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May 2013

Mayor Edwin M. Lee today presented his proposed two-year balanced budget for Fiscal Year 2013-14 and 2014-15. The Mayor’s proposal balances a two year budget that closes budget deficits of $124...
Posted Date: 05/31/2013
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced that four new businesses have signed leases in the Central Market neighborhood, including digital music service Spotify, which has signed a lease for 13,500 square...
Posted Date: 05/29/2013
Today Mayor Edwin M. Lee and the California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (QB3) announced that QB3 will develop a new biotech incubator at 953 Indiana Street in San Francisco’s Central...
Posted Date: 05/23/2013
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today celebrated the successful bid to host Super Bowl 50 in 2016 in the San Francisco Bay Area in partnership with the San Francisco 49ers and the Super Bowl Bid Committee.The...
Posted Date: 05/21/2013
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced a $4.1 billion capital improvement plan for San Francisco International Airport (SFO). The long-term infrastructure plan provides funding for terminal improvements...
Posted Date: 05/20/2013
Mayor Edwin M. Lee issued the following statement on the end of the Golden State Warriors’ NBA Playoff Season after the Warriors fell to the San Antonio Spurs in Game 6 of the Western...
Posted Date: 05/17/2013
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement on San Francisco’s unemployment rate dropping to 5.4 percent in April from an adjusted 6.1 percent in March, based on preliminary...
Posted Date: 05/17/2013
Today Mayor Edwin M. Lee and Board of Supervisors President David Chiu announced plans for a new Apple Retail store on Union Square, to be located at 300 Post Street. The new store will employ nearly...
Posted Date: 05/16/2013
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today celebrated the submission of the San Francisco Bay Area regional bid in partnership with the San Francisco 49ers and the Super Bowl Bid Committee to the National Football...
Posted Date: 05/13/2013
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced the launch of the Emerging Business Loan Fund which will make $12 million in affordable loans available to support small business, boost the local economy and...
Posted Date: 05/13/2013
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement on the City Controller’s Office Fiscal Year 2012-13 Nine-Month Budget Status Report, providing the most recent expenditure and revenue...
Posted Date: 05/09/2013
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement on the tragic death of Andrew “Bart” Simpson of the Swedish challenger Artemis racing team, which resulted from a capsized AC72...
Posted Date: 05/09/2013
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced five recipients of the 2012-2013 Mayor’s Teacher of the Year Award. The award recipients will be recognized this evening during a San Francisco Giants’...
Posted Date: 05/06/2013