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- ↑ Yamamura, Kevin (31 March 2011). "Bob Dutton: Jerry Brown's wife 'yelled' at him". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ↑ Venteicher, Wes (4 December 2018). "Gil Durán named to new post as California opinion editor". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
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