Warren Slocum’s Legacy: Dream Big, Act Locally
December 23, 2024
Redwood City –
In January 2013, a man in work clothes splattered with paint waited to talk to Warren Slocum, freshly elected to a seat representing District 4 on the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors.
As the crowd at Slocum’s swearing-in ceremony thinned, he asked if Slocum could address a safety issue: on the way to school, his young daughter confronted an obstacle course of power poles, cracks and garbage cluttering primordial sidewalks.
“I’ve thought about that gentleman every day,” Slocum said recently. “He’s been my North Star, so to speak, that guided my work.”