In 1999, Jerry Brown called Maurice Lim Miller at home. Brown was mayor of Oakland at the time, and Miller was on the board of an organization applying for more than $10 million dollars for youth programs.
“And most mayors you’d think would be really happy that we’re bringing that kind of money into the city,” says Miller.
But Brown wasn’t happy – he was upset. And after looking more closely at the proposal, Miller understood why.
