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California Gov. Jerry Brown speaks before signing a bill mandating the paid leave that supporters say will guarantee that workers don't lose their jobs or their paychecks if they or a family member gets sick, in Los Angeles Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

S&P: California recovers growth with tax increases

By JUDY LIN - Associated Press

Gov. Jerry Brown speaks during a gubernatorial debate with Republican challenger Neel Kashkari in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014. Thursday's debate is likely to be the only one of the general election. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, Pool)

Tesla plant in Nevada comes back to haunt California Gov. Brown in debate

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Plastic single-use bags are carried past the State Capitol in Sacramento, California. The California State Legislature on Friday passed a statewide ban on plastic grocery bags. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

California legislature approves ban on plastic bags

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

California state assemblyman Tim Donnelly joined protesters outside of Gov. Jerry Brown's mansion on Tuesday during a luncheon honoring Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto. (Twitter/ChrisMegerian)

Calif. assemblyman joins protesters outside Gov. Brown’s luncheon for Mexican president

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

California Gov. Jerry Brown, left, greets Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto during a meeting with Mexican-American community leaders and others in Los Angeles, Monday, Aug. 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Mexican president calls for immigration reform

By Brian Melley - Associated Press

Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto addresses Mexican and Japanese press and dignitaries, during Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's oficial visit at the National Palace in Mexico City, Friday, July 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Mexico’s president starts California visit in LA

Associated Press

FILE - This June 25, 2014, file photo shows a group of immigrants from Honduras and El Salvador who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border illegally are stopped in Granjeno, Texas. The influx at the border is largely families with children or by minors traveling alone. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

California to give legal aid to immigrant minors

By JULIET WILLIAMS - Associated Press

California Governor Jerry Brown, attends a Signing of Memorandum of Understanding on Trade and Investment between California and Mexico, in Mexico City, Wednesday, July 30, 2014. California's governor is on a three day visit to Mexico.(AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Brown signs tax credit extension for Northrop

Associated Press

Gov. Jerry Brown, right, shakes hands with Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, after Brown signed to measure t0 place a $7.5 billion water plan on the November ballot, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014, in Sacramento, Calif. The measure replaces an existing water bond that was approved by a previous Legislature but was widely considered to costly and unlikely to be approved by voters. The water plan was approved by lawmakers earlier in the day after weeks of negotiations between Brown and legislative leaders.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

California water bond signals historic compromise

By JULIET WILLIAMS - Associated Press

Back-dropped by a mural by Mexican painter David Alfaro Siqueiros, California Gov. Jerry Brown speaks during a press conference with U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Anthony Wayne, not seen, at the Soumaya museum in Mexico City, Monday, July 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

California’s Jerry Brown cites God, ‘religious call’ to embrace illegals

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Back-dropped by a mural by Mexican painter David Alfaro Siqueiros, California Governor Jerry Brown speaks during a press conference with U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Anthony Wayne, not seen, at the Soumaya museum in Mexico City, Monday, July 28, 2014. California's governor on Monday kicked off a three day visit to Mexico, where he will discuss immigration in separate meetings with President Enrique Pena Nieto and Central American diplomatic and religious leaders.(AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Brown: California willing to shelter more migrants

By Olga R. Rodriguez - Associated Press

In this photo taken Monday, July 21, 2014, is the unused water fountain located across the street from the state Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. The fountain was drained earlier in the year for repairs, but due to the one of the worst droughts in California history, the repairs and refilling the fountain have been delayed. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

California can’t say if it’s meeting drought goal

By Justin Pritchard and Matt Hamilton - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2012 file photo, Gov. Jerry Brown speaks in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

California Gov. Brown signs bill deleting ‘husband,’ ‘wife’ from marriage law

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Former Dallas Cowboys Josh Brent looks around in court during the penalty phase of the intoxication manslaughter trial in Dallas, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014. Brent was found guilty on Wednesday, of intoxication manslaughter and faces probation to 20 years for a fiery wreck that killed his teammate and close friend Jerry Brown. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Josh Brent released from jail; former Cowboys lineman served manslaughter time

By Nomaan Merchant - Associated Press

Gov. Jerry Brown talks to reporters outside the Old Governors Mansion on election night in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, June 3, 2014. Brown easily advanced to the November general election with early returns showing him with 57 percent of the vote. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

EDITORIAL: Jerry Brown, fiscal conservative?

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

California GOP governor’s primary race a dead heat

Associated Press

FILE -- In this Nov. 16, 2013 file photo is retired Marine Corp Major General Anthony Jackson, after he was sworn-in as the new director of the California State Parks in Sacramento, Calif. The parks department announced, Wednesday, May 21, 2014, that Jackson will retire from the department effective June 30, 2014.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli,file)

California state parks director steps down

By DON THOMPSON - Associated Press

Gov Jerry Brown said that &quot;California is definitely back,&quot; while speaking at the annual California Chamber of Commerce Host Breakfast.in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, May 21, 2014. Brown presented a robust defense of his record over the last three-and-half years, promoting his efforts in education, pension reforms, workers' compensation, criminal justice and the state's economic recovery.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Brown details record, challenges facing California

By JULIET WILLIAMS - Associated Press

$Richard Gray, left, joins others in a demonstration calling on Gov. Jerry Brown to end hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas, outside the auditorium where Brown spoke about climate change at the University of California Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics conference in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, May 19, 2014.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)$

Brown: California at ‘epicenter’ of climate change

By JULIET WILLIAMS - Associated Press