Benioff’s determination is his maternal grandfather, Marvin Lewis, who was a San Francisco supervisor from 1944 to 1955. He was credited with championing the creation of BART and backing the “pedestrian scramble” — the traffic signals that allow walkers to cross an intersection in any direction while cars wait.

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Lewis was also an advocate for the homeless and showed a short movie about the problem in SoMa at a Board of Supervisors meeting. A 1953 Chronicle article about it read, “According to the supervisor there are many persons, including children, forced to live in sub-standard dwellings, just a few blocks from the city’s finest shopping district.”

By the time Benioff was born, Lewis was working as an attorney on Market Street. He was best known for representingFleet. Limited budgets reduced program funding, requiring a delay of four years. During this time contracts were awarded for preliminary design work and for the completion of engine certification.[7] In December 1985, a full-scale development contract was awarded.[8] At this time, first flight was planned for 1990.[7] The Air Force had formed a requirement for 210 aircraft.[9]

Development problems and limited funding caused delays in the late 1980s.[10] Criticisms were made of the developing aircraft and questions were raised about more cost-effective alternatives during this time.[11][12] In April 1990, Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney reduced the order from 210 to 120 aircraft.[13] The maiden flight of the C-17 took place on 15 September 1991 from the McDonnell Douglas's plant in Long Beach, California, about a year behind schedule.[14][15] The