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Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown talked about his memoir, Basic Brown: My Life and Our Times. Mr. Brown served in the California State Assembly for thirty years and as mayor for two t…

At the opening dinner of a conference on international solutions to global problems, participants spoke about the price of being dedicated to peaceful resolution of conflicts. Former Preside…

The speakers talked about the issues faced by cities, including homeland security and health care.

Mayor Brown spoke about national housing issues and other headline news issues. The Mayor was in Washington to participate in the Mayor’s Conference National Housing Forum that was presentin…

Secretary of State Colin Powell and other dignitaries took part in a ceremony commemorating 50 years of Japanese-American friendship. In 1951 representatives of forty-eight nations signed th…

Officials and business leaders talked about ways to build strong urban economies. Among the issues they addressed were community-based organizations and services designed to provide financia…

San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown (D) delivered the commencement address at Morehouse College. He talked about the unique education and experience of Morehouse College and the unique American…

Representatives Loretta Sanchez, D-California, Maxine Waters, D-California and Richard Gephardt, D-Missouri, paid tribute to John Sweeney for his efforts to increase the political influence …

Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes a…

The San Francisco State University was host to this debate on Affirmation Action Ballot Proposal. San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown and California Assemblyman Bernie Richter debated affirmati…

Afternoon session speeches were followed by a march by the Democratic women members of Congress.

San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown (D), who graduated from San Francisco State University in 1955, spoke to graduates about his academic career at the university and the challenges facing grad…

The National Organization for Women hosted a Women’s Rights March in San Francisco, CA. Activist Dick Gregory, President Patricia Ireland, National Organization for Women, and Actor Danny Cl…

Former California Governor Jerry Brown, San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, and other California government officials talked about the need for revision of the California state constitution. T…

The memorial service for Commerce Secretary Ron Brown, held at the Metropolitan Baptist Church in Washington D.C.. Brown was killed in the crash of a U.S. Air Force jet in Croatia that took …

Mayor Willie Brown was inaugurated as mayor of San Francisco and spoke to a large outdoor gathering of family, friends and supporters. He was a long-time member of the California State Assem…