it is from josie mooney. i met warren when i was the new president at the san francisco labor council and the new president of the committee on jobs. i called and asked if i could visit with them, in a courtesy call to introduce myself and make an odd request, perhaps rather than spending millions of dollars to defeat a living wage ordinance, the committee on jobs might want to support it. i thought it was unlikely, perhaps even a fool's errand. but then, i had never met warren hellman. he asked what i thought was a living wage. i mentioned a figure well in excess of what i would be possible. he countered with a significantly lower number. i countered with a cost-of- living escalator. the great voters of san francisco enacted the best and most comprehensive living