STATE : Kathleen Brown Off and Running
Kathleen Brown kicked off her campaign for state treasurer today, faulting previous treasurers for not releasing bond money quickly enough.
Brown said in Los Angeles during the first in a series of news conferences scheduled around the state that billions of dollars in voter-approved bonds for new schools, housing and earthquake safety have stalled in the state treasurer’s office because of “bureaucratic delays.”
“Every year that we wait, the cost of the projects is going to go up,” she said. “If I were treasurer, I would make sure we got those bonds into the marketplace.”
Brown formalized her Democratic bid at a morning news conference, flanked by her father, former Gov. Pat Brown, and other family members.
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