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June 2015
Mayor Lee’s Statement on $41 Million State Cap & Trade Transportation Funding for Muni Light Rail Vehicles
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement regarding $41.1 million grant award from the California State Transportation Agency as part of the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program...
Posted Date: 06/30/2015
Mayor Lee’s Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision Supporting Marriage Equality Across United States
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement on the United States Supreme Court decision on the Obergefell v. Hodges marriage equality case:“In our nation’s long and still-...
Posted Date: 06/26/2015
Mayor Lee’s Statement On Board Of Supervisors Budget & Finance Committee Unanimous Approval Of City’s Two-Year Budget
Mayor Edwin M. Lee issued the following statement regarding the Board of Supervisors Budget and Finance Committee on voting unanimously to support a historic record of additional investments –...
Posted Date: 06/24/2015
Mayor Lee Celebrates Opening of the Mix Teen Center at San Francisco Main Library
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today celebrated the opening of The Mix at SFPL, a new 4,770-square-foot teen digital media center and learning lab located within the San Francisco Main Library, providing 21st...
Posted Date: 06/18/2015
Mayor Lee Announces $6.7 Million Investment to Strengthen Local Small Businesses & Neighborhoods
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced $6.7 million over the next two years to expand services for small businesses and strengthen neighborhood commercial corridors. The City supports small businesses...
Posted Date: 06/15/2015
Mayor Lee Announces Expansion of City’s Successful CityBuild Construction Workforce Program
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced $2.4 million in funding over the next two years to expand CityBuild, San Francisco’s workforce training academy program, with a third training academy that...
Posted Date: 06/11/2015
Mayor Lee & Supervisor Cohen Announce $125 Million Investment in Home Ownership Opportunities for up to 1,500 Middle Class Families
Mayor Edwin M. Lee and Supervisor Malia Cohen announced a resolution calling for an unprecedented investment in homeownership opportunities for San Francisco’s middle class, through a...
Posted Date: 06/10/2015
Mayor Lee & Supervisor Christensen Sponsor Legislation to Create Preference for Neighborhood Residents & Displaced Tenants in Future Affordable Housing Units
Mayor Edwin M. Lee and Supervisor Julie Christensen, joined by Supervisors Malia Cohen, London Breed and Scott Wiener, announced the introduction of legislation that will provide a preference in...
Posted Date: 06/09/2015
Mayor Lee’s Statement on Additional $50 Million in Proposed Affordable Housing Bond for Housing in Mission
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement regarding an additional $50 million in bonding capacity, allowing the proposed Affordable Housing Bond for the November 2015 ballot to reach $...
Posted Date: 06/08/2015
Mayor Lee Announces Nonstop Flights from SFO to Guangzhou, China
San Francisco, CA—Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced that China Southern Airlines will begin the first-ever nonstop service between San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and Guangzhou...
Posted Date: 06/04/2015
Mayor Lee Presents Proposed Balanced Budget For Fiscal Year 2015-16 & 2016-17
San Francisco, CA— Mayor Edwin M. Lee today presented his proposed two-year balanced budget for Fiscal Year 2015-16 and 2016-17. The budget for the City for FY 2015-16 and FY 2016-17 is $8.92...
Posted Date: 06/01/2015