In California mayoral race, some see a great black hope
Ex-congressman seeks new course for Oakland
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Jerry Brown, the two-term California governor and former presidential candidate, swept into the mayor's office of this beleaguered city nearly eight years ago promising to reinvigorate its ailing urban core. (Full article: 924 words)
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