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  • Mayor Gavin Newsom Appoints Police Chief George Gascón as District Attorney

    Mayor Gavin Newsom appointed Police Chief George Gascón as San Francisco's District Attorney.

    "As Police Chief, George Gascón has brought continued reform and accountability to the police department, introduced innovative crime prevention strategies and helped bring violent crime in our City to historic lows," said Mayor Newsom. "I am very proud today to appoint George Gascón as our City's top law enforcement officer to complete the term of Kamala Harris and bring that same spirit of accountability, innovation and collaboration to the District Attorney's office."

    "I am profoundly honored by this opportunity to serve the people of San Francisco as District Attorney," said District Attorney Gascón. "Together, with the hardworking attorneys and professional staff of the District Attorney's office, we will bring criminals to justice, continue the innovative efforts begun under Kamala Harris and ensure new levels of cooperation between police and prosecutors."

    Appointed as Chief of the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) by Mayor Newsom in 2009, Gascón also holds a Juris Doctorate degree from Western State University College of Law and has been an active member of the California Bar Association since June 1996. Gascón also graduated from the FBI's National Executive Institute, and is a member of the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government's Executive Session on Policing and Public Safety. Gascón will be San Francisco's first Latino District Attorney in history.

    During Gascón's tenure as Police Chief, violent crime in San Francisco has dropped to historic lows not seen since the 1960s through the strategic deployment of law enforcement resources, reform and accountability within the SFPD and increased collaboration with the City's diverse communities to prevent crime. SFPD Assistant Chief Jeff Godown will serve as Acting Chief of Police until a new Chief is selected by the Police Commission and the interim mayor.

    Gascón was appointed to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) in April 1978. He served as an officer until 1981, when he left to pursue a career in business management while volunteering his time as a reserve officer. Gascón returned to law enforcement full-time in April 1987, and quickly moved through the LAPD ranks gaining experience in a variety of operational and management functions. Gascón served as LAPD's Assistant Police Chief and Director over the Office of Operations in charge of patrol, detectives, aviation, special operations, and jails. For three years, Gascón was the Chief of Police for the Mesa Police Department in Arizona.

    Gascón is a subject matter expert in the areas of police accountability, community policing, police training, hiring practices, management, policing immigrant communities, and use of force. He has published articles on police training, the role of local police and unauthorized immigration, COMPSTAT, and the economic cost of policing.

    As San Francisco District Attorney, Gascón will be responsible for investigating and prosecuting crime in San Francisco and supporting victims of crime. With four major divisions -- the Criminal Division, the Investigations Bureau, the Special Operations Division, and the Victim Services Division, the District Attorney's Office brings actions involving consumer fraud, including real estate fraud, insurance fraud and financial fraud against elders, and actions to ensure environmental protection.

    Published 1 year ago

    By MayorGavinNewsom

  • Mayor Newsom Swears In New Appointments to City Boards and Commissions

    Mayor Gavin Newsom swore in the following new appointments to San Francisco's Boards and Commissions at a ceremony in City Hall:

    Commission on the Environment
    Jason Elliott

    Commission on the Status of Women
    Lorna Randlett

    Ethics Commission
    Beverly Hayon

    Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors
    Leona Bridges

    Public Utilities Commission
    Vince Courtney

    Published 1 year ago

    By MayorGavinNewsom

  • Mayor Newsom Swears In City Administrator Ed Lee

    Mayor Gavin Newsom swore in Edwin M. Lee as San Francisco's City Administrator for another 5 year term. Ed Lee first begin working for the City and County of San Francisco in 1989 as the Investigator for the City's first Whistle Blower Ordinance and has since served as the Executive Director of the Human Rights Commission, Director of City Purchasing, and Director of the Department of Public Works before he was first appointed as City Administrator in 2005.

    "From making City departments more efficient to greening our City fleet, Ed Lee has served our City tremendously the last five years," said Mayor Newsom. "I'm proud to nominate him for another term so we can continue the progress we've made in long-term capital planning and government reform."

    Published 1 year ago

    By MayorGavinNewsom

  • Mayor Newsom's YouTube Update: December 10, 2010

    Mayor Gavin Newsom highlights this week's news including an update on the San Francisco defense to host the 34th America's Cup, marking the last Project Homeless Connect of the year with permanent City home, powering up California's largest municipal solar project at Sunset Reservoir, which generates up to 5 megawatts of clean energy daily, and inviting San Francisco residents & families to City Hall Holiday Open House and Civic Center Snow Park this Sunday, December 12th.

    Published 1 year ago

    By MayorGavinNewsom

  • Mayor Newsom Announces Return of Shop SF, Get More Holiday Incentive Program

    Mayor Gavin Newsom launched the City's Shop SF, Get More incentive program this winter for San Francisco and Bay Area residents at the Market Street Association's Third Annual Snowflakes on Market lighting ceremony. The snowflake lights decorate each pole on Market Street from 2nd to 6th Street for everyone to enjoy. A number of Market Street improvements are being made from investments from the private and public sectors including the property owners, merchants and community benefit districts along Market Street.

