BROWN signs landmark climate bill -- COX’s radio ads channel TRUMP -- BECERRA targets gangs and fraud -- MOONVES saga roils Hollywood -- TRAVIS ALLEN to run for state GOP chair?

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THE BUZZ: Gov. Jerry Brown hates the word “legacy” — but he is also keenly aware that his father, the late Gov. Edmund “Pat” Brown, is remembered for his imprint on some Very Big Things that shaped 20th Century California, longtime state politics watcher Dan Schnur told the Commonwealth Club of California Monday night.

-- The elder Brown was the builder of state highways, the U.C. system and the California state water project. And now, as Jerry Brown wraps up his fourth term as governor, he is also building a future for California — this time, on the environmental front. His actions Monday — on the kickoff of the week when he will host leaders from around the world to the Global Action Climate Summit in San Francisco — again aim to put California at the forefront on the issue of climate change, as well as to push back against the Trump administration.

Via POLITICO’S Jeremy B. White in Sacramento: “California’s Brown signs renewable energy bill in another rebuke to Trump” -- “California will aim to derive all its retail electricity from renewable sources by 2045 under a bill Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law on Monday, with backers framing the measure as the state’s latest rebuke to environmental backsliding by the Trump administration.

-- “The bill ‘is sending a message to California and the world that we are going to meet the Paris agreement and we are going to continue down that path to transition our economy,’ Brown said, referencing the climate accord from which President Donald Trump withdrew the United States last year.”

-- “Trump has made himself an outlaw on the matter of climate change,” Brown said in a follow-up interview with POLITICO’s David Siders on Monday. “And since climate change is [an] existential threat, I would say that doing what he’s doing to undermine efforts that will save lives and prevent catastrophe for California, for America and the world, is about as reprehensible as any act that any American president has ever been guilty of.”

MORE BROWN: “The clash has intensified because Trump, more than anybody else in the whole world in terms of national leaders, is going in the opposite direction. He’s trying to subsidize coal, undermine vehicle emission standards, sabotage clean electricity, make it harder to buy electric vehicles and on and on. So, yes, we’re going on a certain course.”

-- Still, Brown said the legislation California enacted was not primarily a reflection of who occupies the White House, saying that even if Trump did not exist “we would still be doing this.”

“This is the next step in California’s continuing effort to combat global warming,” Brown said. “It’s a very important commitment to clean energy that sends a signal to industry to step up to the plate and provide the new technologies that are required.” Read the full story by POLITICO’s Jeremy B. White and David Siders.

-- THE BIG WEEK IS HERE: “San Francisco hosts global climate summit — will it make a difference?” by MercNews’ Paul Rogers: “This week, thousands of political leaders, scientists, activists, journalists, celebrities and business leaders will arrive in San Francisco for a global summit on climate change, an event that makes California a worldwide flag-bearer on the issue at a time when the federal government is in retreat.” Story.

-- ALSO ON THE WAY: “Climate summit protesters demand a place for indigenous voices in the room,” by SFChronicle’s Megan Cassidy and Ashley McBride: “Hundreds of activists snarled commute-heavy traffic, picketed or simply sat in yoga poses outside the Parc 55 hotel in San Francisco’s clogged downtown Market Street area Monday morning, the first weekday leg of what promises to be a rocky series of protests against this week’s Global Climate Action Summit.” Story.

BUENOS DÍAS, Good Tuesday morning. It’s the 17th anniversary of 9/11. Jerry Brown will be in San Francisco as part of the launch of his climate summit. John Cox has launched new ads in the governor’s race, while frontrunner Gavin Newsom has launched a “blue bus” tour of the state to help other Democrats.

-- “Where’s Jerry?” Release from the governor’s office: “In the lead-up to the Global Climate Action Summit this week, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. will deliver the keynote address at the Carbon Pricing Delivering Climate Action event tomorrow in San Francisco, hosted by the European Commission, the Government of Canada and the California Air Resources Board. Details: Sept. 11, 8:30 a.m., Palace Hotel, SF.

