Today Mayor Edwin M. Lee and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) joined by the Department of Public Health, San Francisco Police Department and other City agencies announced the...
June 2016
Posted Date: 06/30/2016
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement on the traffic patrol officer 8th and Bryant Streets:
“Our thoughts remain with the traffic patrol officer who sustained minor...
Posted Date: 06/30/2016
San Francisco, CA— Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced the opening of the second Navigation Center located at the Civic Center Hotel at 20 12th Street. The Navigation Center is part of Mayor Lee...
Posted Date: 06/28/2016
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement strongly condemning today’s deadlock 4-4 tie in the U.S. Supreme Court case, United States v. Texas, leaving in place a 2015 Fifth...
Posted Date: 06/23/2016
Mayor Lee's Statement on Approval of Revised Use of Force Policy for San Francisco Police Department
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement regarding Police Commission’s unanimous approval of proposed revisions of San Francisco Police Department Use of Force Policy:...
Posted Date: 06/23/2016
Mayor Lee Announces Appointment of September Jarrett as Director of Office of Early Care & Education
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced the appointment of September Jarrett as the Director of the Office of Early Care and Education (OECE). Jarrett succeeds Barbara Cocodrilli Carlson, who served as...
Posted Date: 06/22/2016
San Francisco, CA—Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced three pledges at the Bay Area Women’s Summit that continue to build on the City’s achievements to provide opportunities to women...
Posted Date: 06/21/2016
San Francisco, CA—Mayor Edwin M. Lee and Supervisor Scott Wiener today submitted the Safe Neighborhoods Ordinance for the November 2016 ballot to require the creation of the...
Posted Date: 06/21/2016
Mayor Ed Lee’s update on the efforts to provide support and aid for the residents and businesses impacted by the five-alarm fire on the 3300 block of Mission Street on June 18th:
“On...
Posted Date: 06/20/2016
San Francisco, CA—Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced the appointment of Theresa Sparks as the Mayor’s Senior Advisor on Transgender Initiatives to work directly with the Mayor and City...
Posted Date: 06/16/2016
San Francisco, CA—Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced two bold steps in the City’s quest to get to zero new infections in the battle against HIV/AIDS: creation of the new HIV Community...
Posted Date: 06/15/2016
San Francisco, CA—Mayor Edwin M. Lee today unveiled Sound Commons in United Nations Plaza, a new Living Innovation Zone (LIZ) partnership with the Exploratorium and San Francisco Planning...
Posted Date: 06/14/2016
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement on the passing of Mayor’s Office of Disability Director Carla Jean Johnson:
“I am deeply saddened by the passing of Carla...
Posted Date: 06/13/2016
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement regarding the devastating attack in Orlando:
“On behalf of the people of San Francisco, I express our deepest sorrow for the people...
Posted Date: 06/12/2016
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement on the stabbing death this morning of a female construction worker at Fifth and Shipley streets in the South of Market neighborhood:...
Posted Date: 06/10/2016
San Francisco, CA – Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced that Friday’s Game Four of National Basketball Association Finals will be publicly broadcast live in Civic Center Plaza for families...
Posted Date: 06/09/2016
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement on Propositions A and B:
“San Francisco voters continue to make strategic and smart investments to ensure our growing City is safer...
Posted Date: 06/08/2016