http://www.sfmayor.org// This is the syndication feed for Office of the MayorSat, 25 May 2013 23:13:57 -0700Today Mayor Edwin M. Lee and the California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (QB3) announced that QB3 will develop a new biotech incubator at 953 Indiana Street in San Francisco’s Central Waterfront area.  The incubator will be called “QB3@953”and will advance...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=317Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=317&date=20130523101334Mayor Edwin M. Lee today celebrated the successful bid to host Super Bowl 50 in 2016 in the San Francisco Bay Area in partnership with the San Francisco 49ers and the Super Bowl Bid Committee. The successful bid was delivered today to the National Football League (NFL) by Tipping Point CEO and...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=315Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=315&date=20130521011025Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced a $4.1 billion capital improvement plan for San Francisco International Airport (SFO). The long-term infrastructure plan provides funding for terminal improvements, facility enhancements, and the creation of an on-site luxury hotel, pending environmental approval....http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=313Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=313&date=20130520120322Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement on San Francisco’s unemployment rate dropping to 5.4 percent in April from an adjusted 6.1 percent in March, based on preliminary unemployment numbers released by the California Employment Development Department (EDD): “San...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=309Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=309&date=20130520012217Today Mayor Edwin M. Lee and Board of Supervisors President David Chiu announced plans for a new Apple Retail store on Union Square, to be located at 300 Post Street. The new store will employ nearly 400 employees, about 50 more than today, and will offer Apple’s same popular services such as...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=307Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=307&date=20130520012245Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced the launch of the Emerging Business Loan Fund which will make $12 million in affordable loans available to support small business, boost the local economy and create jobs. “Not only do small businesses help keep our world famous neighborhood merchant...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=303Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=303&date=20130513111658Mayor Edwin M. Lee today celebrated the submission of the San Francisco Bay Area regional bid in partnership with the San Francisco 49ers and the Super Bowl Bid Committee to the National Football League (NFL) to host Super Bowl L/LI in 2016/2017. The Super Bowl game, which would be held at the...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=305Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=305&date=20130520012347Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced five recipients of the 2012-2013 Mayor’s Teacher of the Year Award. The award recipients will be recognized this evening during a San Francisco Giants’ home plate ceremony at AT&T Park. “Our public school teachers are true champions in San...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=293Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=293&date=20130506034240Today Mayor Edwin M. Lee and the United Way of the Bay Area along with City Departments and private sector employers announced the launch of Summer Jobs+ 2013, challenging employers this summer to create 6,000 jobs and paid internships for San Francisco youth. Mayor Lee’s Summer Jobs+ 2013...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=295Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=295&date=20130430043011Mayor Edwin M. Lee joined the Board of Supervisors and City Officials to mark the 107th anniversary of the 1906 Great Earthquake and Fire at the yearly commemoration at Lotta’s Fountain in downtown San Francisco, and signed into law the Mandatory Seismic Retrofit Program for Soft Story Wood...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=289Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=289&date=20130419093808Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement on San Francisco’s unemployment rate dropping to six percent in March for San Francisco, based on preliminary unemployment numbers released by the California Employment Development Department (EDD): “San Francisco’s...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=291Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=291&date=20130426100016Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement as the Golden State Warriors start the NBA playoff season this weekend: “The San Francisco Bay Area is filled with Warriors pride as our amazing home team basketball heroes enter into the NBA playoffs this weekend. San Francisco...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=287Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=287&date=20130418042829Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced the dates for community engagement events to get the public more involved in the City’s budget process and hear from residents about their budget priorities to build a balanced two-year budget for San Francisco. Mayor Lee will co-host District-based Budget...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=285Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=285&date=20130416092418Mayor Edwin M. Lee today cut the ribbon on the new Fire Station One, located at 935 Folsom Street in the South of Market neighborhood, which is the first new San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD) fire station in more than forty years. The new Fire Station One is a result of a public-private...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=280Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=280&date=20130328011707Today Mayor Edwin M. Lee joined owners Phil and Jacob Jaber to cut the ribbon and welcome Philz Coffee into the Tenderloin neighborhood. The sixth in San Francisco and located at 399 Golden Gate Avenue at Larkin Street, the new Philz Coffee opening signals the long awaited expansion of neighborhood...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=278Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=278&date=20130326014031“On the eve of these historic hearings of the U.S. Supreme Court, we take one step closer to marriage equality. Never before have we been more united in our commitment to justice for gay and lesbian Americans, with the President and a majority of Californians and the American people behind...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=276Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=276&date=20130325033940Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced that the City’s successful solar initiative, GoSolarSF, will receive an additional $2 million in funding for the fiscal year 2013-2014. The additional allocation will increase the total funds available for GoSolarSF financial incentives starting July 1, 2013...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=272Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=272&date=20130313121829Mayor Edwin M. Lee today celebrated the opening of the San Francisco Police Department Central Market Safety Hub on Sixth Street. Increased beat officers and service providers will increase community outreach, stabilization and crime prevention to improve neighborhood safety and cleanliness. The...