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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 as the first African American to hold the office. [1] Born in Mineola, Texas, where he graduated from high school, Brown
The 1995 San Francisco mayoral election was held on November 7, 1995, with a runoff election held on December 12, 1995. Former Speaker of the California State Assembly Willie Brown defeated incumbent mayor Frank Jordan in a runoff election to become the 41st Mayor of San Francisco .
Willie Brown speaks during the Willie Mays Celebration of Life Ceremony at Oracle Park on July 8, 2024, in San Francisco, California. Tony Avelar—Getty Images “We actually had an emergency ...
Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown said former President Trump’s story about nearly dying in a helicopter with him was not true, calling it “creative fiction.” At a press conference ...
Willie Brown, the former mayor of San Francisco and California political powerbroker, said in a recent interview that Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) could be next in line for the top of the ...
Willie Brown is the first black mayor of San Francisco. London Breed is the first black female mayor. Breed was a District 5 supervisor and president of the Board of Supervisors, who won a special election following the death of Mayor Ed Lee on December 12, 2017. Breed served out the remainder of Lee's uncompleted term (until January 8, 2020 ...
Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown outside John's Grill in San Francisco on Oct. 4. In an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle after the news conference, Willie Brown, ...
The 1999 San Francisco mayoral election was held on November 2, 1999, with a runoff election held on December 14, 1999. Incumbent mayor Willie Brown won reelection against supervisor and current Assemblyman Tom Ammiano and nine other candidates for a second term as Mayor of San Francisco .