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Willie Brown

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2012

    Prop. 13: Willie Brown Offers Advice on Solving Problem He Helped Create

    San Francisco voters are a forgiving lot. Local politicians can make huge messes, solve them years later -- and reap the credit for tackling the problems of their own making. Over the weekend, Willie Brown offered his advice on how to address one of the most burdensome and unfair rules of Propositio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2012

    London Breed's F-Bomb Fallout

    If Supervisor Chris Daly has taught us anything about San Francisco, it's that we really don't give a fuck how bad a potty mouth our city leaders have. But for some (political) reason, District 5 supervisor candidate London Breed's profanity-laced diatribe against Willie Brown has not sat well w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2012

    Ross Mirkarimi, You Are No Willie Brown

    ​It hardly takes a deft mind to liken the ongoing Ross Mirkarimi domestic violence saga to the telenovelas his wife used to star in. Yet yesterday's testimony from ex-Mirkarimi flame Christina Flores was broad and prurient to an extent that would scare off even a soap opera sponsor. Per Flores, fr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2012

    Gold Dust Lounge Supporters Hope Nostalgic film Will Help Save Beloved Bar

    With a March 10 eviction around the corner, owners of the Gold Dust Lounge are making every last-ditch effort to keep the iconic watering hole open. This week, they released this information-packed video and are hosting a random singalong with former Mayor Willie Brown tonight, hoping the entertainm ... More >>

  • News

    December 14, 2011

    Law & Disorder: "The Examiner" Punches Crooks in the Junk

    With a March 10 eviction around the corner, owners of the Gold Dust Lounge are making every last-ditch effort to keep the iconic watering hole open. This week, they released this information-packed video and are hosting a random singalong with former Mayor Willie Brown tonight, hoping the entertainm ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2011

    Willie Brown Not Returning Chronicle's Calls

    Hello, operator? ​During Herb Caen's heyday, he shared lunch with Willie Brown every week. When the Chronicle tabbed the latter to fill the former's long-empty shoes three years ago, the paper was desperately hoping it could, once again, win readers with an eccentric man about town. Brown, of cour ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2011

    A Father's Day Wishlist: Kiss Hilarity, Glen Hansard Busking, My Bloody Valentine Humming, and More

    Cake Picture Gallery​ Lou Reed set the bar rather low with his idea of the perfect day: sips of sangria in the park, a trip to the zoo, a movie. "It Was a Good Day" also kept it simple, with Ice Cube's ideal 24 hours consisting of mom's home cooking, playing craps, and a Lakers victory. Nigeri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2011

    Utah Newspaper One-Ups Chronicle, Gives Column to *Active* Mayor

    Da Mayor has competition​The Deseret News has raised some eyebrows with its decision to make the sitting mayor of Utah's second-largest city a columnist. West Valley City Mayor Mike Winder is apparently excited about this new platform to share his great ideas, which include the recent establishmen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2011

    Ross Mirkarimi Says Talk of Mayoral Run is 'a Leap'

    Running for mayor?​After reading Willie Brown's column on Sunday, reporters started peppering Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi with calls about whether he plans to run for mayor. Why? In his column, Brown leaves readers to believe that the District 5 supervisor is planning not only a run for sheriff but ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2010

    Pension Reform Prop. B Helmed By Rookie Strategist Darcy Brown

    Darcy Brown's first job as a San Francisco campaign consultant won't be an easy one​On Monday, the Chronicle revealed that consultant Jim Stearns is being tapped to lead labor's charge against Jeff Adachi's Prop. B pension reform measure -- a move that was all but inevitable. Stearns is labor and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2010

    Willie Brown Oh-So-Fashionably Late To Transbay Transit Center Groundbreaking

    High speed rail: more aerodynamic than my hair​Groundbreaking ceremonies might just be the most mind- numbingly predictable of all political events. Yet this morning's christening of the imminent demolition of the Transbay Terminal and seven-year construction of the new Transbay Transit Center was ... More >>

