Former eBay chief Meg Whitman's campaign for governor of California has a familiar ring to it: She's an outsider from the business world who promises to sweep the Capitol clean of politics-as-usual and deliver fiscal common sense. California voters have heard ...

California needs an elder statesman who can broker deals to lead it out of its current fiscal morass, not an autocratic CEO who is used to giving orders, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown said Wednesday. A day after launching his campaign, Brown took aim at ...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - State Attorney General Jerry Brown on Tuesday formally announced his run for governor with a promise to "get California working again," setting the stage for a likely November showdown with former eBay chief Meg Whitman, the Republican front-runner. Brown, 71, a feisty veteran of California politics and three-time presidential contender, has made no secret of his intention ...