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. “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.

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.

The University of California has been honored with the 2017 Edmund G. “Pat” Brown Award in recognition of the UC system’s legacy of environmental and economic leadership. The award is presented ...