  • News

    May 19, 2010

    SF Weekly Letters

    High speed rail: more aerodynamic than my hair​Groundbreaking ceremonies might just be the most mind- numbingly predictable of all political events. Yet this morning's christening of the imminent demolition of the Transbay Terminal and seven-year construction of the new Transbay Transit Center was ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2010

    Baylinks: Women on Bikes, New Campground, & Willie Brown

    Hopefully, this won't be a problem in the Presidio.​New campground opens in the Presidio. [SF Citizen]Who's into naming Third Street after Willie Brown? Possibly just Willie Brown. [SFAppeal]Banksy piece turned into Frank Chu piece. [Mission Mission]Vote for McLaren Park if you want to give the pl ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 7, 2010

    Tales of the City

    Hopefully, this won't be a problem in the Presidio.​New campground opens in the Presidio. [SF Citizen]Who's into naming Third Street after Willie Brown? Possibly just Willie Brown. [SFAppeal]Banksy piece turned into Frank Chu piece. [Mission Mission]Vote for McLaren Park if you want to give the pl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2010

    Why Does Chron Ignore What Willie Brown Writes -- In the Chron?

    What'll it take to get Willie Brown quoted in the Chronicle?​If you were penning an article for the Chronicle about whether Willie Brown was a viable candidate to serve as San Francisco's interim mayor, you'd think the following quote from Hizzoner himself would be somewhat relevant: "I have no in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2009

    Were S.F. Public Works Jobs Part of Massive Fraud Scheme? Union Officials Say Yes.

    Don FeriaPolice escourt a woman from NBC General Contractors' Oakland offices during a May raid​If you're looking for the Lord Voldemort of local labor, Bay Area union officials have a nomination: Monica Ung. The owner of NBC General Contractors has been charged by Alameda County prosecutors with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2009

    Willie's Water World Withheld: State Senate Committee Tables Brown-Sponsored Bill That Would Overturn S.F. Ruling, Enrich Massive Engineering Firm

    What can Brown do for you? If you're Parsons Engineering, he can get your bill passed in the Assembly -- but not, thus far, in the Senate.Last week, we reported how former Mayor Willie Brown sponsored a legislative bill that would have changed the state's conflict of interest laws to retroactively o ... More >>

  • News

    July 1, 2009

    Willie Brown tries to force city to restore lucrative contract with engineering firm

    What can Brown do for you? If you're Parsons Engineering, he can get your bill passed in the Assembly -- but not, thus far, in the Senate.Last week, we reported how former Mayor Willie Brown sponsored a legislative bill that would have changed the state's conflict of interest laws to retroactively o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2009

    Chronicle Decries Willie Brown-Sponsored Bill SF Weekly Reported On Last Week -- But Can't Track Down Its Own Columnist Brown

    Have you seen this man? The Chronicle can't seem to find him. A week ago, SF Weekly reported on the curious case of former mayor -- and current Chronicle columnist -- Willie Brown carrying the water for a massive engineering firm that the city shut out of a Hetch Hetchy irrigation project. In a nuts ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2009

    Has Willie Brown Outfoxed the Board of Supervisors -- Again?

    Why was Willie Brown -- that's him on the left -- involved in sponsoring an Assembly bill the city's Board of Supervisors is madly hoping to derail?It probably wasn't really Mark Twain who said "Whiskey is for drinking; water is for fighting over." But until the day 80-proof distilled spirits ... More >>

  • News

    March 11, 2009

    Willie's Birthday Plans

    Why was Willie Brown -- that's him on the left -- involved in sponsoring an Assembly bill the city's Board of Supervisors is madly hoping to derail?It probably wasn't really Mark Twain who said "Whiskey is for drinking; water is for fighting over." But until the day 80-proof distilled spirits ... More >>

  • News

    January 28, 2009

    New Board prez David Chiu meets da mayor

    Why was Willie Brown -- that's him on the left -- involved in sponsoring an Assembly bill the city's Board of Supervisors is madly hoping to derail?It probably wasn't really Mark Twain who said "Whiskey is for drinking; water is for fighting over." But until the day 80-proof distilled spirits ... More >>

  • News

    October 29, 2008

    The Class of 2000

    Eight years after being swept into office, a once-disorganized band of neighborhood leftists tries to create a citywide political machine.