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=270Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0800http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=270&date=20130308024708Today Mayor Edwin M. Lee, Board of Supervisors President David Chiu, Supervisors David Campos and Mark Farrell and California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) CEO Warren Browner joined together to announce their support for a new plan to rebuild California Pacific Medical Center’s healthcare...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=268Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0800http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=268&date=20130305014335Mayor Edwin M. Lee today celebrated the completion of Phase One of the James R. Herman Cruise Terminal at Pier 27, which will be used as the headquarters for the 34th America’s Cup Races in 2013. “The new Cruise Terminal is a legacy project that will not only boost tourism and create...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=264Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=264&date=20130227114133Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced his appointment of Katy Tang to the District 4 Supervisor’s seat that will be vacated on February 27th by Supervisor Carmen Chu when she is sworn in as San Francisco’s newest Assessor-Recorder. “I am very proud to appoint Katy Tang as the new...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=262Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=262&date=20130226111525Mayor Edwin M. Lee today launched the San Francisco is Where the World Changes Campaign with a six minute video celebrating the San Francisco-based companies and innovators and promoting San Francisco as the ideal place for doing business for potential companies and entrepreneurs and for workforce...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=258Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=258&date=20130214104959Today Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced the results of the Office of Economic and Workforce Development’s (OEWD) Impact Analysis of San Francisco’s Community Benefit Districts (CBDs). The evaluation was conducted to measure the success of existing districts in meeting strategic goals...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=256Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=256&date=20130211125307Mayor Edwin M. Lee and the World Champion San Francisco Giants launched Giant Sweep, a Citywide anti-litter campaign that partners with local schools, residents, businesses and community groups to keep San Francisco clean and beautiful. The campaign involves hands-on activities teaming City workers...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=252Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=252&date=20130208033127Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced his intention to appoint District 4 Supervisor Carmen Chu as Assessor-Recorder, filling the vacancy left by Phil Ting who became California Assemblymember of the 19th Assembly district in December 2012. “Carmen Chu will lead the Assessor-Recorder’s...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=250Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=250&date=20130206114146Today Mayor Edwin M. Lee, Board President David Chiu and Supervisor Scott Wiener introduced legislation mandating the seismic retrofit of the City’s large wood-frame soft-story residential buildings, a historic step forward to ensure San Francisco’s resilience and safety. The legislation...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=248Tue, 05 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=248&date=20130205022025Mayor Edwin M. Lee and Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake of Baltimore, Maryland agreed to a friendly wager on the outcome of this weekend’s Super Bowl. The San Francisco 49ers will play the Baltimore Ravens at Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans at 3:30pm Pacific. This is the sixth time the 49ers...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=242Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=242&date=20130201122951Today Mayor Edwin M. Lee declared “Red & Gold” Week in San Francisco, encouraging fans and local businesses to show their 49ers pride for this weekend’s Super Bowl by wearing Red & Gold or displaying signs, flags or any form of support for the hometown team. The San...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=238Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=238&date=20130130012105Mayor Edwin M. Lee today delivered his 2013 State of the City Address at College Track, a community-based organization in the City’s Bayview that prepares San Francisco youth for college. Joined by civic, labor, business and community leaders, Mayor Lee outlined his vision for San...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=236Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=236&date=20130128032059Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services raised the quality rating for San Francisco Department of Public Health’s Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center to the highest rating of five stars. It is the third quality rating increase for...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=234Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=234&date=20130125104409Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement on San Francisco’s unemployment rate dropping to 6.5 percent in December for San Francisco County, its lowest since 2008, based on preliminary unemployment numbers released by the State Employment Development Department (EDD):...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=226Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=226&date=20130118032423Today Mayor Edwin M. Lee and Yelp CEO and Co-founder Jeremy Stoppelman announced at the U.S. Conference of Mayors Technology and Innovation Task Force the initial integration of city-provided restaurant health score information on Yelp, which connects people with great local businesses. San...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=224Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=224&date=20130117100248Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced San Francisco events to celebrate the National Day of Service, President Barack Obama’s call for Americans to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the holiday weekend celebrating his birthday as a way to get involved in the community and support...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=222Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=222&date=20130116015042Mayor Edwin M. Lee today introduced legislation to support San Francisco public schools by providing an additional $1.5 million to the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) from the City’s Rainy Day Fund. The City’s FY 12-13 budget previously appropriated $6.27 million, and this...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=220Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=220&date=20130115045442Today Mayor Edwin M. Lee and Supervisor Malia Cohen celebrated the completion of Phase One of the HOPE SF Hunters View public housing project, the first of five public housing sites slated to be redeveloped as part of the City’s HOPE SF initiative, and welcomed 25 San Francisco families (14...