Gov. Brown scrambles for support on cap and trade climate deal

By JONATHAN J. COOPER
SACRAMENTO – Gov. Jerry Brown warned Thursday of a California ravaged by forest fires, disease and mass migration if lawmakers fail to renew the state’s signature program to fight climate change, which he called “a threat to organized human existence.”
California’s longest-serving governor, who has spent most of his life in and around public service, told lawmakers “this is the most important vote of your life.” Brown, 79, even warn