Gavin Newsom could learn, as Jerry Brown did earlier in his career, that political stunts as governor can haunt a presidential bid.

California needs $85 billion for public employees' retirement health care. Gov. Newsom's new labor deals pause spending to pre-fund that expense.

Andrew Cuomo turned to municipal politics after resigning from New York’s governorship amid a sexual harassment scandal. Former California Gov. Jerry Brown had a more prosaic reason for mounting a run ...

California firefighters say their retirement age puts them at risk of injury and illness. They're asking to lower that date, a move that former Gov. Jerry Brown warns would add risk to pension plans.

Outgoing California Gov. Jerry Brown is retiring next month to Colusa County, a part of the state that he's lost every time he's been on the ballot.

Willie Brown denies Trump claim they ‘went down’ in helicopter together. It’s unclear whether Trump meant to refer to former governor Jerry Brown instead of former mayor Willie Brown - but ...

Jerry Brown and Arnold Schwarzenegger, who also sought to leverage California’s economic and cultural might to bridge geopolitical gaps on climate change. But a lot has changed in the past five ...

Former Gov. Jerry Brown, California’s longest-serving governor, and wife and former First Lady Anne Gust Brown stand in front of their home at their ranch in December.

Watch an exclusive clip from 'Jerry Brown: The Disrupter,' the new documentary about the four-time governor of California, directed by award-winning filmmaker Marina Zenovich.

Former California Gov. Jerry Brown is living off the grid in retirement, but he's still deeply connected on two issues that captivated him while in office and now are center stage globally ...