Willie Brown Shares Insights at CalChamber Board Dinner

Former Assembly Speaker Willie Brown (left), also two-term mayor of San Francisco, was the featured guest at the December 9 dinner gathering of the CalChamber Board of Directors, chaired by Donna Lucas (center) of Lucas Public Affairs. In response to questions from retiring CalChamber President and CEO Allan Zaremberg (right), Brown entertained listeners with comments on changes in the California political landscape since his time as the longest-serving Assembly Speaker, emerging leaders in national politics, and other subjects.
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