Warren Hellman

I understand the suspicion, but the tech companies have money.

And that is, you know, in yesteryear, it would have been Warren Hellman or banks that would have given money for this.

Tech companies may yet give to preserve our seawall, but there is not a particular tech interest in the city not being run over by a tidal wave.

In this particular case, there might have been some kind of deal, there might have been some kind of affinity that leads to the mayor or his people or somebody hitting up the rich people to give money to a measure that really is seen as being for the public good.

Uh, and now it's, I think, six or seven stages over three days, still free.

Uh, one man, uh, basically started and funded it, and left it funded when he passed away, Warren Hellman.

Yeah.

And it's just, um, they've, for the last, I don't know what it's been, eight years, maybe more, maybe less, uh, they've given me a stage to curate on Saturdays, one of my favorite stages, and the stage I play, and it's, it's always, uh, I just love the collaborative element.

Um, and anyway, yeah, I love that festival.

Oh, and such a great part of the Bay Area, too.

And yes, we have Warren Hellman to thank for that.

I mean, he just gave that to the community, and it started something, like, that's so much bigger than everyone.

mean, I knew him.

You know, there's a scene in the book, a pretty funny scene where I go to try to hit him up for money with Warren Hellman.

And Warren Hellman, like, I mean, he's practically Warren Hellman is like Mark Benioff's uncle.

I mean, not quite literally, but something like that.

And so Hellman and Warren had known him since he was a kid.

What?

And that is Warren Hellman's-

Hello

... looking down upon us.

Good morning, y'all.

One run club going through.

It is Warren Hellman.

Yeah.