Edmund G. “Pat” Brown, 90,the Democratic governor who led California through an era bullish on growth, beat Richard Nixon and lost to Ronald Reagan, died of a heart attack Friday night.

At times, Jerry Brown seemed to go out of his way to distance himself from his father. Edmund G. Brown Sr., California’s governor from 1959 to 1967, called himself a “big government man.” ...

Edmund G. Brown, governor of California, is an extraordinary politician. You know that he is a politician the instant he shakes your hand, and asks where you come from and how you spell your name.

For decades, Californians watched, analyzed, criticized and voted for Edmund G. Brown Jr. And for all that, he remains one of the most captivating, bewildering, inspiring and infuriating figures ...

Editor’s Note: Edmund G. (Jerry) Brown Jr. is Executive Chair of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. He completed his fourth term as the governor of California in 2019. Robert Rosner ...

Edmund G. Brown Jr. on Thursday signed into law a measure 20 years in the making to provide undocumented immigrants with driver’s licenses. “California is a dream, and while our critics and ...

Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed AB 1066, the farmworker overtime bill, he announced Monday. The bill impacts agricultural workers and their wages, hours, and work conditions. AB1066 passed in ...