Wed April 25, 2018
GGBCsf: Breakfast with Willie Brown in Union Square Wed Apr 25th
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San Francisco, The Way I See It!
ABOUT OUR SPEAKER (THANK YOU WIKIPEDIA)
Willie Lewis Brown Jr. (born March 20, 1934[1]) is an American politician of the Democratic Party. Brown served over 30 years in the California State Assembly, spending 15 years as its speaker and later served as the 41st mayor of San Francisco, the first African American to do so. Under current California term-limits law, no Speaker of the California State Assembly will be permitted to have a longer tenure than Brown's.[2] The San Francisco Chronicle called Brown "one of San Francisco's most notable mayors" who had "celebrity beyond the city's boundaries."
Born in Mineola, Texas, Brown graduated from San Francisco State University in 1955 and earned a J.D.from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 1958. He spent several years in private practice before getting elected to the California Assembly in 1964 in his second attempt. Brown became the Democrats' whip in 1969 then speaker in 1980. He was known for his ability to manage colleagues and maintain party discipline. According to The New York Times, Brown became one of the country's most powerful state legislators.[4] His long tenure and powerful position were used as a focal point of California's California ballot proposition to limit the terms of state legislators, which passed in 1990. During the last of his three allowed post-initiative terms, Brown maintained control of the Assembly despite a slim GOP majority by gaining the vote of several Republicans. Near the end of his final term, Brown left the legislature and became mayor of San Francisco.
Brown served as San Francisco mayor from January 8, 1996 until January 8, 2004. His tenure was marked by a significant increase in real estate development, public works, city beautification and other large-scale city projects. He presided over the "dot-com" era at a time when San Francisco's economy was rapidly expanding. Brown presided over the city’s most diverse administration with more Asian-Americans, women, Latinos, gays and African-Americans than his predecessors.[3] He increased funding of Muni by tens of millions of dollars and ended the city's policy of punishing people for feeding the homeless.
Many members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors opposed some of Brown's agenda and some of his initiatives, in particular office and housing development.[5] Brown was restricted by term limits from running for a third term as mayor and was succeeded by a political protege, Gavin Newsom. After being 'termed out' of the mayor's office, Brown officially retired from politics, although he had often been associated with former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who served for seven years after the end of Brown's mayoral tenure,[6][7] and continues to participate in fundraising for and advising other politicians.
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ABOUT OUR SPEAKER (THANK YOU WIKIPEDIA)
Willie Lewis Brown Jr. (born March 20, 1934[1]) is an American politician of the Democratic Party. Brown served over 30 years in the California State Assembly, spending 15 years as its speaker and later served as the 41st mayor of San Francisco, the first African American to do so. Under current California term-limits law, no Speaker of the California State Assembly will be permitted to have a longer tenure than Brown's.[2] The San Francisco Chronicle called Brown "one of San Francisco's most notable mayors" who had "celebrity beyond the city's boundaries."
Born in Mineola, Texas, Brown graduated from San Francisco State University in 1955 and earned a J.D.from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 1958. He spent several years in private practice before getting elected to the California Assembly in 1964 in his second attempt. Brown became the Democrats' whip in 1969 then speaker in 1980. He was known for his ability to manage colleagues and maintain party discipline. According to The New York Times, Brown became one of the country's most powerful state legislators.[4] His long tenure and powerful position were used as a focal point of California's California ballot proposition to limit the terms of state legislators, which passed in 1990. During the last of his three allowed post-initiative terms, Brown maintained control of the Assembly despite a slim GOP majority by gaining the vote of several Republicans. Near the end of his final term, Brown left the legislature and became mayor of San Francisco.
Brown served as San Francisco mayor from January 8, 1996 until January 8, 2004. His tenure was marked by a significant increase in real estate development, public works, city beautification and other large-scale city projects. He presided over the "dot-com" era at a time when San Francisco's economy was rapidly expanding. Brown presided over the city’s most diverse administration with more Asian-Americans, women, Latinos, gays and African-Americans than his predecessors.[3] He increased funding of Muni by tens of millions of dollars and ended the city's policy of punishing people for feeding the homeless.
Many members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors opposed some of Brown's agenda and some of his initiatives, in particular office and housing development.[5] Brown was restricted by term limits from running for a third term as mayor and was succeeded by a political protege, Gavin Newsom. After being 'termed out' of the mayor's office, Brown officially retired from politics, although he had often been associated with former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who served for seven years after the end of Brown's mayoral tenure,[6][7] and continues to participate in fundraising for and advising other politicians.
