Willie L. Brown, Jr., has been at the center of California politics, government, and civic life for four decades. His career spans the American presidency from Lyndon Johnson to George W. Bush: he served in the California assembly for thirty years, fourteen-and-a-half of them as its speaker, and for two four-year terms (all that the law allows) as mayor of San Francisco. Today, he heads the Willie L. Brown Jr. Institute on Politics and Public Service, where this acknowledged master of the art of politics shares his knowledge and skills with a new generation of California leaders.
To The Washington Post, he's ""The Last Political Showman of the 20th Century."" Bill Clinton has called him ""the real Slick Willie."" Ronald Reagan's...
... Bernard Tyson, incoming CEO at Kaiser Permanente, Elizabeth Shih, Chief Administrative Officer of Dignity Health, and Honorary co-chairs Honorable Willie L. Brown Jr. and Michael Covarrubias. Also in attendance were Mark Adkins, President of...
...is celebrating the emerging affordable-housing project at 55 Laguna, under the leadership of Roberta Achtenberg and former Mayor Willie L. Brown, Jr., and LGBT seniors themselves. The city recently approved this housing development. Within a year, the...
...way you look at it, the Smuin Gala always measures up to the company’s sparkling reputation. With Willie L. Brown Jr. on board this year’s Honorary Chair, the gala raised over $300,000 for the Smuin Ballet Company. Over 250 guests donned Rat...
...way you look at it, the Smuin Gala always measures up to the company’s sparkling reputation. With Willie L. Brown Jr. on board this year’s Honorary Chair, the gala raised over $300,000 for the Smuin Ballet. Over 250 guests donned Rat Pack attire...
...February 12, 2013 A group of San Francisco residents is threatening to shut down construction on the new Willie L. Brown, Jr. Middle School when work begins later this year unless the school district agrees to hire neighborhood residents. Residents,...
...A group of San Francisco residents is threatening to shut down construction on the new Willie L. Brown, Jr. Middle School when work begins later this year unless the school district agrees to hire neighborhood residents. Residents, including those...
...Jill Tucker View: Larger | Hide An old school building was razed at the site of the future Willie L. Brown, Jr. Middle School. Photo: James Tensuan, The Chronicle An old school building was razed at the site of the future Willie... With...