California’s Brown Pushes Water Bond as Election Nears
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California Governor Jerry Brown is devoting the final days of what may be his last campaign for office promoting two ballot initiatives rather than himself.
Brown, a 76-year-old Democrat, has spent $10.7 million to help pass water bonds to ease drought and establish a new rainy-day reserve, according to filings through Oct. 23. The governor has used $3.8 million from his election fund as he faces Republican Neel Kashkari, a former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. executive, who trails by 21 points in a poll released yesterday.