First Take: Flashing back with Jerry Brown. Race to the middle. Women of the year.

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George Skelton talks to Jerry Brown about Brown’s latest run for governor, while Capitol Weekly’s John Howard remembers what it was like to cover Brown’s governorship.

Cathleen Decker looks at how Brown and Meg Whitman are already battling for the political center.

Patrick McGreevy reports additional overtime pay may be limiting savings from state worker furloughs.

Roger Vincent looks at the growing interest in some Los Angeles office buildings, owned by the state, that are up for sale.

In Sacramento today, lawmakers will honor their choices for women of the year. Business groups object to recent changes in the ballot summary of June’s open primary initiative.

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-- Anthony York