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 ...

San Diego’s first Black city councilman and county supervisor died this week at 102. KPBS reporter Katie Hyson says his legacy lives on. Leon Williams, San Diego’s first Black city ...

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 ...

He was 102. Williams, who was elected San Diego's first Black city councilman in 1969 and first Black county supervisor in 1982, died late Saturday night from cardiac arrest, according to his family.