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Willie Lewis Brown Jr. (born March 20, 1934) is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party , he served as mayor of San Francisco from 1996 to 2004, the first African American to hold that office.
Mar 14, 2024 · At 90, California political icon Willie Brown still dominates every room he enters. Willie Brown, former mayor of San Francisco and the first Black person to serve as speaker of the California State Assembly, in a conference room at his law office in downtown San Francisco on Feb. 7, 2024. Photo by Laure Andrillon for CalMatters.
Oct 13, 2020 · Kamala Harris did have a relationship with Willie Brown, who later served as San Francisco’s mayor, between 1994 and 1995 ( here Los Angeles Times first linked the pair in 1994 ( here her career ...
Aug 14, 2020 · Willie Brown was a fixture in California politics for years, serving as speaker of the state assembly for 15 years, and known as something of an unofficial deal-maker and influencer. He first met ...
Mar 21, 2024 · Brown turned 90 this week. (Jose Luis Villegas / For The Times) By George Skelton Capitol Journal Columnist. March 21, 2024 12:18 PM PT. SACRAMENTO —. The first time I saw Willie Brown he was ...
Jul 1, 2024 · Willie Brown (born March 20, 1934, Mineola, Texas, U.S.) is an American politician who was the first African American speaker of the California State Assembly, the longest-serving speaker of that body (1980–95), and mayor of San Francisco (1996–2004). Brown was born into poverty in rural Texas and moved to San Francisco after graduating ...
Mar 20, 2024 · SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Former Mayor Willie Brown is known for his elaborate birthday parties. When he turned 75 years old in 2009, he invited 120 of his closest friends to Paris. On March 20 ...
Oct 8, 2020 · Of the new oral history, said Brady, “A chance to listen to Willie Brown is an opportunity to listen to a master politician who shaped his era through his hard work, perspicacity, progressive commitments and political genius.”. In the oral history, Brown also talks about the Berkeley campus and the importance of its innovative research.
Mar 21, 2024 · Willie Brown wears pink star socks at a celebration of Willie Brown’s 90th birthday at City Hall in San Francisco on March 20, 2024. (Martin do Nascimento/KQED) His former press secretary, P.J. Johnston, who helped organize the event, joked that Brown once chastised him and sent him home “for having the temerity to wear linen in January.”
Jan 11, 2024 · Brown joins several fellow famous San Franciscans who have made the list, including former Giants player Willie Mays, former San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk and former 49ers quarterback Joe ...
