San Francisco, CA — Mayor London N. Breed today announced the launch of San Francisco’s Small Business Week, which will take place from Saturday, May 1 to Friday, May 7, 2021. This year’s small business week will include resources and information that will support small businesses and entrepreneurs as San Francisco gets on the road to recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. 

San Francisco, CA — Mayor London N. Breed today announced the reopening of the newly renovated George Christopher Playground in Diamond Heights. Mayor Breed was joined by Supervisor Rafael Mandelman, the Recreation and Park Department, Public Works, and kids from Noe Valley Nursery School and Eureka Valley Arts to cut the ribbon on the $5.2 million renovation of the site, located above the northeastern rim of Glen Canyon.

San Francisco, CA — Mayor London N. Breed and Supervisor Ahsha Safaí today announced the City of San Francisco will partner with the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) to host socially-distanced, outdoor commencements for students graduating from high school this year.

San Francisco, CA — Today Mayor London N. Breed nominated City Attorney Dennis Herrera to serve as the next General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC). Herrera was elected as City Attorney of San Francisco in 2001, and will bring decades of experience serving City residents and advancing environmental policies through his nationally-recognized office.  

San Francisco, CA — Mayor London N. Breed today announced San Francisco’s newest environmental and climate change commitments, including an ambitious target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and becoming a carbon neutral city in the next 24 years. Included in these commitments is moving up San Francisco’s net-zero carbon goal by five years to 2045.

San Francisco, CA — Mayor London N. Breed today conducted the swearing-in ceremony to confirm James Byrne to the San Francisco Police Commission. In March 2021, Mayor Breed nominated Byrne to the Commission, the seven-member body charged with setting policy for the Police Department and conducting disciplinary hearings when police conduct charges are filed. Yesterday, the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to confirm Byrne to the Commission.

San Francisco, CA — Mayor London N. Breed today announced legislation to enhance the impact of the Cannabis Equity Program and support all cannabis businesses in San Francisco. The legislation builds on the Program’s original goal to combat disparities in the cannabis industry through the establishment of equity cannabis businesses in San Francisco. The Cannabis Equity Program, which was launched in 2018, was created to lower the barriers to cannabis licensing and prioritize those hit hardest by the War on Drugs.

San Francisco, CA — Mayor London N. Breed issued the following statement regarding the guilty verdict issued today in the trial of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd.

“This verdict does not bring back the life of George Floyd. It can’t replace the years of his life that were robbed from him, nor the life experiences and memories that would have been made with his friends and family. What this verdict does reflect is that the tide is turning in this country, although still too slowly, toward accountability and justice.

San Francisco, CA — Mayor London N. Breed today announced the San Francisco Public Library (SFPL) will begin to reopen for limited indoor service on Monday, May 3, 2021, with the reopening of the first floor of the Main Library. The Chinatown/Him Mark Lai Branch Library and Mission Bay Branch Library will reopen the week of May 17. Additional floors at the Main Library and neighborhood branches will reopen as staffing permits and San Francisco continues to make progress on its recovery.

San Francisco, CA — Mayor London N. Breed today announced the City’s Music and Entertainment Venue Recovery Fund will begin accepting applications for grants on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. The fund was established to provide financial support to San Francisco-based live music and entertainment venues in order to prevent their permanent closure due to the pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic.