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Jerry Brown

A homeless man on the street in San Francisco. Conservatorship law complicates treatment for mentally ill homeless Californians.
Commentary
Hard truths about deinstitutionalization, then and now
Ronald Reagan and Jerry Brown, two of the most consequential governors ever in California, led the state during two of the most well intended but poorly executed movements in this state’s history. The first was the de-institutionalization of the mentally ill. The second resulted in fewer prison inmates, and significant increases in homelessness and untreated mental illness.
By • March 10, 2019
Gov. Jerry Brown speaks to reporters after the swearing in of Supreme Court Justice Joshua Groban on Jan. 3, 2019, at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in Sacramento.
Capitol
Jerry Brown gets $120,000 in retirement
Former Gov. Jerry Brown, who pushed to rein in public employee pension costs, has started drawing on his $120,000-a-year pension after decades of public service. Brown officially retired Jan. 7 to his ranch in Colusa County and began drawing $9,994.29 a month after 33.5 years of service, according to Amy Morgan, a spokeswoman for the […]
By • January 23, 2019
Victorious California Governor-elect Gavin Newsom greets campaign supporters as his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom looks on.
Capitol
About that giant, surplus-plus budget surplus
The governor put the surplus into three buckets: $3 billion for education and social services, $8.5 billion in one-time spending and $10 billion to build what he is calling “budget resiliency.”
By • January 15, 2019

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