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October 2013
Mayor Lee’s Statement on Halloween & Pedestrian Safety
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement on Halloween & pedestrian safety:“I join the Police Department, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency and community advocacy...
Posted Date: 10/29/2013
Mayor Lee Launches Nation’s First Living Innovation Zone
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today, as part of Innovation Month, officially opened the nation’s first Living Innovation Zone (LIZ) – an enterprise that links partners with the City to sponsor the...
Posted Date: 10/29/2013
Mayor Lee’s Statement in the Aftermath of Mission District Three-Alarm Fire
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement in the aftermath of today’s Mission District three-alarm fire on Valencia Street that quickly spread to adjacent buildings due to strong...
Posted Date: 10/28/2013
Mayor Lee’s Statement on Bart Agreement
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement on Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) labor and management reaching a tentative agreement: “I am grateful and relieved that BART union...
Posted Date: 10/21/2013
Mayor Lee’s Statement on BART Continuing Contract Negotiations
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement on Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) continuing contract negotiations between labor and management: “I urge both BART union and...
Posted Date: 10/14/2013
Mayor Lee Announces UCSF To Independently Review SFGH Safety & Security Systems
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced that UC San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center has agreed to undertake an independent review of San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center’s (SFGH) safety...
Posted Date: 10/11/2013
Mayor Lee Announces San Francisco’s Credit Rating Upgraded to Highest Grade in City History
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced major bond rating agencies have upgraded and affirmed San Francisco’s strong credit after the City met with Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s),...
Posted Date: 10/09/2013
Mayor Lee Announces San Francisco Exceeded Its Goal Of Housing 100 Chronically Homeless Veterans
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced that San Francisco housed 110 chronically homeless veterans in the last 100 days, following a reported 30 percent decline in homelessness among veterans since 2011...
Posted Date: 10/09/2013
Mayor Ed Lee Launches New Microloan Pilot Program For San Francisco Invest In Neighborhoods Commercial Districts In One Of Nation’s Great Neighborhoods For 2013
Mayor Ed Lee today announced the launch of the StepAheadSF Microloan Pilot Program, a new program that will provide $250,000 in zero percent interest loans to support small businesses in neighborhood...
Posted Date: 10/04/2013
Mayor Lee and the American Conservatory Theater Break Ground on The Strand Theater in San Francisco’s Central Market Neighborhood
Mayor Edwin M. Lee joined Senator Mark Leno, Supervisor Jane Kim, the American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) and community development partners today to break ground on the Strand Theater, the newest...
Posted Date: 10/02/2013
Mayor Lee Announces Local Open Enrollment under the Affordable Care Act
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced that San Francisco is now participating in pre-enrollment into new health coverage options that will become available on January 1, 2014 through the Affordable Care...
Posted Date: 10/01/2013