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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 · Willie Brown Jr., one of the most flamboyant and powerful politicians California has ever known, was delivered into this world by a midwife in his grandmother’s drafty, white clapboard house in segregated Mineola, Texas. Next week, he will turn 90 years old. Brown still dominates every room he enters with his smarts and swagger.
Mar 21, 2024 · Former Assembly Speaker and San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, who just turned 90, has cemented himself as one of the most influential politicians in California history.
Apr 26, 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).
Aug 14, 2020 · Vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris had an extramarital affair with former San Francisco Mayor and State Assembly Speaker Willie Brown, who gave her two political appointments that launched...
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.
Mar 21, 2024 · California political giant and former San Francisco mayor Willie Brown celebrated a milestone birthday this week. At 90 years old, his influence is still reflected in city and state politics today.
Jan 11, 2024 · Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown was inducted into California’s Hall of Fame on Thursday. In the announcement, Gov. Gavin Newsom described Brown as a “history-making mayor of San ...
Oct 2, 2020 · Former San Francisco Mayor and State Assembly Speaker Willie Brown is a political force and personality known well beyond the provincial world of local politics. During his decade and a half leading the State Assembly, Brown was admired and despised, respected and feared by politicos statewide.
Oct 22, 2019 · Brown was the consummate Raider. The Hall of Fame cornerback who helped fuel the Raiders’ success during 12 years on the field before becoming an integral part of the franchise during his post-playing career died on Tuesday after a battle with cancer. He was 78.
