Louise Renne is a former member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors (1978–1986), former San Francisco City Attorney (1986–2002), former General Counsel for San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD), and the founding partner of Renne Public Law Group. Renne was born in 1937 and grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Michigan State University in 1958 and Columbia Law School in 1961. Renne began her legal career in the Federal Communications Commission and as a deputy attorney general for the State of California. She served as a San Francisco Supervisor in the immediate aftermath of the assassinations of George Moscone and Harvey Milk. Under her management, the City Attorney's Office expanded to include an affirmative litigation unit to pursue public interest cases, such as lawsuits against Philip Morris and "Joe Camel." In this interview, Renne discusses growing up in Pittsburgh, including family, early education, and World War II; attending Michigan State University; early interest in politics and social justice; attending Harvard Law School, including experiences with gender discrimination; meeting and marrying husband, Paul Renne; attending University of Pennsylvania Law School and graduating from Columbia Law School; work at the Federal Communications Commission; birth of two daughters; moving to San Francisco in the 1960s; serving as president of California Women Lawyers (1977–1978) and leading the Retain Rose Bird Campaign in 1978; work at the California Attorney General's Office, including in the Environmental Unit; time on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, including appointment by Dianne Feinstein, the AIDS epidemic, sister city trips, and reelection campaigns; Democratic National Convention in San Francisco in 1984; tenure as San Francisco City Attorney, including creation of Code Enforcement Task Force, hiring Kamala Harris, the Loma Prieta Earthquake, as well as affirmative litigation cases against the Olympic Club and Philip Morris; work as Richmond City Attorney; founding the firm that is now Renne Public Law Group; work as General Counsel for SFUSD, including uncovering corruption schemes; longtime support for nonprofits, including Friends of the Children; ongoing work with Laguna Honda Hospital; and reflections on legal and political careers, including arguments before DC Court of Appeals and US Supreme Court.