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February 2016

Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement on the celebration of Black History Month:  “This month we pause to celebrate Black History Month and honor all of those who have...
Posted Date: 02/02/2017
Mayor Edwin M. Lee and City Administrator Naomi M. Kelly today announced the appointment of Catherine Stefani as the County Clerk. “Catherine is a dedicated public servant known at City...
Posted Date: 02/29/2016
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today signed legislation to send a $350 million Public Health and Safety Bond to the June 2016 ballot. The initiative will expand access to mental health services for San Francisco...
Posted Date: 02/26/2016
Today Mayor Edwin M. Lee and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) announced the completion of 30 high-priority safety projects in support of Vision Zero, the City’s goal to...
Posted Date: 02/24/2016
Today Mayor Edwin M. Lee joined by Police Commission President Suzy Loftus, Police Chief Greg Suhr and community leaders announced a comprehensive package of police reforms to increase public safety...
Posted Date: 02/22/2016
Mayor Edwin M. Lee announced the release of a Request for Proposals (RFP) from the Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure (OCII) for two affordable housing developments with 290 new,...
Posted Date: 02/19/2016
San Francisco, CA—Mayor Edwin M. Lee today appointed Port Deputy DirectorElaine Forbes as Interim Director of the Port of San Francisco, following theresignation of longtime Director Monique...
Posted Date: 02/18/2016
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement on celebrating what would have been the 100th Birthday of Mayor Joseph L. Alioto, the 36th Mayor of San Francisco, who was born on February 12...
Posted Date: 02/12/2016
Mayor Edwin M. Lee and District 2 Supervisor Mark Farrell today issued the following statement after 28-year-old Jeffery Lafayette was attacked outside a bar in the Marina over the weekend and...
Posted Date: 02/11/2016
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced the acquisition and preservation of five apartment buildings consisting of 19 units of rental housing whose tenants and residents had been served with Ellis Act...
Posted Date: 02/11/2016
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today launched the Homeless Emergency Assessment & Response Team (HEART), a partnership between the San Francisco Fire Department and the Department of Public Health that...
Posted Date: 02/11/2016
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement regarding the homeless investments included in President Barack Obama’s Fiscal Year 2017 budget proposal, which requests nearly $6...
Posted Date: 02/09/2016
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced an emergency relief plan for the local crab and fish industry affected by the delay of the local Dungeness crab season in California caused by the presence of...
Posted Date: 02/09/2016
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced Armistead Maupin, local icon and acclaimed author of the Tales of the City series, has been named to receive the 2016 Mayor’s Art Award. Mr. Maupin will...
Posted Date: 02/01/2016