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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 Conference Semifinals:
Posted Date: 5/17/2013
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Mayor Edwin M. Lee issued a statement on the tragic death of Andrew “Bart” Simpson of the Swedish challenger Artemis racing team.
Posted Date: 5/9/2013
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Mayor Edwin M. Lee issued a statement on the City Controller’s Office Fiscal Year 2012-13 Nine-Month Budget Status Report.
Posted Date: 5/9/2013
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Mayor Edwin M. Lee issued a statement regarding President Barack Obama’s nomination of Mayor Anthony Foxx of Charlotte, North Carolina as the next Secretary of Transportation.
Posted Date: 4/30/2013
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Mayor 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.
Posted Date: 4/11/2013
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Mayor Edwin M. Lee issued a statement regarding the commencement of Federal sequestration.
Posted Date: 3/1/2013
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Mayor Edwin M. Lee today launched an online tool to help new businesses navigate the City’s permitting and licensing requirements.
Posted Date: 2/15/2013
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Mayor Lee 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 development.
Posted Date: 2/8/2013
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Mayor Edwin M. Lee issued a statement after Super Bowl XLVII.
Posted Date: 2/3/2013
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Mayor Edwin M. Lee issued a statement on the passing of former San Francisco Unified School District Superintendent Arlene C. Ackerman, Ed. D..
Posted Date: 2/2/2013
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Mayor Edwin M. Lee swore in the following new appointments and reappointments to San Francisco’s Boards and Commissions at a ceremony in City Hall.
Posted Date: 1/31/2013
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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.
Posted Date: 1/18/2013
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I applaud FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski’s announcement today at the U.S. Conference of Mayors. Expanding high-speed, broadband internet is a goal that directly supports San Francisco’s economic development strategy.
Posted Date: 1/18/2013
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Mayor Edwin M. Lee announced Rhodessa Jones, an acclaimed performance and community artist, has been named to receive the 2013 Mayor’s Art Award.
Posted Date: 1/18/2013
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Mayor Edwin M. Lee issued a statement on the passing of Vivian Brown of the iconic San Francisco Brown sisters.
Posted Date: 1/11/2013
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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.
Posted Date: 1/10/2013
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Mayor Edwin M. Lee 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.
Posted Date: 12/19/2012
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Mayor Edwin M. Lee issued a 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.
Posted Date: 12/17/2012
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Mayor 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 economy.
Posted Date: 11/20/2012
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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 transgender community.
Posted Date: 11/20/2012
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Mayor Edwin M. Lee announced the launch of the San Francisco Enterprise Zone Web App, a web-based tool that allows San Francisco businesses to apply online for the City’s popular Enterprise Zone hiring tax credit program. The Enterprise Zone Web App will replace a completely paper-based process with a web based tool which increases government efficiency and makes it easier for businesses to utilize the program.
Posted Date: 11/15/2012
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Mayor Edwin M. Lee issued the following statement regarding the potential $26.54 million local impact to San Francisco from effects of Federal sequestration:
Posted Date: 11/15/2012
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Mayor 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 buildings in San Francisco’s Historic Civic Center District.
Posted Date: 11/14/2012
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Mayor 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 across the nation.
Posted Date: 11/5/2012
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Mayor Edwin M. Lee issued a statement in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy’s destruction along the East Coast.
Posted Date: 11/2/2012
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Mayor Edwin M. Lee highlighted planning around the ticker-tape parade and civic celebration in honor of the 2012 World Champion San Francisco Giants to be held on Wednesday, October 31, 2012.
Posted Date: 10/30/2012
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Mayor Edwin M. Lee opened the new Visitacion Valley Family Resource Center satellite 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.
Posted Date: 10/25/2012
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Mayor Edwin M. Lee and Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom 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.
Posted Date: 10/24/2012
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Mayor Edwin M. Lee with Supervisor Malia Cohen 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.
Posted Date: 10/23/2012
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Mayor Edwin M. Lee and Square CEO Jack Dorsey 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.
Posted Date: 10/22/2012
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