Harold Stanley Dobbs (December 8, 1918 – August 14, 1994) was an influential civic leader in San Francisco, California.
He was a lawyer, businessman, politician, and leader in the Jewish community, founding Mel's Drive-In and serving as president of San Francisco's Board of Supervisors.
He attended Roselle's Jefferson High School for one year before his family moved to San Diego in 1934, in search of work for Dobbs' father George, who was a carpenter.
Dobbs served for 12 years on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, first winning election in 1951 at age 32.
"[5] At various times throughout his long career, Dobbs served as president of the Concordia-Argonaut Club, Hastings College of the Law, the Jewish Home for the Aged, the Junior Chamber of Commerce, the Lake Merced Golf & Country Club, Lighthouse for the Blind, the Nob Hill Association, the S.F.
He also served on the boards of the Florence Crittendon Home for Unwed Mothers, the Jewish Community Federation, Mount Zion Hospital, the Northern California Jewish Bulletin, the San Francisco Boy's Club, and St. Elizabeth's Infant Shelter.
He was particularly devoted to Hastings, serving on its board of directors for more than 20 years and as its president for a half dozen.