Bevan Dufty (born February 27, 1955) is an American politician and former Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors (2002-2011). As supervisor he represented San Francisco's 8th District, encompassing The Castro, Ashbury Heights, Buena Vista, Diamond Heights, Dolores Park, Duboce Triangle, Glen Park, Noe Valley, Sunnyside and Twin Peaks. Dufty currently serves as San Francisco's Director of Housing Opportunity, Partnerships and Engagement ...
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Bevan Dufty (born February 27, 1955) is an American politician and former Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors (2002-2011). As supervisor he represented San Francisco's 8th District, encompassing The Castro, Ashbury Heights, Buena Vista, Diamond Heights, Dolores Park, Duboce Triangle, Glen Park, Noe Valley, Sunnyside and Twin Peaks. Dufty currently serves as San Francisco's Director of Housing Opportunity, Partnerships and Engagement (HOPE).
Dufty is the son of writer William Dufty and Maely Bartholomew, who had lost most of her family in the Holocaust. Dufty was raised in Harlem, NYC where his mother befriended jazz musician Billie Holiday, who would later become his godmother. His voice can be heard on a recording made in the Dufty household where Holiday makes jokes about his red underpants.
After moving from Harlem to California at age 16, Dufty finished high school at Menlo-Atherton High School in Atherton, CA, just south of San Francisco. Dufty graduated from the...
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