State Senator Debra Bowen (top), D-Redondo Beach, is running for Secretary of State. Jerry Brown, Mayor of Oakland (bottom), is running for Attorney General. Photos by Margaret Molloy
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TODAY: DTSM to Host Pride Events and Block Festival on Third Street Promenade
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