Tony Bennett performs on stage in 1966. The crooner famous for his song about San Francisco was also a “gracious and wonderful ambassador for our city,” said Rick Laubscher, who is behind an effort to have Cable Car 58 renamed in Bennett’s honor. (Onbekend/Anefo via Wikipedia, CC0)

WHEN RICK LAUBSCHER first heard Tony Bennett’s “I Left My Heart in San Francisco,” he was a teenager in 1962, upset that the Giants had just lost the World Series to the Yankees. But he says the “catchy tune” always brings back fun memories.

“I still get a little a little choked up when I hear him sing that song,” Laubscher said.

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Catherine Allen is a data intern through the Dow Jones News Fund. She is a rising senior at the California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, with a major in journalism and minor in statistics. Catherine previously served as editor in chief of Mustang News, Cal Poly’s multimedia news organization. She is passionate about public policy’s impact on communities and individuals and often writes about housing and homelessness, public health and politics.