<p>Movie star-turned-governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's first State of the State address and first budget overshadowed another historic political event this week: the retirement of Willie Brown after nearly 40 years in public office.</p>
<p>Brown ended eight years as mayor of San Francisco on Thursday, turning over the office to designated successor Gavin Newsom. His mayoral reign followed 31 years in the state Assembly, a record 15 of them as speaker and the self-proclaimed "ayatollah of the Legislature."</p>