  • Blogs

    August 23, 2008

    Podcast: News & Booze Saturday Edition

    Eight years after being swept into office, a once-disorganized band of neighborhood leftists tries to create a citywide political machine.

  • News

    July 30, 2008

    Chron insiders hate Willie Brown's new column

    Eight years after being swept into office, a once-disorganized band of neighborhood leftists tries to create a citywide political machine.

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2008

    The High Price of Getting a Head: City Hall Busts Cost an Arm and a Leg

    Eight years after being swept into office, a once-disorganized band of neighborhood leftists tries to create a citywide political machine.

  • News

    February 13, 2008

    Reader Quiz: Which Willie Brown Quotes Are Stranger Than Fiction?

    Eight years after being swept into office, a once-disorganized band of neighborhood leftists tries to create a citywide political machine.

  • News

    December 19, 2007

    Demo Sale

    The party's leaders are putting their lack of ethics on display once again

  • News

    October 3, 2007

    Willie Brown Declares London Breed a Contender for Mark Leno's Seat

    The party's leaders are putting their lack of ethics on display once again

  • News

    August 30, 2006

    Pol Dancing

    The party's leaders are putting their lack of ethics on display once again

  • News

    February 22, 2006

    Moonstruck

    The Rev. Moon has opened an unexpected front in his struggle to win a broader audience for his messianic pretensions: African-American churches and their preachers

  • News

    December 28, 2005

    Keep It Really Real

    Willie Brown acknowledges his cronies fed at the city trough? Now that's funny.

  • Dining

    April 20, 2005

    Fat City

    Good for you and just plain good, too: the organic and delicious philosophy at Jack Falstaff

  • News

    December 22, 2004

    The High Life

    Breathing in sleaziness at the rarefied and urbane levels of San Francisco political life

  • News

    January 14, 2004

    Same as the Old Boss?

    Why the new mayor should resist political pressure from the new shadow ayatollah of San Francisco politics, real estate mogul Clint Reilly

  • Calendar

    December 24, 2003

    The King Is Dead

    How better to say goodbye to Willie Brown than with an exhibit of wicked political cartoons?

  • Film

    December 24, 2003

    City Hall

    We hope Gavin Newsom follows through on promises to shake up the Film Commission

  • News

    December 10, 2003

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of December 10, 2003

  • News

    December 3, 2003

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of December 3, 2003

  • News

    November 19, 2003

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of November 19, 2003

  • News

    November 5, 2003

    Lee Way

    The public career path of Andrew Lee explains a lot about what's wrong with Willie Brown's style of politics and governance

  • News

    October 8, 2003

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of October 8, 2003

  • News

    September 24, 2003

    Kamala's Karma

    She's smart, she's experienced, and she's running for DA. But she's Willie Brown's ex-girlfriend, and her opponents are trying to crucify her for that.

  • News

    May 28, 2003

    Making Scents at SFO

    Bad stuff's hitting the fan out at the airport. Can mayoral confidante Eleanor Johns help keep the smell down?

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 14, 2003

    People & Places

    Bad stuff's hitting the fan out at the airport. Can mayoral confidante Eleanor Johns help keep the smell down?

  • News

    February 5, 2003

    Class Action

    A peek at the future of higher political education

  • News

    January 1, 2003

    Fissilingual Predictions

    Chewing on the past and future is a New Year's cliché that no word-loving breedbate can resist

  • News

    August 28, 2002

    The Stealth Campaign

    At a seemingly innocuous event in the Sunset, Willie Brown proves again why he's the patron saint of patronage

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 15, 2002

    People & Places Readers' Poll

    At a seemingly innocuous event in the Sunset, Willie Brown proves again why he's the patron saint of patronage

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 15, 2002

    Best Place to Meet Beautiful Women

    Any Social Engagement With the Mayor in Attendance

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