Brown steps up efforts to squelch competing tax hike proposals

latimes.com — By Nicholas Riccardi and Anthony York, Los Angeles Times On a recent evening, a dark sedan glided to the curb at a two-story Craftsman off Crenshaw Boulevard near the Santa Monica Freeway. It carried Gov. Jerry Brown and his top aide, fresh off a day of squiring the vice president of China around Los Angeles.
New favorite detail: Gov. Brown and an aide helped a political opponent's daughter w/ homework after meeting. t.co/KAv6nZKz
Cheese, crackers, sparkling apple juice and political arm twisting. Brown pushes activists to drop tax plans. t.co/KAv6nZKz