From the LA Times:

If political payback against 1992 presidential rival Jerry Brown had anything to do with Bill Clinton’s support of San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom for governor, the former president fought hard Monday to convince Californians otherwise.

Clinton didn’t mention Brown’s name as he announced his support for Newsom, Brown’s rival in the Democratic primary for governor in June 2010.

Instead, Clinton spoke for nearly 20 minutes about protecting the environment and followed that up with a nod to Newsom as a man dedicated to the cause.

“San Francisco may be the greenest community in the entire country, and it’s because of his leadership,” Clinton said of the beaming mayor in a library at Los Angeles City College. A solar panel stood nearby as a display prop.

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