Harold Stanley Dobbs was an influential civic leader in San Francisco, California.
15 Facts About Harold Dobbs
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Harold Dobbs was a lawyer, businessman, politician, and leader in the Jewish community, founding Mel's Drive-In and serving as president of San Francisco's Board of Supervisors.
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Harold Dobbs attended Roselle's Jefferson High School for one year before his family moved to San Diego in 1934, in search of work for Dobbs' father George, who was a carpenter.
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Harold Dobbs finished high school at San Diego High School and then attended San Diego State College for two years, becoming the first member of his family to attend college.
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In 1939, the Harold Dobbs family moved once more to San Francisco, where George Harold Dobbs hoped to find work at the Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island.
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Harold Dobbs graduated from Hastings and passed the California Bar Examination in 1942.
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Harold Dobbs had a long and distinguished career that included multiple professions.
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Harold Dobbs served for 12 years on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, first winning election in 1951 at age 32.
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Harold Dobbs was re-elected to two additional four-year terms in 1955 and 1959, serving as President of the Board during his third term.
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Harold Dobbs ran for mayor himself three times, in 1963,1967, and 1971.
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Harold Dobbs served on the boards of the Florence Crittendon Home for Unwed Mothers, the Jewish Community Federation, Mount Zion Hospital, the Northern California Jewish Bulletin, the San Francisco Boy's Club, and St Elizabeth's Infant Shelter.
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Harold Dobbs was particularly devoted to Hastings, serving on its board of directors for more than 20 years and as its president for a half dozen.
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Harold Dobbs's leadership helped to preserve Hastings' autonomy when it was threatened.
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Harold Dobbs was named the Hastings College of the Law Alumnus of the Year in 1983, and the atrium in the college's main building is named in his honor.
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Harold Dobbs was diagnosed with leukemia in 1985 and died in 1994, at the age of 75.