From city institutions to public interest cases, the subjects change. The press agent’s job stays grounded in clarity, timing and relationships.
Four decades of San Francisco stories — civil rights, the Bay, city institutions and the people who shape them.
Lee is media contact on Burris, Nisenbaum, Curry & Lacy announcements concerning Ryan Gainer, Angelo Quinto, Kwesi Guss, King Vanga and Jonathan Strickland — stories involving families, counsel and questions of public accountability.
Press notices list Lee on the Redwood City salt ponds Clean Water Act ruling, the Martinez refinery case, and lawsuits over the Moss Landing battery plant fire and oil contamination. Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy announcements he has carried span Medicare fraud, consumer pricing, public bond funds and school safety.
Lee’s work includes John’s Grill, restaurant history and the annual 1906 earthquake remembrance. A 2004 San Francisco Chronicle profile described his press agent practice and the breadth of San Francisco people and places he represents.
Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown is a longtime friend and client of Lee’s. A 2024 profile names Brown among his clients, and reporting has described their regular lunches — part of Lee’s long work among the city’s public figures and institutions.
Before his San Francisco press work, Lee was in the music business as a booking agent, Laura Nyro’s road manager and a recording studio operator. News Services / San Francisco Stories announced the passing of legendary Rolling Stone photographer Robert Altman in 2021.
Every announcement links to the original publisher or client notice.