry Brown.

"As Governor, Mayor and Attorney General, Jerry Brown has been an invaluable partner with the Asian American and Pacific Islander community and he is the best choice to get California working again," said Congressman Michael Honda. "Jerry has appointed Asian American and Pacific Islanders to top posts in unprecedented numbers, lowered small business taxes, created jobs and locked up gangsters, corporate criminals and scam artists. In challenging times like these, Jerry Brown will be a Governor that leaves no Californian behind."

"We need Jerry Brown as our next governor not only because of his experience, but because of his commitment to the advancement of women, as demonstrated by his prior Gubernatorial Administration, which ranks among the most diverse in California history," said Chairwoman of the California State Board of Equalization Betty Yee.

"There is no time for on-the-job training in the Governor's office. We need a leader who has crafted solutions, balanced budgets, created jobs, bolstered education and cleaned up our streets," said California State Senator Leland Yee. "Jerry Brown is the only candidate in this race who has fought for our community and the only candidate with the knowledge and know-how to get our state back on its feet."

"Meg Whitman thinks that our community's vote can be won with glossy advertising, multilingual voice-overs and prepackaged talking points," said Assemblymember Fiona Ma. "But there is only one candidate with a record to support the rhetoric, and his name is Jerry Brown."

As Governor, Jerry Brown had one of the most diverse administrations in the nation, appointing more than 250 Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to government positions, boards and commissions - more appointments than any Governor in California history. This included appointing Asian Pacific Californians to head state departments for the first time and appointing the first Asian American to serve on the University of California's Board of Regents.

Brown also appointed dozens of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to the judiciary, including the first two Chinese Americans to ever serve on the California Court of Appeal, the first Japanese American woman judge in California and the first Filipino American to serve on the Superior Court in U.S. history.

While serving as Governor, Brown also pushed policies and signed legislation to support and strengthen the Asian Pacific Islander community. Brown, for example:

-Boosted small businesses by making loans more accessible to minority communities and lowering taxes for small businesses.

-Increased educational opportunities for all communities by nearly quadrupling K-12 education funding and doubling higher education funding.

-Made the American dream possible in minority communities by implementing the nation's first anti-redlining measure, prohibiting lenders from denying loans based on a neighborhood's ethnic make-up. Brown also made housing more available by creating the Housing Finance Authority, which offered low interest loans for home buyers.

As Mayor of Oakland, Brown's commitment to minority communities and businesses remained strong. In fact, Brown attracted new residents, development and investment and aggressively fought crime. While Brown was Mayor, Oakland was considered one of the top ten cities to do business in according to Forbes magazine. Brown launched an initiative to attract more than 10,000 new residents to the city, secured more than $700 million in investment for the Port of Oakland and founded two tuition-free charter high schools located in the heart of the city. Under his leadership, crime was reduced 13% citywide.

As the state's current Attorney General, Brown has boosted public safety and fought to protect consumers. His efforts include prosecuting scam artists defrauding entrepreneurs and small businesses, battling Wall Street banks, arresting mortgage scammers, investigating public officials stealing from taxpayers and busting street gangs and drug operations.

Given Brown's record and commitment, Asian Pacific Islander leaders across California have endorsed his candidacy. This includes Congressional members Mike Honda, Doris Matsui and Judy Chu, State Controller John Chiang, State Board of Equalization member Betty Yee, Former Acting Lt. Governor Mona Pasquil, California Democratic Legislative Caucus members: Senators Carol Liu and Leland Yee, Assembly Members: Mike Eng, Paul Fong, Warren Furutani, Mary Hayashi, Ted Lieu, Fiona Ma, Alberto Torrico and Mariko Yamada.

Jerry Brown is also supported by San Francisco Board of Supervisors President David Chiu, Campbell Mayor Evan Low, Mountain View Mayor Margaret Abe-Koga, Monterey Park Mayor Anthony Wong, Cupertino Vice Mayor Gilbert Wong, Union City Council Member Manny Fernandez, Colma City Council Member Joanne Del Rosario, Alhambra Unified School District Member Bob Gin, Philippine News President Francis Espiritu, CEO of Megatoys Charlie Woo, Former Deputy State Superintendent of Instruction Henry Der, Former Appointment Secretary Michael Yamaki, Little Tokyo Service Center Executive Director Bill Watanabe, Former Milpitas Mayor Henry Manayan, Former Palo Alto Mayor Yoriko Kishimoto, longtime API community leader Maeley Tom, Civil Rights attorney Dale Minami, Executive Director of the Japanese Cultural and Community Center, Paul Osaki, Former US Civil Rights Attorney Yvonne Lee, and many other leaders.