-- COUNTDOWN: ELECTION DAY is in 56 DAYS.

-- QUOTE OF THE DAY: “There’s a difference in how some of our leadership talk about how we should handle all of this..They say, ‘Maxine, please don’t say impeachment anymore. And when they say that, I say ‘impeachment, impeachment, impeachment, impeachment, impeachment, impeachment, impeachment.’” -- Rep. Maxine Waters to supporters over the weekend. Via Fox News.

-- TWEET OF THE DAY: Jerry Brown @JerryBrownGov: "#SB100 and this executive order put California on a path to meet the goals of Paris and beyond. It will not be easy. It will not be immediate. But it must be done. #ActOnClimate #SB100 #GCAS2018 http://bit.ly/100-signing”

-- BONUS TWEET OF THE DAY: @KamalaHarris: “Congratulations @johnlegend on becoming the first Black man to achieve an EGOT! Well deserved.” That’s Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony

-- VIDEO OF THE DAY -- New RNC ad aims to show Democrats going wild and getting chaotic -- and stars Cory Booker, Nancy Pelosi and Maxine Waters to make the case that “The Left Is Crazytown.” Watch here.

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THE TRUMP ERA

-- SHRUM AND MURPHY: “Two longtime political street fighters have a new cause: restoring civility to Trump-era public discourse” by LATimes’ George Skelton: “Democratic strategist Bob Shrum and Republican guru Mike Murphy are heading up a new Center for the Political Future. … The program will bring in political pros for civil debates and public policy discussions, showing students they don’t need to scream at each other to make their points. And without ticking off people, they can cooperate and work on solutions to today’s problems.” Story.

-- “Different odds for ‘de facto’ parents” by OC Register’s Roxana Kopetman: “While you’ve heard a lot about immigrant children who remain in the United States and separated from their parents, the grandmother and granddaughter are part of another group — nonparental families who’ve also been separated at the border.” Story.

''BUILD THE WALL” SIGNS? -- “Allegations of racism at Orange County high school football game underscore broader tension in the Trump era” by LATimes’ Howard Blume: “The disputed incidents occurred at Friday night’s contest between Aliso Niguel and Santa Ana high schools, during which Santa Ana Principal Jeff Bishop became upset by what he saw as racially tinged intimidation by Aliso Niguel students. In Facebook posts after the game, Bishop described signs expressing support for President Trump and proclaiming ‘We love White’ and ‘Build the Wall,’ a reference to Trump’s pledge to build a barrier along the border between the United States and Mexico.” Story.

CALIFORNIA AND THE CAPITOL CORRIDOR

-- BECERRA’S LATEST -- “California Says Gangs Stole $1 Million by Credit Card Fraud” by AP’s Don Thompson: “Members and associates of the BullyBoys and the CoCo Boys street gangs based in the suburbs east of San Francisco defrauded hundreds of victims by breaking into dozens of medical and dental offices to steal credit card terminals and patient records, said state Attorney General Xavier Becerra and police chiefs from three Northern California cities.” Story.

-- WEST COAST VS. EAST COAST BATTLE -- “Court: UC Berkeley cannot patent gene editing research,” by SFChronicle’s Bob Egelko: “UC Berkeley’s breakthrough research on gene editing, the transfer of genetic material between living organisms with the potential to cure diseases, did not give the university exclusive rights to patent and use the technology, a federal appeals court ruled Monday. Story.

-- “Jerry Brown’s second governorship unmasked the irreverent iconoclast’s inner traditionalist” by LATimes’ Miriam Pawel: “Jerry Brown arrived in Sacramento in the mid-’70s determined to shake up the Capitol, disdainful of old-style political rituals. Yet Brown’s challenges to the status quo masked a deep respect for different traditions, the kind that shaped the history and character of California.” Story.

-- “Once again, most ‘job killer’ bills rejected” by CALmatters’ Dan Walters: “The one survivor had a familiar author, Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher, a San Diego Democrat who has a remarkable record of getting her ‘job killer’ bills, most of which deal with labor union or employment issues, through the Legislature.” Column.

