
Photo by Craig Harrington

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Clark attends Government Affairs Day in Sacramento
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Town Crier Publisher Becky Clark speaks to California Governor Jerry Brown at Governmental Affairs Day in Sacramento on Thursday. Photo by Craig Harrington


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