Back in the mid-to-late 90’s and/or early 2000’s, Gov Brown refused to pay out of state companies for electric services already provided. Dominion Resources (D) was a company that had to take a write down at the end of year of $1.25 and $1.00 two years in a row. Folks in California will then remember the problem with companies in Texas and Virginia as well as elsewhere refusing to renew contracts to provide electricity. Gov Brown then laughably tried to sue those very companies he bilked on charges of public rights.
Which is weird, because Jerry Brown wasn't governor in that period. His first term was 1975-1983, and his second term was 2011 to 2019.