Dufty

My maternal grandmother was a Dufty, which is not a name I've not been able to make a lot of sense of in Irish terms.

Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009

In 2010, then-San Francisco Supervisor Bevan Dufty introduced legislation to cut some of the red tape food trucks face on public property and put the Department of Public Works, rather than the police, in charge of regulating them.

Restaurants, Food Trucks in Turf War Jim Carlton 2011

Candidates Jeff Adachi, Michela Alioto-Pier, Bevan Dufty, Tony Hall, Joanna Rees, Dennis Herrera, Phil Ting, and Leland Yee fully support the law and therefore deserve the support of San Franciscans who want to improve care for people with mental illness, those who want to keep the public safer, and those who want government to spend less.

DJ Jaffe: San Francisco Mayoral Candidates and Mental Illness DJ Jaffe 2011

I went on to promote some Brubeck concerts in Carnegie Hall, then publicized many musical clients (Peter, Paul & Mary, Newport Folk Festival, Paul Anka, etc) and later produced a movie about Billie Holiday, whom I had met backstage in Newport, when she told me (in that inimitable, husky, fuzzy voice) that a guy named William Dufty (who was living at the time with Gloria Swanson) had written a fanciful story about her life.

Jay Weston: Vibrato -- Cool Jazz and Hot Food... or Vice Versa Jay Weston 2011

Meanwhile, Mr. Dufty, the 56-year-old former San Francisco supervisor, is a believer in the tool.

Election Site Taps Social Networks Amir Efrati 2011

I went on to promote some Brubeck concerts in Carnegie Hall, then publicized many musical clients (Peter, Paul & Mary, Newport Folk Festival, Paul Anka, etc) and later produced a movie about Billie Holiday, whom I had met backstage in Newport, when she told me (in that inimitable, husky, fuzzy voice) that a guy named William Dufty (who was living at the time with Gloria Swanson) had written a fanciful story about her life.

Jay Weston: Vibrato -- Cool Jazz and Hot Food... or Vice Versa Jay Weston 2011

Since the Votizen site became active last week, supporters of Mayor Lee and Bevan Dufty, one of Mr. Lee's 15 challengers, sent 612 invitations to their social-network contacts, according to David Binetti, Votizen's chief executive.

Election Site Taps Social Networks Amir Efrati 2011

The measure, which was debated in public hearings, was passed after Mr. Dufty and other supporters argued it would help promote food options and small businesses in the city.

Restaurants, Food Trucks in Turf War Jim Carlton 2011

Associated Press Bevan Dufty The Mountain View company aims to bring political campaigning into the social-network age to target potential voters who might be receptive to a pitch for a candidate.

Election Site Taps Social Networks Amir Efrati 2011

He tells me that unbeknownst to my mother, when I was a baby, my aunt Dufty arranged a series of secret rendezvous for him and me.

One of Those Hideous Books Where The Mother Dies Sonya Sones 2008