CA AR109

Recognizes Speaker Willie L. Brown, Jr.'s public service and dedication to the State of California

Proclaims June 24, 2024, as Willie L. Brown, Jr., Day

Honors Brown's 30-year career in the California State Assembly, including his role as the first African American Speaker (elected in 1980)

Acknowledges his landmark legislative achievements including decriminalizing homosexuality, addressing the HIV/AIDS epidemic, requiring seat belts, and divesting state holdings in South Africa during apartheid

Recognizes his subsequent service as Mayor of San Francisco (1995-2004) and his establishment of the Willie L. Brown, Jr. Institute on Politics and Public Service at San Francisco State University in 2008