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December 2014

Mayor Edwin M. Lee
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement on the passing of San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) Board of Directors Member Jerry Lee: “I am deeply saddened...
Posted Date: 12/26/2014
Mayor Edwin M. Lee
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced $5.5 million in grants from Kaiser Permanente that will support seven local nonprofits dedicated to improving the health of at-risk populations in the San Francisco...
Posted Date: 12/17/2014
Mayor Edwin M. Lee
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced that San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) will purchase 61 hybrid diesel buses after receiving unanimous approval by the Board of Supervisors on...
Posted Date: 12/16/2014
Mayor Edwin M. Lee
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced that six playgrounds throughout the City will be completely renovated with funds from the voter-approved 2012 San Francisco Clean and Safe Neighborhood Parks Bond....
Posted Date: 12/15/2014
Mayor Edwin M. Lee
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced that Good Eggs, a farmers market meets online grocery, signed an approximate 56,000 square foot lease at the San Francisco Wholesale Produce Market. Combined with...
Posted Date: 12/15/2014
Mayor Edwin M. Lee
Mayor Edwin M. Lee and Supervisor Mark Farrell today celebrated the full occupancy and complete transformation of the Edward II Inn from a bed and breakfast in the Marina/Cow Hollow to a 24-unit...
Posted Date: 12/12/2014
Mayor Edwin M. Lee
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today launched the Public Land for Housing program that will dedicate underutilized public sites towards housing for low, moderate and middle income San Franciscans. The first...
Posted Date: 12/11/2014
Mayor Edwin M. Lee
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced $2 million in grant commitments from Google to three local nonprofits working to improve conditions for homeless residents of San Francisco. Hamilton Family Center...
Posted Date: 12/11/2014
Mayor Edwin M. Lee
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today introduced at the Board of Supervisors the City’s Five Year Financial Plan for Fiscal Years (FY) 2015-16 through 2019-20. Over the next five years, the Financial Plan...
Posted Date: 12/09/2014
Mayor Edwin M. Lee
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced his appointment of Miguel A. Gamiño, Jr. as San Francisco’s Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Director of the Department of Technology (DT). Prior to his...
Posted Date: 12/08/2014
Mayor Edwin M. Lee
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced significant new funding to ensure San Francisco can quickly implement President Barack Obama’s Executive Action to provide relief for undocumented immigrants...
Posted Date: 12/08/2014
Mayor Edwin M. Lee
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement on the passing of Jennifer Entine Matz, the Mayor’s Director of Waterfront Development and former Director of the Office of Economic and...
Posted Date: 12/05/2014
Mayor Edwin M. Lee
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today swore in the following new appointments and reappointments to San Francisco’s Boards and Commissions at a ceremony in City Hall: Airport Commission Peter Stern...
Posted Date: 12/04/2014
Mayor Edwin M. Lee
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement on President Barack Obama’s selection of San Francisco as a Climate Action Champion:   “Today, President Obama recognized...
Posted Date: 12/03/2014
Mayor Edwin M. Lee
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today launched the City’s Congestion Management Strategy to improve traffic flow and safety, especially in the South of Market neighborhood where construction and growth...
Posted Date: 12/03/2014
Mayor Edwin M. Lee
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement commemorating World AIDS Day and remembering those lost to the HIV/AIDS epidemic: “Today, on World AIDS Day, we remember those...
Posted Date: 12/01/2014
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement on violence during last night’s Ferguson protests in San Francisco: “I respect the rights of those who peacefully protest to...
Posted Date: 11/29/2014
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today launched his Shop & Dine in the 49 initiative, challenging residents to do all their shopping and dining within the 49 square miles of San Francisco this holiday season....
Posted Date: 11/25/2014
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement on President Barack Obama’s historic announcement of Executive Action to provide relief for undocumented immigrants, which could impact...
Posted Date: 11/20/2014
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement on the passing of Marian Brown of the iconic San Francisco Brown sisters: “San Francisco is heart broken by the passing of Marian...
Posted Date: 11/20/2014
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement commemorating the Transgender Day of Remembrance: “Today we remember those who died tragically because of hatred and intolerance....
Posted Date: 11/20/2014
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced San Francisco will be ready to implement the highly-anticipated Executive Action by President Barack Obama to provide relief for undocumented immigrants. The...
Posted Date: 11/18/2014
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today launched the San Francisco Business Portal, a new comprehensive web tool that brings together the complex information surrounding business registration, permits, and licenses...
Posted Date: 11/17/2014
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today celebrated the new permanently supportive housing for 130 formerly homeless veterans at 250 Kearny Street in San Francisco’s Financial District. Mayor Lee, Board...
Posted Date: 11/10/2014
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement after San Francisco voters approved Proposition A (improves public transportation with $500 million transportation bond), Proposition C (renews...
Posted Date: 11/05/2014
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement on overwhelming voter approval of the November 2014 ballot measure Proposition J, a measure that gradually increases San Francisco’s...
Posted Date: 11/04/2014
Mayor Edwin M. Lee joined by District 6 Supervisor Jane Kim, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), and the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) activated a new traffic signal...
Posted Date: 11/03/2014