-- “SF’s filthy streets: We’re spending far more on cleaning than other cities” by SFChronicle’s Matier & Ross: “The 47-square-mile city spends more than four times as much as Chicago does to keep streets clean, according to a recent budget and legislative analyst’s report. And Chicago, at 227 square miles, is almost five times larger than San Francisco.” Column.

SF CHRONICLE’S KATHLEEN PENDER: “Relax, federal tax law won’t raise your CA income tax” -- “Not surprisingly for a state of nonconformists, the Legislature adjourned Sept. 1 without conforming California state income taxes to any part of the Republican-crafted federal tax law passed in December.” Column.

-- TICKET TO RIDE -- “Free Warriors tickets, no ethics violation for Oakland mayor and councilwoman, report say” by MercNews’ Thomas Peele and David Debolt: “Mayor Libby Schaaf and Councilwoman Lynette Gibson McElhaney did not violate the city’s ethics rules by helping themselves to free tickets to attend Golden State Warriors’ playoff games and other marquee events, an investigator with the city’s Ethics Commission has found.” Story.

-- IN SAN DIEGO -- “Mayor Touts Progress From Homeless Storage Facility Opening” by NBC San Diego’s Megan Tevrizian: Nearby residents have expressed concerns about sharing their neighborhood with a storage facility for the homeless but the mayor was optimistic about the outcome.” Story.


CAMPAIGNS 2018 AND BEYOND

-- GAVIN’S BLUE BUS: “Ahead in the governor’s race, Gavin Newsom begins bus tour to help other Democrats,’’ by LATimes’ Phil Willon: “Gavin Newsom kicked off a statewide bus tour Monday in the Santa Clarita Valley to bolster fellow Democrats in California’s contested congressional races, saying the party’s efforts to retake control of the House with President Trump in the White House was just as critical to the state as his campaign to become its next governor. Story.

-- FIREWORKS AHEAD: LATimes’ Patrick McGreevy reports on a development that could herald the start of another contentious battle between the Tea Party/Trump contingent and the moderate wing inside the state GOP -- “Assemblyman Travis Allen weighing run for chairman of GOP.” Allen, who recently ended an unsuccessful run for govenor, is a strong Trump backer who has echoed his calls for The Wall and tougher sanctions against undocumented immigrants. Story.

-- “Rogue billionaires are giving the GOP and Democrats a migraine,’’ by McClatchy’s Adam Wollner: “Republican Richard Uihlein and Democrat Tom Steyer have poured tens of millions of dollars into the 2018 campaign. And their political parties are irritated about it.” Story.

COX ON RADIO -- Republican gubernatorial candidate John Cox hit the airwaves with his first radio ad Monday — taking a page from the playbook of Donald Trump in arguing that his California campaign addresses millions of “forgotten” voters. His claim: those Californians have lost economic ground “under Gavin Newsom’s watch.’' “These new radio ads highlight the reality that millions of forgotten Californians must choose between buying gas to get to work or groceries to feed their families. Politicians like Gavin Newsom talk about change, but they’ve done nothing,” said Cox, himself a millionaire businessman, in a statement.

-- The ads, in English and Spanish, began today with a “substantial budget statewide,’' his campaign said, though it did not specify a figure. Listen to the spots here in English and here in Spanish.

-- FEINSTEIN RIPS ''OLIGARCH” TRUMP -- via Newsmakers with Jerry Roberts: “In Santa Barbara on Sunday, Senator Dianne Feinstein warned that U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s legal beliefs could shield Donald Trump, ‘a president who thinks he’s above the law.’” Story.

-- “Republicans Balk at Democrats’ Pledge to Snub Hackers” by The Atlantic’s Natasha Bertrand: “On Friday, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee pledged, among other things, not to use stolen or hacked materials in their campaigns this fall. Their Republican counterparts declined to match that commitment, pulling out of the pledge negotiations just days before the oath was finalized and shifting the blame to the Democrats—and to the press.” Story.

