that every single person deserve to live in san francisco who wanted to, and every worker deserved to be able to support their family while doing so. i did not know then that warren hellman had contributed millions of dollars to the arts are that he created, along with his daughter and son-in-law, the san francisco free medical clinic. it turned out that warren hellman also agrees that every san franciscan deserve to have access to quality medical care. ucsf and uc berkeley deliver better quality, higher education because of his generosity. but it turns out that he also thinks that every child in san francisco deserves a quality public education. he has generously contributed to and led every bond measure and parcel tax to improve our schools. in between those measures, he helped to lead our efforts to rebuild the san francisco general hospital and laguna honda. it turns out that every older person deserves quality nursing care as well. she ended by saying, but i intend to le
particularly touching. it is from josie mooney. i met warren when i was the new president at the san francisco labor council and the new president of the committee on jobs. i called and asked if i could visit with them, in a courtesy call to introduce myself and make an odd request, perhaps rather than spending millions of dollars to defeat a living wage ordinance, the committee on jobs might want to support it. i thought it was unlikely, perhaps even a fool s errand. but then, i had never met warren hellman. he asked what i thought was a living wage. i mentioned a figure well in excess of what i would be possible. he countered with a significantly lower number. i countered with a cost-of- living escalator. the great voters of san francisco enacted the best and most comprehensive living wage ordinance at that time, and now thousands of workers in san francisco can afford to stay in our great and diverse city because warren hellman agreed that every single person deserve to li
children and families at san francisco, and the championing of our public schools in countless ways to advocating for a vital school bonds and other funding measures creating opportunities for hundreds of children. i would guess thousands myself. to enjoy bluegrass music at the annual festival. above all, warren has always been there for children and families of san francisco. from chuck schwab, warren is a close friend of mine and a lifelong san franciscan who has displayed a rare dedication to our local community for many decades. his passion for improving our local parks, schools, art, and vitality of san francisco is unmatched. it is no exaggeration to say that his leadership on so many local issues and causes has to be made san francisco a better city for all of us. and future generations. in his letter, i find it particularly touching. it is from josie mooney. i met warren when i was the new president at the san francisco labor council and the new president of the commi
incident that i not find a highlighted that. this is about 14 years ago, my wife and i were walking on west marin bijan we ran into warren and chris helman, and we set down on the sand dune and talked about how lucky we were to be in part of this country in this part of the country. warren lived at his watch and said i have to go, and i asked why, how could he leave paradise on a saturday afternoon, and he said i am giving a talk to a community group about san francisco, and i have to be there by 6:00. and i thought, who else on a saturday would volunteer to take his time to speak about his passions for the city to the group who was a nonprofit and lead just spread the joy and word of how he viewed the city and how much he saw the future of its blossoming and what could be done? i say that before i make some other comments that are more for the record. he has helped many causes, philanthropic, arts, cultural, education. he has shown a particular interest in golden gate pa