Author: Sherry Bebitch Jeffe
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political leadership
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Modern Speakership of the California State Assembly
Author: Sherry Bebitch Jeffe
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political leadership
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political leadership
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Remarks to NCSL Re Oral History of the Modern Speakership, California State Assembly
Author: Sherry Bebitch Jeffe
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Legislative bodies
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Legislative bodies
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
The Speaker's Electoral Connection
Author: Richard A. Clucas
Publisher: Institute of Governmental Studies Press
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Publisher: Institute of Governmental Studies Press
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
A New Legislature for Modern California
Author: Dean Eugene McHenry
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 40
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Willie Brown
Author: James Richardson
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520327268
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 820
Book Description
This is the first comprehensive biography of Willie Brown, one of California's most enduring and controversial politicians. Audacious, driven, talented—Brown has dominated California politics longer and more completely than any other public figure. James Richardson, a senior writer for The Sacramento Bee, takes us from Brown's childhood, through his years as Speaker of the State Assembly, to his election as San Francisco's mayor. Along the way we get a riveting, behind-the-scenes account of three decades of California politics.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520327268
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 820
Book Description
This is the first comprehensive biography of Willie Brown, one of California's most enduring and controversial politicians. Audacious, driven, talented—Brown has dominated California politics longer and more completely than any other public figure. James Richardson, a senior writer for The Sacramento Bee, takes us from Brown's childhood, through his years as Speaker of the State Assembly, to his election as San Francisco's mayor. Along the way we get a riveting, behind-the-scenes account of three decades of California politics.
Journal of the Assembly, Legislature of the State of California
Author: California. Legislature. Assembly
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 1944
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 1944
Book Description
How Our Laws are Made
Author: John V. Sullivan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
The Journal of the Assembly During the ... Session of the Legislature of the State of California
Author: California. Legislature. Assembly
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 1418
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 1418
Book Description
Power Shift
Author: David R. Ayón
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780877724568
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780877724568
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Big Daddy
Author: Bill Boyarsky
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520219678
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
"Jesse Unruh was a remarkable phenomenon in American politics, a figure of tremendous energy and intelligence, with flaws to match. Although he never held public office beyond his home state, his institutional creativity as Speaker of the California Assembly and as State Treasurer had nationwide impact. Bill Boyarsky followed Unruh's career from the early days, and has produced a careful, fair-minded, and appreciative portrait without neglecting skeletons in the closet, buried bodies, and other colorful details of California politics that only a long-term, well-informed observer could provide."—Nelson Polsby, University of California, Berkeley "Jesse Unruh was California's most flamboyant and influential legislator. He has a worthy biographer in Bill Boyarsky, one of the state's best-ever political reporters. Boyarsky has written a lively treasure of a book that is at once critical and sympathetic: he unflinchingly describes Unruh's larger-than-life flaws but gives him deserved credit as an effective populist who wrote civil rights and education laws that were well ahead of their time. Beyond biography, this fascinating book provides a revealing examination of a state capitol culture that has been swept aside by the modern era of term limits and lavish campaign spending. Boyarsky writes about a vanished time when people cared about politics, and politicians like Unruh also cared about the people."—Lou Cannon, author of Governor Reagan: His Rise to Power "Big Daddy is the gripping real-life story of Jesse M. Unruh and the development of California following WWII. Boyarsky reveals how Unruh's multi-faceted character shaped his significant contributions. He was an institution builder who created a professional legislature and a passionate centrist who promoted civil rights, shareholder rights, and a responsible system of educational financing and accountability. This page turner pulls no punches in describing the complexities of the man and his times and their relevance for today's divisive politics."—Ann N. Crigler, chair of the Department of Political Science, University of Southern California "If Bill Boyarsky had merely written about "Big Daddy" Unruh, one of the most powerful California politicians of the 20th Century, this would have been a valuable book. Jesse comes alive in all his bullying bulk and commitment to progressive public policy. But Boyarsky's work is much more than that. It is a close-up look at California's Capitol when it consistently worked, not always in a pretty way. Those politicians may have sinned, but they definitely succeeded in meeting the needs of a fast-growing state. This is an enjoyable read with many lessons."—George Skelton, L.A Times State Political Columnist "Only a seasoned reporter such as Bill Boyarsky would have the insight and skill to chronicle the life and times of this flamboyant but enigmatic politician, this gruff giant, this wizard of the legislative process, this ardent advocate and fierce opponent, the late great Jesse Unruh."—Kevin Starr, Professor of History, University of Southern California
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520219678
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
"Jesse Unruh was a remarkable phenomenon in American politics, a figure of tremendous energy and intelligence, with flaws to match. Although he never held public office beyond his home state, his institutional creativity as Speaker of the California Assembly and as State Treasurer had nationwide impact. Bill Boyarsky followed Unruh's career from the early days, and has produced a careful, fair-minded, and appreciative portrait without neglecting skeletons in the closet, buried bodies, and other colorful details of California politics that only a long-term, well-informed observer could provide."—Nelson Polsby, University of California, Berkeley "Jesse Unruh was California's most flamboyant and influential legislator. He has a worthy biographer in Bill Boyarsky, one of the state's best-ever political reporters. Boyarsky has written a lively treasure of a book that is at once critical and sympathetic: he unflinchingly describes Unruh's larger-than-life flaws but gives him deserved credit as an effective populist who wrote civil rights and education laws that were well ahead of their time. Beyond biography, this fascinating book provides a revealing examination of a state capitol culture that has been swept aside by the modern era of term limits and lavish campaign spending. Boyarsky writes about a vanished time when people cared about politics, and politicians like Unruh also cared about the people."—Lou Cannon, author of Governor Reagan: His Rise to Power "Big Daddy is the gripping real-life story of Jesse M. Unruh and the development of California following WWII. Boyarsky reveals how Unruh's multi-faceted character shaped his significant contributions. He was an institution builder who created a professional legislature and a passionate centrist who promoted civil rights, shareholder rights, and a responsible system of educational financing and accountability. This page turner pulls no punches in describing the complexities of the man and his times and their relevance for today's divisive politics."—Ann N. Crigler, chair of the Department of Political Science, University of Southern California "If Bill Boyarsky had merely written about "Big Daddy" Unruh, one of the most powerful California politicians of the 20th Century, this would have been a valuable book. Jesse comes alive in all his bullying bulk and commitment to progressive public policy. But Boyarsky's work is much more than that. It is a close-up look at California's Capitol when it consistently worked, not always in a pretty way. Those politicians may have sinned, but they definitely succeeded in meeting the needs of a fast-growing state. This is an enjoyable read with many lessons."—George Skelton, L.A Times State Political Columnist "Only a seasoned reporter such as Bill Boyarsky would have the insight and skill to chronicle the life and times of this flamboyant but enigmatic politician, this gruff giant, this wizard of the legislative process, this ardent advocate and fierce opponent, the late great Jesse Unruh."—Kevin Starr, Professor of History, University of Southern California