Jim Newton has been preoccupied with and fascinated by Jerry Brown for a lifetime, and his new biography, “ Man of Tomorrow,” is a thoughtful look at the governor who shaped the state that has ...

I called him to verify a detail in “ Man of Tomorrow: The Relentless Life of Jerry Brown,” Jim Newton’s new biography of California’s elder statesman. Barzaghi first demanded that I define ...

Historians say Gov. Jerry Brown deserves a seat among California’s finest leaders, even if he doesn’t reach the top of the list, which most reserved for his father, former Gov. Pat Brown.

For Brown, who left the seminary and eventually began his long career in government, climate change is an issue that melds the spiritual and the political. “Religion deals with the fundamentals ...

Jerry is not.” Journalist Jim Newton’s comprehensive biography of California’s longest-serving governor is called “Man of Tomorrow: The Relentless Life of Jerry Brown.” Photo courtesy of Little, Brown ...

Former California governor and presidential candidate Jerry Brown is off the grid again, not only in the newest biography written by former Times journalist Jim Newton but also literally. “I’m ...

President Donald Trump greets California Gov. Jerry Brown as Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom, left, watches as he arrives on Air Force One at Beale Air Force Base for a visit to areas impacted by the ...

During Jerry Brown's first stint as California's governor three-plus decades ago, a number of books were written about him - some laudatory, some critical and some analytical.

Historians say Gov. Jerry Brown deserves a seat among California’s finest leaders, even if he doesn’t reach the top of the list, which most reserved for his father, former Gov. Pat Brown.