Those were the words of former Gov. Jerry Brown. He spoke them in 1975 when another Republican by the name of Gerald Ford was ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Former President Donald Trump confused two prominent California politicians on Thursday when he recounted a helicopter ride he described as near-death. However, a politician on ...

The National Fire Academy, the country's preeminent federal fire training academy, has canceled classes effective immediately ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

with former Mayor of San Francisco, Willie Brown, and others. First of all, it was in New Jersey, not California, and it was Willie Brown, not former Governor Jerry Brown. … But now Willie doesn ...

In 1998, a ballot measure supported by then-Mayor Jerry Brown finally did. Measure X converted Oakland into the “strong mayor”-esque style of government it still has today. This measure turned ...

He was Assembly Speaker from 1998-2000. He briefly considered a run for governor in 2010, but opted to remain mayor -- particularly with Jerry Brown grabbing top billing as a Democratic candidate.