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=212Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=212&date=20130110124101Mayor Edwin M. Lee today introduced a supplemental appropriation which includes the release of $7.2 million to backfill State budget reductions and to protect the City’s social safety net for its most vulnerable residents, including children and seniors. “Even in a challenging...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=210Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=210&date=20130108024906Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement regarding President Barack Obama’s plan to avoid the impending fiscal cliff and potential $26.5 million sequestration cuts to San Francisco and encouraging Congress to find a bi-partisan and balanced solution: “Falling off the...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=208Fri, 28 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0800http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=208&date=20121228050912Mayor Edwin M. Lee and Superintendent Richard Carranza announced that the U.S. Department of Education has selected San Francisco’s Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA) to receive a five-year, up to $30 million Promise Neighborhoods implementation grant, among the highest amount granted...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=206Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0800http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=206&date=20130115023657Today Mayor Edwin M. Lee joined by Supervisor Malia Cohen and Police Chief Greg Suhr announced proposed new laws to make it illegal for civilians in San Francisco to possess certain types of particularly dangerous hollow point ammunition, bullets specifically designed for use by law enforcement, but...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=204Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0800http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=204&date=20121220035521Today Mayor Edwin M. Lee joined the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) and San Francisco Department of Public Health to announce the draft Pedestrian Strategy is nearing completion. City officials, advocates and community groups...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=200Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0800http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=200&date=20121219111934Mayor Edwin M. Lee announced salesforce.com has leased approximately 450,000 square feet of office space in a new office tower to be built at 350 Mission Street. The largest San Francisco lease transaction of 2012 to date, the building will break ground in January 2013 with anticipated occupancy in...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=198Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0800http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=198&date=20121218045516Mayor Edwin M. Lee and San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) Superintendent Richard A. Carranza today issued the following joint statement in the wake of one of the deadliest school shootings in United States history at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut: “San...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=194Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0800http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=194&date=20121217113156Mayor Edwin M. Lee joined by Board of Supervisors President David Chiu, District Attorney George Gascón, the San Francisco Department on the Status of Women and anti-domestic violence advocates launched San Francisco’s “Peace at Home” campaign to raise awareness about...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=192Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0800http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=192&date=20121217113150Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court granted a writ of certiorari to hear the federal challenge to Proposition 8 in the Hollingsworth v. Perry case: “Together, we have taken this fight for civil rights all the way to our nation’s highest...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=190Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0800http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=190&date=20121217113145Mayor Edwin M. Lee and Detroit Mayor David Bing today settled their friendly mayoral wager on the outcome of the 2012 World Series between the San Francisco Giants and the Detroit Tigers. Mayor Bing traveled to San Francisco and joined Mayor Lee and the Junior Giants to tour AT&T Park and meet...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=188Mon, 03 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0800http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=188&date=20121217113136Mayor Edwin M. Lee announced the first funding commitments for affordable housing and down payment assistance funded through the Housing Trust Fund, passed by San Francisco voters in November. The Housing Trust Fund provides a permanent source of revenue to fund the creation of affordable housing...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=186Fri, 30 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0800http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=186&date=20121213020935Today Mayor Edwin M. Lee and District 4 Supervisor Carmen Chu announced the launch of a new Invest in Neighborhoods pilot program called the Americans with Disabilities Act Small Business Assessment Program. The pilot will begin in District Four and will provide small businesses with an Americans...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=184Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0800http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=184&date=20121213020929Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced Marc and Lynne Benioff and the Salesforce.com Foundation will renew their important financial support to house homeless families in San Francisco and announced additional contributions from City agencies. Contributions will ensure a second successful year for the...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=182Mon, 26 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0800http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=182&date=20121213020920Mayor Edwin M. Lee announced the launch of San Francisco’s Season of Giving campaign to support organizations that help San Franciscans and organizations helping victims of Hurricane Sandy. The Season of Giving will last through Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday weekend on Monday, January 21,...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=175Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:15:00 -0800http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=175&date=20121213020913Mayor Edwin M. Lee announced an agreement between the Golden State Warriors and UNITE HERE Local 2 to provide a fair process for workers to choose union representation at the food service and hospitality outlets that will be part of the Warriors Arena project on the San Francisco waterfront. In...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=172Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0800http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=172&date=20121213020908