Calbuzz: Jerry Brown Must Fire Flack Who Secretly Taped Reporters

by Publius

From the Calbuzz Blog:

The stunning news that a spokesman for Attorney General Jerry Brown secretly taped a conversation with SF Chronicle reporter Carla Marinucci, admitting that this something he did routinely, leaves Brown with one and only option: fire the flack immediately.

The paper reported Friday that Brown press spokesman Scott Gerber acknowledged taping the call, apparently in direct violation of California Penal Code Section 632, which says that conversations may not be taped without notice to all parties.

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Dick Nixon must be rolling over in his grave.

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