The city council member, county supervisor and civic leader opened doors for others with ‘dignity and purpose,’ says Secretary of State Shirley Weber.

Leon Williams was the first Black person elected to both the San Diego City Council and the County Board of Supervisors. He died Saturday at the age of 102 from cardiac arrest, surrounded by his ...

Leon Williams, San Diego's first Black council member and first Black county supervisor, died Saturday of cardiac arrest. He was 102. Flashback: Williams shaped public life in San Diego during a ...