The Last of the Burtons?

They have dominated state and local politics for 50 years. Now, for the first time, the future of their "family business" is in doubt.

Brandon Fernandez
Kimiko, age 2, and her father, John, march with farm workers in 1966.
Courtesy of Kimiko Burton
Kimiko, age 2, and her father, John, march with farm workers in 1966.

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"Maybe Jeff Adachi hasn't even started. It's hard. He's throwing the Willie Brown thing at her. He's throwing the John Burton thing at her. And the campaign is just gearing up.

"Jeff Adachi is trying to turn into liabilities what I think are advantages," Michele says. "What wouldn't he give to have John Burton as a father!"

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