Willie Brown: The King Behind the Pawn

Written by Luke Thomas. Posted in Opinion, Politics

Published on August 02, 2011 with 2 Comments

What's wrong with this image of Ed Lee and Willie Brown at Lee's swearing in, 1/1/11, as the appointed, interim mayor? Photo by Luke Thomas.

By Luke Thomas

August 2, 2011

Show me the money! In the game of political chess, former Mayor Willie Brown is the king behind pawn (Ed Lee), pulling the strings in San Francisco politics and doing the bidding of his development clients to maintain control of Room 200 and its $7 billion purse.

Willie’s mantra: What’s good for Willie is good for San Francisco.

Luke Thomas

Luke Thomas

Luke Thomas is a former software developer and computer consultant who proudly hails from London, England. In 2001, Thomas took a yearlong sabbatical to travel and develop a photographic portfolio. Upon his return to the US, Thomas studied photojournalism to pursue a career in journalism. In 2004, Thomas worked for several neighborhood newspapers in San Francisco before accepting a partnership agreement with the SanFranciscoSentinel.com, a news website formerly covering local, state and national politics. In September 2006, Thomas launched FogCityJournal.com. The BBC, CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox News, New York Times, Der Spiegel, San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Magazine, 7x7, San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco Bay Guardian and the San Francisco Weekly, among other publications and news outlets, have published his work. Thomas is a member of the Freelance Unit of the Pacific Media Workers Guild, TNG-CWA Local 39521 and is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists.

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2 Comments

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  1. Ann Garrison

    August 3, 2011 at 4:16 pm

    Actually it seems to work if I hit the button, not if I post the link.

  2. Ann Garrison

    August 3, 2011 at 11:55 am

    I just shared this on FB, as I have several others of yours of late, and I thought you’d like to know, again, that your photos aren’t loading there, probably not on Google Plus either, especially since your site is so well known for your photography.