Valley rally for Democrats

VAN NUYS - To the buoyant sound of the Doobie Brothers, an energetic crowd on Sunday greeted gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown and U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer like they were rock stars, lining up to shake their hands and chant their names. Troy Anderson in the Daily News.

Billed as "The Rally in the Valley," Brown, Boxer, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and a slate of other Democratic candidates on the Nov. 2 ballot spoke to a cheering crowd of more than 200 during a rare appearance at the Van Nuys headquarters of the Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley.