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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: 02/01/2016
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: 01/28/2016
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement on the death of former Fire Commission President Hadley R. Roff who served four San Francisco mayors including as Deputy Mayor for then Mayor...
Posted Date: 01/28/2016
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced a new, free innovative data sharing partnership with Waze to help alleviate congestion in San Francisco, working in coordination with the Mayor’s Rush Hour...
Posted Date: 01/27/2016
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced that #SFWiFi, the City’s free municipal wireless Internet access (Wi-Fi) service, will receive technology upgrades along Market Street, the City’s...
Posted Date: 01/25/2016
Mayor Edwin M. Lee and Board President London Breed today announced a $350 million Public Health and Safety Bond on the June 2016 ballot. The initiative will expand access to mental health services...
Posted Date: 01/25/2016
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement on the passing of community stalwart Dr. Espanola Jackson: “I am saddened by the passing of Dr. Espanola Jackson, a true champion of our...
Posted Date: 01/20/2016
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today during the Technology and Innovation Task Force of the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ 84th Winter Meeting in Washington, D.C. issued an Executive Directive to change San...
Posted Date: 01/19/2016
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced two June 2016 ballot measures that would increase the production of affordable housing and improve San Francisco’s transportation network. “We have...
Posted Date: 01/19/2016
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement on celebrating life of civil rights leader Dr. Martin L. King, Jr.:“Today on this day we celebrate the legacy of Dr. King, and we reflect...