Jerry Brown
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Jerry Brown

Jerry Brown served as the 34th and 39th governor of California, from 1975 to 1983 and again from 2011 to 2019. He was also the mayor of Oakland, Calif., from 1999 to 2007.

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  • A Few Good Schools
    Charter Schools

    A Few Good Schools

    Why start a charter school in the style of a military college-prep academy? Put simply, Oakland’s public high schools are a disaster.

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