    Shop SF, Get More is a city-wide program that offers special discounts and promotions exclusively for residents of the nine Bay Area counties through January 2010. In order to encourage local and Bay Area residents to shop and buy in San Francisco this holiday season.

    Additional information on all of the programs in the Shop SF, Get More campaign is available on the San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau (SFCVB) website, go to www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com/shopsf.

    Published 1 year ago

    By MayorGavinNewsom

  • Mayor Newsom Celebrates Grand Opening of Nektar Therapeutics Headquarters

    Mayor Gavin Newsom celebrated the grand opening of the state-of-the-art corporate headquarters of Nektar Therapeutics in Mission Bay. In October 2009, Mayor Newsom announced that Nektar had selected Mission Bay for its new 102,000 sq/ft corporate headquarters located at 455 Mission Bay Boulevard South, adjacent to the UCSF Life Sciences and Medical Center Campus at Mission Bay. Nektar brings 150 biotech jobs to San Francisco and is relocating all functions currently located in San Carlos to the new Mission Bay facility. Nektar Therapeutics marks the 73rd life sciences company in San Francisco. Mayor also announces BioSF, a new public private partnership to build on success of Mission Bay and bring new biotech and life sciences companies to San Francisco.

    Published 1 year ago

    By MayorGavinNewsom

  • Mayor Newsom And Thousands Of San Franciscans Join Great California Shakeout Earthquake Drill

    Mayor Gavin Newsom today joined the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management (DEM), San Francisco Fire Department Chief Joanne Hayes-White and thousands of people throughout the City in the statewide Great California ShakeOut aimed at preparing Californians across the state for the next major earthquake.

    Published 1 year ago

    By MayorGavinNewsom

  • Mayor Newsom Announces New 311 Portal for Returning Military Veterans

    Mayor Gavin Newsom today at the end of the Fleet Week 2010 celebration honored San Francisco's current and former members of the military service members by announcing a new 311 portal specific to the needs of Veterans regarding jobs, education, housing, social services, and a number of other issues. Through a new partnership with national non-profit Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) and their social network called "Community of Veterans," the City will be more proactive in reaching out to all Veterans here in the San Francisco to connect them to services they want and need, information about all of which is now centrally located on the Vets Portal, launching today, which can be accessed by calling 311 or visiting SF311.org.

    Published 1 year ago

    By MayorGavinNewsom

  • Mayor Newsom Swears In New Appointments and Reappointments to City Boards and Commissions

    Mayor Gavin Newsom swore in new appointments and reappointments to the Asian Art Museum, Housing Authority, Rent Board and Small Business Commissions in addition to the Mayor's Disability Council and Treasure Island Development Authority Board of Directors.

    Published 1 year ago

    By MayorGavinNewsom

  • Mayor Newsom & Chief Gascón Announce Continued Drop In S.F. Crime 3rd Qrtr 2010

    Mayor Gavin Newsom today joined Police Chief George Gascón and District Attorney Kamala Harris to discuss this year's third quarter accomplishments of the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) and the continuing drop in the overall crime rate in the third quarter of 2010.

    Published 1 year ago

    By MayorGavinNewsom

  • Mayor Newsom Announces Visit to Sister City Shanghai, China

    Mayor Newsom meets with Chinese media at City Hall to discuss his upcoming trip to Shanghai, China.

    Published 1 year ago

    By MayorGavinNewsom

  • World Cup 2010 Celebration Kick Off

    Mayor Gavin Newsom today joined FC Gold Pride's Marta Vieira da Silva and San Jose Earthquakes' Ikenna "Ike" Opara to kick off the free, month-long showing of the 2010 World Cup at Civic Center Plaza.

    Published 1 year ago

    By MayorGavinNewsom

  • Mayor Newsom Announces Bayer HealthCare at Mission Bay

    Mayor Newsom announces that Bayer HealthCare has located its US Innovation Center at Mission Bay

    Published 1 year ago

    By MayorGavinNewsom

  • Mayor Newsom's YouTube Update: May 3, 2010

    Mayor Newsom signs SF budget reforms into law and unveils the Enterprise Department budgets for FY2010-11, investing in infrastructure and jobs for the future.

    Published 1 year ago

    By MayorGavinNewsom

  • Mayor Newsom's Weekly Update: March 27, 2010

    Mayor Newsom talks about big wins in Washington, DC and Sacramento in his weekly YouTube update that will bring jobs to San Francisco and restore transit funding to the SFMTA.

    He also answers your tweets and facebook messages.

    Published 1 year ago

    By MayorGavinNewsom

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