Ellen Anderson Ellen in Amsterdam on our honeymoon: After losing the Mayor’s race in 1993, I proposed to my best volunteer, Ellen Anderson. Jokingly, I told friends: “Pretty good runner-up prize,” but this was only payback … Continue reading
Mike Whelan and the Bluebird Nation 2000 Team Photo. Kneeling left to right: Steve Tibbetts (holding daughter Alice who died talented and young in a teen-age car accident), Hunter Olsen, Spencer Blaw (holding another of the Tibbetts triplets, Joel), Chris … Continue reading
Jane Prince, Theresa Charles and my 1993 Campaign Volunteers caption: Jane, Theresa and Rick Cardenas Jane Prince and Theresa Charles became my 1993 Mayoral campaign co-managers, one white, one Black, and together they built the most diverse political campaign ever … Continue reading
Howard Orenstein In the 1992 reelection campaign, my “kitchen cabinet” (my campaign volunteers) came up with an idea to help young people pay for college educations by doing community service work. I talked about how I had been fortunate … Continue reading
Steve Cooper to the Rescue Walking the corridors the next morning, devastated at losing the million dollars for my neighborhood idea (see Tribute before), I ran into old friend Steve Cooper. Steve was another person Spencer Blaw had introduced me … Continue reading