In fiery interview, former Gov. Jerry Brown blasts SF term-limit ballot measure
Former Gov. Jerry Brown doesn’t often speak up about local issues these days. But something spurred him to break his silence this week — and it had nothing to do with Minneapolis.
Brown, 87, who lives on a ranch in Colusa County, is speaking out against a proposed San Francisco charter amendment that would bar anyone who has served two full terms as a supervisor or mayor from ever running for those offices again.
“I think a lifetime ban is a bad idea,” Brown said in a fiery phone interview with The Standard. “It’s a proposal that doesn’t deserve the dignity of the whole process of a charter amendment.”
Brown was first elected as California’s governor in 1975, serving two terms, and returned to office after winning two additional terms in the 2010s. The San Francisco proposal would not affect the governor’s office or state-level races.
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