Willie Brown Looms Large in the Race to Replace Ed Lee

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San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and former Mayor Willie Brown converse at the dedication ceremony for the Willie L. Brown Jr. Bridge. on Feb. 11, 2014. Photo Mark Andrew Boyer/KQED

By Scott Shafer, KQED News Fix

Between the singing, the prayers and the tears at Sunday’s memorial service for San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, political luminaries like Gov. Jerry Brown, Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Rep. Nancy Pelosi all spoke about Lee’s life and the sacrifice he made for the city.

But perhaps the person with the most at stake was a relatively unknown member of the Board of Supervisors, the first politician to address the gathered crowd at City Hall.

Read the complete story at KQED News Fix. 

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