http://www.sfmayor.org// This is the syndication feed for Office of the MayorSat, 25 May 2013 14:40:44 -0700Mayor 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 Conference Semifinals: “Tonight the San Francisco Bay Area is proud of the Golden State Warriors as...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=311Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=311&date=20130517045907Mayor 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 catamaran near Treasure Island while training for the 34th America’s Cup: “This...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=299Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=299&date=20130509040628Mayor 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 information and projections for the Fiscal Year End and projecting a surplus of $96 million, an...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=301Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=301&date=20130509051036Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement regarding President Barack Obama’s nomination of Mayor Anthony Foxx of Charlotte, North Carolina as the next Secretary of Transportation: “I am in full support of the President’s nomination of Mayor Foxx as the next United...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=297Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=297&date=20130520012420Mayor Edwin M. Lee as part of the Nation’s first Walk to Work Day launched San Francisco’s Pedestrian Strategy to increase walkability around the City and make all neighborhoods safe for pedestrians as outlined in the Mayor’s Pedestrian Safety Executive Directive. The Pedestrian...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=283Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=283&date=20130412070302Mayor Edwin M. Lee today introduced at the Board of Supervisors the City’s Ten-Year Capital Plan for Fiscal Year 2014-23 along with the Five-Year Financial Plan and the Five-Year Information & Communication Technology (ICT) Plan for Fiscal Year 2014-18. “Whether we are investing...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=319Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0800http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=319&date=20130524102230Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement regarding the commencement of Federal sequestration: “I am disappointed that Congress has not acted to prevent the damage that will be caused by Federal sequestration. I know President Obama and our Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi have...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=266Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0800http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=266&date=20130426112212Mayor Edwin M. Lee today launched an online tool to help new businesses navigate the City’s permitting and licensing requirements. License 123 is an easy-to-use tool that allows entrepreneurs and small business owners to access permits and licenses at one convenient site, instead of contacting...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=260Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=260&date=20130215034420Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced the first step in reforming the governance and management of public housing in San Francisco by appointing five new San Francisco Housing Authority Board of Commissioners with expertise in finance and management; public safety, social services and workforce...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=254Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=254&date=20130208040554Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement after Super Bowl XLVII: “Tonight, once again, the San Francisco 49ers thrilled the entire Bay Area with a spectacular performance. The entire team demonstrated what you can accomplish with enough perseverance and teamwork. Although...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=244Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=244&date=20130204093750Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement on the passing of former San Francisco Unified School District Superintendent Arlene C. Ackerman, Ed. D.: “Dr. Arlene Ackerman, a local and national leader in the African American community, was committed to improving educational...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=246Sat, 02 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=246&date=20130204021448Mayor Edwin M. Lee today swore in the following new appointments and reappointments to San Francisco’s Boards and Commissions at a ceremony in City Hall: Asian Art Commission Alexandra Lenehan Carmen Colet Jane Chang Tom Julie K. Cheng Kathy B. Bissinger Virginia M. Foo...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=240Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=240&date=20130131010631Today Mayor Edwin M. Lee and Mayor Kasim Reed of Atlanta agreed to a friendly wager on the outcome of this weekend’s NFC Championship game. The San Francisco 49ers will play the Atlanta Falcons in Atlanta at 12:00 p.m. Pacific time, with the winning team advancing on to Super Bowl XLVII in New...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=228Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=228&date=20130118045151Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement regarding expanded broadband access and creating a clearinghouse for best practices on bridging the digital divide: “I applaud FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski’s announcement today at the U.S. Conference of Mayors. Expanding...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=230Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=230&date=20130118054808Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced Rhodessa Jones, an acclaimed performance and community artist, has been named to receive the 2013 Mayor’s Art Award. “Rhodessa Jones embodies the spirit of the Mayor’s Art Award, as an artistic powerhouse of international acclaim whose work...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=232Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=232&date=20130125104454Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement on the passing of Vivian Brown of the iconic San Francisco Brown sisters: “San Francisco is heart broken by the sudden passing of Vivian Brown, a truly remarkable woman who represented the best of our City. Vivian and her identical...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=216Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=216&date=20130111123724Today Mayor Edwin M. Lee and Mayor James J. Schmitt of Green Bay, Wisconsin agreed to a friendly wager on the outcome of this weekend’s 49ers-Packers NFC Divisional Playoff game, which takes place this Saturday, January 12 at 5:00 pm at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. The losing City...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=214Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=214&date=20130110041715Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued a Mayoral Executive Directive to require City Departments to enter into new partnerships with private sector contractors to help assure on-time and on-budget delivery of City projects. The directive focuses on the City departments with contracting authority including...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=202Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0800http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=202&date=20121219112116Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement on the Lennar and China Development Bank partnership and potential $1.7 billion loan for major infrastructure projects at Hunters Point Shipyard and Treasure Island: “The Hunters Point Shipyard and Treasure Island projects are...