San Francisco, The Way I See It!
ABOUT OUR SPEAKER (THANK YOU WIKIPEDIA)
Willie Lewis Brown Jr. (born March 20, 1934[1]) is an American politician of the Democratic Party. Brown served over 30 years in the California State Assembly, spending 15 years as its speaker and later served as the 41st mayor of San Francisco, the first African American to do so. Under current California term-limits law, no Speaker of the California State Assembly will be permitted to have a longer tenure than Brown's.[2] The San Francisco Chronicle called Brown "one of San Francisco's most notable mayors" who had "celebrity beyond the city's boundaries."
Born in Mineola, Texas, Brown graduated from San Francisco State University in 1955 and earned a J.D.from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 1958. He spent several years in private practice before getting elected to the California Assembly in 1964 in his second attempt. Brown became the Democrats' whip in 1969 then speaker in 1980. He was known for his ability to manage colleagues and maintain party discipline. According to The New York Times, Brown became one of the country's most powerful state legislators.[4] His long tenure and powerful position were used as a focal point of California's California ballot proposition to limit the terms of state legislators, which passed in 1990. During the last of his three allowed post-initiative terms, Brown maintained control of the Assembly despite a slim GOP majority by gaining the vote of several Republicans. Near the end of his final term, Brown left the legislature and became mayor of San Francisco.
Brown served as San Francisco mayor from January 8, 1996 until January 8, 2004. His tenure was marked by a significant increase in real estate development, public works, city beautification and other large-scale city projects. He presided over the "dot-com" era at a time when San Francisco's economy was rapidly expanding. Brown presided over the city’s most diverse administration with more Asian-Americans, women, Latinos, gays and African-Americans than his predecessors.[3] He increased funding of Muni by tens of millions of dollars and ended the city's policy of punishing people for feeding the homeless.
Many members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors opposed some of Brown's agenda and some of his initiatives, in particular office and housing development.[5] Brown was restricted by term limits from running for a third term as mayor and was succeeded by a political protege, Gavin Newsom. After being 'termed out' of the mayor's office, Brown officially retired from politics, although he had often been associated with former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who served for seven years after the end of Brown's mayoral tenure,[6][7] and continues to participate in fundraising for and advising other politicians.
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ABOUT OUR SPEAKER (THANK YOU WIKIPEDIA)
Willie Lewis Brown Jr. (born March 20, 1934[1]) is an American politician of the Democratic Party. Brown served over 30 years in the California State Assembly, spending 15 years as its speaker and later served as the 41st mayor of San Francisco, the first African American to do so. Under current California term-limits law, no Speaker of the California State Assembly will be permitted to have a longer tenure than Brown's.[2] The San Francisco Chronicle called Brown "one of San Francisco's most notable mayors" who had "celebrity beyond the city's boundaries."
Born in Mineola, Texas, Brown graduated from San Francisco State University in 1955 and earned a J.D.from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 1958. He spent several years in private practice before getting elected to the California Assembly in 1964 in his second attempt. Brown became the Democrats' whip in 1969 then speaker in 1980. He was known for his ability to manage colleagues and maintain party discipline. According to The New York Times, Brown became one of the country's most powerful state legislators.[4] His long tenure and powerful position were used as a focal point of California's California ballot proposition to limit the terms of state legislators, which passed in 1990. During the last of his three allowed post-initiative terms, Brown maintained control of the Assembly despite a slim GOP majority by gaining the vote of several Republicans. Near the end of his final term, Brown left the legislature and became mayor of San Francisco.
Brown served as San Francisco mayor from January 8, 1996 until January 8, 2004. His tenure was marked by a significant increase in real estate development, public works, city beautification and other large-scale city projects. He presided over the "dot-com" era at a time when San Francisco's economy was rapidly expanding. Brown presided over the city’s most diverse administration with more Asian-Americans, women, Latinos, gays and African-Americans than his predecessors.[3] He increased funding of Muni by tens of millions of dollars and ended the city's policy of punishing people for feeding the homeless.
Many members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors opposed some of Brown's agenda and some of his initiatives, in particular office and housing development.[5] Brown was restricted by term limits from running for a third term as mayor and was succeeded by a political protege, Gavin Newsom. After being 'termed out' of the mayor's office, Brown officially retired from politics, although he had often been associated with former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who served for seven years after the end of Brown's mayoral tenure,[6][7] and continues to participate in fundraising for and advising other politicians.
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