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Patrick O. Brown

American biochemist, inventor and entrepreneur

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Nov 23, 2025
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Did the governor request federal troops for the Watts riots?

Contemporary reporting and multiple historical accounts agree that state — not federal — forces quelled the 1965 Watts unrest: California’s National Guard (eventually many thousands of guardsmen) were...

Nov 5, 2025

What role did the Newsom family's business and social network play in Gavin Newsom's political rise in California?

Gavin Newsom’s ascent in California politics was shaped by a mix of family ties, elite patronage, entrepreneurship, and personal political skill. The record shows , but observers disagree on how decis...