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=196Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0800http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=196&date=20121217113206Mayor Edwin M. Lee announced a new study conducted by Americans for the Arts and sponsored by the Grants for the Arts/San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund and the San Francisco Arts Commission that reports that the nonprofit arts and culture sector has continued to pump millions of dollars into the local...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=177Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0800http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=177&date=20121213020903Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement on the 14th Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance: “Today we memorialize those who have been killed because of intolerance, and bring needed attention to the continued bullying, harassment, discrimination and violence endured by the...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=179Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0800http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=179&date=20121217113357Mayor Lee Launches Enterprise Zone Web App to Help City Businesses Access Tax Credits Allows San Francisco Businesses to Access Valuable Hiring Tax Credits Through Simple Web-Based Tool; Advances Mayor’s Jobs Plan Goal of Using Technology to Make the City Easier Navigate for Businesses...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=167Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0800http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=167&date=20121213020848Mayor Edwin M. Lee issued the following statement regarding the potential $26.54 million local impact to San Francisco from effects of Federal sequestration: “Congress must find a way to responsibly reduce our Federal deficit without enacting harmful, across-the-board cuts that could...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=169Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0800http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=169&date=20121213020843Mayor Edwin M. Lee today at the U.S. Green Building Council Greenbuild International Conference and Expo being held at the Moscone Convention Center announced that the City and County of San Francisco has filed for LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification for eight...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=163Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0800http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=163&date=20121213020838Mayor Edwin M. Lee announced San Francisco has been selected as a finalist for the Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Mayors Challenge, a competition created to inspire United States cities to generate innovative ideas that solve major challenges, improve city life and can be shared with other cities...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=161Mon, 05 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0800http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=161&date=20121213020824Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy’s destruction along the East Coast: “Our hearts go out to all of those who continue to suffer from the effects of Hurricane Sandy. Those affected by the storm are in our thoughts and prayers...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=159Fri, 02 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0700http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=159&date=20121213020817Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced the launch of CleantechSF – a new initiative to support the growth of the cleantech industry and cleantech jobs in San Francisco. CleantechSF has three key goals: (1) to streamline the demonstration and testing of clean technologies utilizing City assets; (2)...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=157Tue, 30 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0700http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=157&date=20121213020801Mayor Edwin M. Lee today opened the new Visitacion Valley Family Resource Center annex at the Sunnydale HOPE SF public housing site as part of the Mayor’s IPO (Interrupt, Predict and Organize for a Safer San Francisco) violence prevention strategy. “Services provide a long-term...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=153Thu, 25 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0700http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=153&date=20121213020751Mayor Edwin M. Lee and Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom today launched a new Project Homeless Connect service – Every Day Connect – to meet the needs of people every day who are homeless or in danger of becoming homeless. “Homeless individuals experience challenges in life...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=151Wed, 24 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0700http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=151&date=20121211112041Mayor Edwin M. Lee with Supervisor Malia Cohen today announced the introduction of a resolution approving a term sheet for a total investment of $58 million and findings of fiscal feasibility for the Pier 70 Historic Core project. The Pier 70 Historic Core, the most intact 19th Century industrial...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=147Tue, 23 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0700http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=147&date=20121211112011Mayor Edwin M. Lee and Square CEO Jack Dorsey today announced that Square, the company making commerce easy for everyone, is relocating its corporate headquarters to 1455 Market Street in the City’s Central Market neighborhood. Square has signed a lease and expects to move into its new...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=139Mon, 22 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0700http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=139&date=20121211111959“Tonight, we really saw what perseverance and teamwork can do. The San Francisco Giants have put the ‘Orange’ in Orange October, and the streets are overflowing with Giants pride. Our hometown heroes continue their quest to bring the World Series Championship back home to our City...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=141Mon, 22 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0700http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=141&date=20121211111942Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced Moscone Center has received LEED Gold certification, the first convention center on the West Coast to attain the green building honor. The LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating system was developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)....http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=131Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0700http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=131&date=20121211111900Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement regarding the Board of Supervisors’ 7-4 vote against sustaining charges of official misconduct against Ross Mirkarimi, which required at least nine votes to sustain the charges for removal as San Francisco’s Sheriff: “I...