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President Kamala Harris? What Her California Years Reveal

Barry Holtzclaw — Sun, 21 Jul 2024 19:13:30 +0000

Is Vice President Kamala Harris on track to be the first Democratic president from California?

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After Years of Dysfunction, Can 4Cs Weather Another Crisis?

Jennifer Wadsworth — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 17:00:56 +0000

Many among the rank-and-file at the long-embattled 4C Council fear that Ben Menor will run yet another nonprofit into the ground.

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Child Care Nonprofit Allegedly Mismanaged Employee Pensions

Jennifer Wadsworth — Wed, 24 Jan 2018 17:30:05 +0000

The 4C Council child care nonprofit is under fire once again—this time for allegedly cheating employees out of retirement benefits.

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State Leaders Past, Present Honor John Vasconcellos

Rich Robinson — Thu, 12 Jun 2014 21:13:14 +0000

California’s political elite, including Gov. Jerry Brown, turned out in mass Wednesday at the State Capitol to honor the late former State Sen. John Vasconcellos. “John always believed people were born good,” Brown said. “I have a darker view.”

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Bay Bridge Had to be Dedicated to a Brown

Rich Robinson — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 15:22:35 +0000

There is no question that Willie Brown deserves the honor of having a span of the Bay Bridge named after him, given his lifetime of service to the city and county of San Francisco. Considering the political heavyweights who share that last name, there isn’t an infrastructure project since 1958 that does not have a Brown imprimatur.

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Why Sheriff Smith Won’t Run for Mayor

Rich Robinson — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:40:21 +0000

We dream of the perfect candidate in our business. The right person, at the right time, with resources to win and the perfect fit for the populace and the times. Barack Obama in President 2008, Jerry Brown Governor in 2010, Willie Brown for San Francisco Mayor 1995, and Sheriff Laurie Smith for San Jose Mayor 2014. Only the last scenario won’t happen.

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Moving Van

Pete Campbell — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:47:23 +0000

There’s been a lot of chatter about the reasons why Van Jones had to leave his position as the green-jobs czar for the White House. One theory has it that Fox’s Glen Beck is to blame for his constant hammering about Van Jones’ past controversial statements. The line advanced here was that Beck was seeking revenge for being made the target of a boycott by the group, Color For Change (co-founded by Jones). Color For Change lobbied a number of advertisers to stop sponsoring Beck’s show.

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