Hal Brown

Hal Brown, a Marin County supervisor who is a first cousin to former Gov. Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown Jr., has announced his candidacy for state insurance commissioner in next year's elections. Brown, 53, a Democrat, said he will run primarily on the theme that the incumbent commissioner, Republican Chuck Quackenbush, has not adequately protected consumers. He charged that Quackenbush's California Earthquake Authority, the state quake insurance agency, is already a failure.

It's been a struggle for the two contenders for the Democratic nomination for state insurance commissioner. Neither Assemblywoman Diane Martinez of Monterey Park nor Marin County Supervisor Hal Brown is at all well known. Neither has substantial funds to change that through advertising. And neither is getting much free publicity as they move throughout the state seeking votes in the June 2 primary election. With the governor's office and a U.S.

The two candidates in the little-noticed race for the Democratic nomination for insurance commissioner were active in the Los Angeles area Friday and Saturday, both staking out positions on the liberal side of the political spectrum. On Saturday, Marin County Supervisor Hal Brown told the Mexican American Political Assn. convention in downtown Los Angeles that if he becomes commissioner he will end "redlining" in auto insurance and work to provide every child in the state with health insurance.

The two candidates in the little-noticed race for the Democratic nomination for insurance commissioner were active in the Los Angeles area Friday and Saturday, both staking out positions on the liberal side of the political spectrum. On Saturday, Marin County Supervisor Hal Brown told the Mexican American Political Assn. convention in downtown Los Angeles that if he becomes commissioner he will end "redlining" in auto insurance and work to provide every child in the state with health insurance.

It's been a struggle for the two contenders for the Democratic nomination for state insurance commissioner. Neither Assemblywoman Diane Martinez of Monterey Park nor Marin County Supervisor Hal Brown is at all well known. Neither has substantial funds to change that through advertising. And neither is getting much free publicity as they move throughout the state seeking votes in the June 2 primary election. With the governor's office and a U.S.

XTRA-AM (690) has hired former KGTV (Channel 10) North County bureau chief Hal Brown to guide its fledgling news operation. Brown, who will serve as the station's news director, also has worked for KOGO-AM during its short-lived attempt to do a news-talk format and KSDO-AM, among other San Diego radio stations. XTRA is expected to switch to news-talk within the next 30 to 60 days.

An Orange County development company has agreed to buy Los Alamitos Race Course for $100 million in cash, officials announced Saturday. Hollywood Park, the current owner of the facility in Cypress, also agreed to continue to operate Los Alamitos through a leaseback agreement until the year 2001 for an annual base rent of $3.5 million.

Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush, recipient of $6 million in insurance industry contributions, will not accept new donations from the companies for now, a campaign spokesman said Tuesday. Jonathan Wilcox, the spokesman, said Quackenbush has in fact not accepted any insurance company money for the last 18 months.

Hal W. Brown Jr., who was convicted last month in federal court of an antitrust violation in connection with the billboard industry, has resigned as chairman of Hollywood Park Realty Enterprises and as a board member of Hollywood Park, a spokesman for the race track announced Wednesday. According to his attorney, Richard Favretto, Brown will also resign as senior vice president of the Gannett Outdoor Co., effective Aug. 1.

Hal Brown, a Marin County supervisor who is a first cousin to former Gov. Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown Jr., has announced his candidacy for state insurance commissioner in next year's elections. Brown, 53, a Democrat, said he will run primarily on the theme that the incumbent commissioner, Republican Chuck Quackenbush, has not adequately protected consumers. He charged that Quackenbush's California Earthquake Authority, the state quake insurance agency, is already a failure.

As the director of the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), I took a great deal of interest in a recent article titled "Family Left Shaken in Molestation Case," Oct. 7. I cannot provide the facts of this case because of confidentiality statutes as well as my belief that children do not deserve to have the details of their abuse and neglect made public. However, I would like to clear up some possible misconceptions concerning the laws DCFS operates under. DCFS does not investigate cases where children are abused by unknown persons who live outside the home.

It is the last weekend of summer, officially speaking. And by all predictions, San Diego's beaches, hotels and other popular tourist spots will be packed by throngs of people eager to enjoy the final glimmer of summer 1985. Visitors flocking to San Diego may not, however, see America's Finest City at its best. Hot, humid and smoggy conditions today, Saturday and Sunday are predicted by the National Weather Service.