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=121Wed, 10 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0700http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=121&date=20121211111816Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement after Shinya Yamanaka, M.D., Ph.D., Gladstone Institutes Senior Investigator and UCSF Professor of Anatomy, was named to receive the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery that mature cells can be reprogrammed to become...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=117Mon, 08 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0700http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=117&date=20121211111807“We will always honor and remember those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks on September 11th, and San Francisco joins all Americans in mourning on this day, the eleventh anniversary. The world has forever changed since that day and working together with City agencies, law...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=93Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0700http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=93&date=20130111014248Mayor Edwin M. Lee today swore in the following new appointments and reappointments to San Francisco’s Boards and Commissions at a ceremony in City Hall: Board of Appeals Ann Lazarus Commission on the Environment Joshua Arce Construction Workforce Advisory Committee Bob Alvarado...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=89Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0700http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=89&date=20121211111446Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced a 16-member Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) has been formed to provide community input and help guide the public review and approval process for building a privately-financed, multi-purpose recreational facility on Piers 30- 32 in time for the 2017-2018 NBA...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=85Thu, 23 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0700http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=85&date=20121211111431Mayor Edwin M. Lee and the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission today announced the appointment of Harlan L. Kelly, Jr. as the new General Manager for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) to replace retiring General Manager and former City Controller Ed Harrington....http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=83Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0700http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=83&date=20121211111413Mayor Edwin M. Lee today appointed Rodrigo Santos to the City College Board of Trustees, filling the vacancy left by the passing of Milton Marks III. “Rodrigo Santos is my appointment to the City College Board of Trustees because he will be a strong leader and a reformer at a critical time...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=81Tue, 21 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0700http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=81&date=20121211111404“I am pleased that the members of the Ethics Commission, following a careful review of the evidence, and in the face of a sustained campaign to distract and misdirect them from the facts, agreed with me that Ross Mirkarimi’s actions constitute official misconduct and fall below the...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=76Thu, 16 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0700http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=76&date=20121211111355Mayor Edwin M. Lee today signed legislation to fund War Memorial Veterans Building infrastructure improvements after the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved it on July 31, 2012. Funding will allow the City to invest in infrastructure and creates jobs for residents. “The War Memorial...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=70Fri, 10 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0700http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=70&date=20121211111332Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement on the passing of City College of San Francisco Trustee Milton Marks, III: “I am deeply saddened by the passing of Milton Marks, a member of our City family as a City College Trustee, son of former State Senator Milton Marks and...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=72Fri, 10 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0700http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=72&date=20121211111323“San Francisco grieves with those affected by the Sikh Temple shooting in Wisconsin. Now, more than ever, we must work together to reduce gun violence, embrace diversity and keep our communities safe.” As a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=64Wed, 08 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0700http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=64&date=20121211111303Mayor Edwin M. Lee today celebrated the completion of the Ocean Beach Master Plan, a landmark climate adaptation plan developed by San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR) through a two-year interagency effort to envision a sustainable long-term future for Ocean...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=58Thu, 26 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0700http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=58&date=20121211111201“As America woke up to the unspeakable tragedy this morning in Aurora, our first thoughts are with the families and friends of those who lost their lives in the shooting. Senseless acts of violence against innocent people must not be tolerated under any circumstances. I express my personal...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=48Fri, 20 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0700http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=48&date=20121211111103“The Ethics Commission made the right decision to reject Sheriff Mirkarimi’s attempt to distract from what these official misconduct hearings are really about: the crime of domestic violence to which Ross Mirkarimi himself pleaded guilty, and the various counts of official misconduct...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=46Thu, 19 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0700http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=46&date=20121211111052“The month of June in San Francisco experienced a spike in shootings and homicides in our Southeast neighborhoods. This is unacceptable and while I take this issue extremely seriously, I want to be clear that I have not considered implementing a policy in San Francisco that would violate...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=44Tue, 17 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0700http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=44&date=20121211111039Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement on the Board of Supervisors’ final unanimous approval to place the 2012 Clean and Safe Neighborhood Parks Bond on the 2012 November ballot, which if approved by San Francisco voters, will renovate neighborhood parks and provide...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=97Tue, 17 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0700http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=97&date=20121211111030“Enough is enough. The time has come for Ross Mirkarimi to begin dealing with the facts. The facts are that Ross Mirkarimi pleaded guilty to an act of domestic violence against his wife and he will be on probation for the next three years. His conviction and his probation impair his ability to...http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=40Wed, 11 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0700http://www.sfmayor.org//index.aspx?page=846&recordid=40&date=20121211111006