-- MONEY, MONEY -- DJ Khaled will join LA Mayor Eric Garcetti, TV Host Jimmy Kimmel, and other celebrities for a “major event” to raise money for state Democratic parties on Sept. 25. Garcetti will be emcee for the Democratic Victory Fund’s “1 Night, $1 Million, 10 States, 100s of Victories. See the Facebook pitch here.

-- Newport Beach Attorney “Avenatti would base his 2020 campaign in St. Louis” by POLITICO’s Natasha Korecki: “The fiery [Michael] Avenatti, who’s served as a marquee foil to the president, has already spent time in Iowa, Ohio and New Hampshire and said he has at least 28 Democratic events on his calendar before November.” Story.


MIXTAPE

-- “The Godfather of California Organics is Optimistic About the Future of Food” by KQED’s Naomi Starkman: Story.

-- “I-5 reopens near Shasta Lake after lengthy shutdown by Delta Fire,’’ by SFChronicle’s Michael Cabanantuan-- Story.

-- “San Clemente woman is accused of faking Cal Fire husband to scam people for donations” by LATimes’ Alejandra Reyes-Velarde: Story.

-- “Dixon confronts a Trump trickle-down after vice mayor’s antigay comments” by SFChronicle’s Sarah Ravani: Story.

-- “Massive boom hopes to corral Pacific Ocean’s plastic trash” by AP’s Olga R. Rodriguez: Story.

-- “Pipeline Company Found Guilty in 2015 California Oil Spill” by AP’s Amanda Lee Myers And Robert Jablon: ” Story.

-- “What It’s Like to Work for a Coding Startup … In Prison” by KQED’s Ryan Levi: Story.

HOLLYWOODLAND

-- HOLLYWOOD TALKING ABOUT ….”CBS’s Handling of Les Moonves Accusations Hampered by Battle for Control,’’ via WSJ: CBS board members were aware for months that the company’s chief was facing a claim of sexual assault and rumors of more. Story.

-- “In Hollywood, there’s a nerdy new hobby: Flipping the House” by WaPo’s Michelle Ye Hee Lee: “Hollywood’s fervor for this year’s midterm elections rivals that of recent presidential campaigns, according to Democratic donors and strategists in the Los Angeles area who say the energy is driven by a belief that a Democratic-controlled House can serve as a powerful check on President Trump.” Story.

SILICON VALLEYLAND

-- “Google’s ‘no-show’ in Congress adds to its political headache” by WaPo’s Tony Romm: “Now, Google faces the potential that lawmakers could ramp up their attacks -- not to mention their demands for a top Google executive to appear soon on the Hill.” Story.

-- “Interview with Priscilla Chan: Her super-donor origin story” by TechCrunch’s Josh Constine: “Chan shares her vision for cause-based philanthropy designed to bring equity of opportunity to the underserved, especially in Facebook’s backyard in The Bay.” Interview.

-- “Can Mark Zuckerberg Fix Facebook Before It Breaks Democracy?” by The New Yorker’s Evan Osnos: “The Cambridge Analytica revelations touched off the most serious crisis in Facebook’s history, and, with it, a public reckoning with the power of Big Tech. Facebook is now under investigation by the F.B.I., the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Department of Justice, and the Federal Trade Commission, as well as by authorities abroad, from London to Brussels to Sydney.” Story.

-- “iPhone 2018 launch: what to expect from Apple” by The Guardian’s Samuel Gibbs: “Apple’s yearly iPhone launch is scheduled for Wednesday evening, with expectations high for not just one new smartphone but a fleet of new iPhone X-inspired phones, a new smartwatch and maybe even new iPads.” Story.

-- “Apple is talking to big newspapers about joining its subscription service” by Recode’s Peter Kafka: “The discussions are happening as Apple ramps up its interest in content sales and subscription. It is putting at least $1 billion into a slate of TV shows it expects to start showing next year, and many people believe Apple would like to market a supersized subscription offering that bundles music, video and news together.” Story.


BIRTHDAYS

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