The Power and the Story

San Francisco Magazine Joe Eskenazi Diego Patiño How Willie Brown continues to control his own narrative.   When things go well for Willie L. Brown Jr., no one’s the wiser. Advice is requested, wisdom is dispersed, phones are dialed, and appreciable sums of money change hands—all out of view of the public. Such transactions often turn out profitably for Brown, padding the considerable wealth he’s accrued since departing elected office in 2004 and solidifying his stature as the city’s u...