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January 2013

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: Asian Art Commission Alexandra Lenehan...
Posted Date: 01/31/2013
Today 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...
Posted Date: 01/30/2013
Mayor 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....
Posted Date: 01/28/2013
Mayor 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...
Posted Date: 01/25/2013
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement regarding expanded broadband access and creating a clearinghouse for best practices on bridging the digital divide:“I applaud FCC...
Posted Date: 01/18/2013
Today Mayor Edwin M. Lee and Mayor Kasim Reed of Atlanta agreed to a friendly wager on the outcome of this weekend’s NFC Championship game. The San Francisco 49ers will play the Atlanta Falcons...
Posted Date: 01/18/2013
Mayor 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...
Posted Date: 01/18/2013
Today 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...
Posted Date: 01/17/2013
Mayor 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....
Posted Date: 01/16/2013
Mayor 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...
Posted Date: 01/15/2013
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement on the passing of Vivian Brown of the iconic San Francisco Brown sisters: “San Francisco is heart broken by the sudden passing of Vivian...
Posted Date: 01/11/2013
Today Mayor Edwin M. Lee and Mayor James J. Schmitt of Green Bay, Wisconsin agreed to a friendly wager on the outcome of this weekend’s 49ers-Packers NFC Divisional Playoff game, which takes...
Posted Date: 01/10/2013
Today 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...
Posted Date: 01/10/2013
Mayor 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...
Posted Date: 01/08/2013