Brown takes questions at the Royal Cafe in Oakland in February 1998 during his run for mayor. (Ben Margot / Associated Press)
Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown sits at his desk in February 1999. In his first few weeks as mayor he welcomed two new businesses to town, made a high-profile appearance at the sentencing of a notorious crack dealer and backed a power play aimed at toppling, or at least shaking up, the school superintendent. (Randi Lynn Beach / Associated Press)
Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown, left, and Gov. Gray Davis unveil a plaque dedicated to Pat Brown on the door of the governor’s suite in the Capitol in November 2003. Pat Brown’s portrait is visible in the background. (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press)
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, center, poses with former governors George Deukmejian, left, Gray Davis, Jerry Brown and Pete Wilson in L.A. in February 2004. (Rene Macura / Associated Press)
Jerry Brown announces his candidacy for governor on March 2, 2010, on his campaign website. He vows that as governor he would try to ease Sacramento’s “partisan paralysis.” (Jeff Chiu / Associated Press)
