[3] He was defeated during his re-election campaign by Mayor Alex Vargas Archived 2020-04-05 at the Wayback Machine in a subsequent election.

[5] On August 17, 2014, via his Twitter account,[6] Brown proposed establishing a mandate on all uniformed city officers to wear cameras while on duty.

[8] Since winning his first elected public office, Brown has twice faced eviction proceedings at city apartments and also racked up numerous personal debts for more than $8,000 worth of charter flights with Surf Air, campaign consulting services, and a nearly $20,000 loan from California Republic Bank.

[10] In April 2015, residents of Hawthorne began organizing an effort to force Brown to resign from office.,[11][12] Hawthorne residents began protesting City Council meetings over Chris Brown's excessive personal spending as Mayor, using taxpayer funds for lavish trips, meals, and hotel stays.

[13] In August 2015, Brown reportedly bounced a $1000 check payable to the city to cover the cost of printing his candidate statement in ballot materials.