Green:Net April 29 San Francisco - Jerry Brown

Quotes from Keynote by California Gubernatorial Candidate Jerry Brown

and from interview with Katie Fehrenbacher, Earth2Tech:

"How do you handle the aftermaths of republican actor Governors during deep recessions? I am the only one with that unique experience."

"(Governing today) is a chess game with complicated rules and not as many moves as you would like to think."

"California has been a leader (in emissions) since Reagan was Governor and Nixon was President... in every case, the country has followed."

"Ive had long history in the state. Some say too long." 

"If you want innovation—don’t look in government."

"The state is always on a roller coaster." 

"The Country’s partisanship is now showing 'cult-like tendencies'."

"On prop 16 and Marin in particular: Its an example of a utility wanting to create more certainty for itself… while community wants to go its own path. To crush that with undue burden will limit innovation… we can learn from the experiment."

"Governors usually leave office to howls of excoriation."

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