San Francisco Will Be Governed by a Car-Free Mayor for Next 24 Hours
If you see a guy in a suit pedaling up Polk Street or around City Hall in the next 24 hours on an electric bike, just know that it might be your mayor. Today at 1 p.m., as Gavin Newsom was finally sworn in as lieutenant governor, Board of Supervisors President David Chiu became the acting mayor and will remain so until City Administrator Ed Lee is confirmed as interim mayor tomorrow.
January 10, 2011
Car-Free District 3 Supervisor David Chiu Reelected Board President
Supervisor David Chiu, a key player in the city's sustainable transportation movement who gets around on his electric bicycle, was reelected president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors this afternoon on an 8-3 vote. The 40-year-old District 3 supervisor called on his colleagues to "move beyond the past oppositional politics of personality" and build consensus to tackle some of the city's most pressing problems.
January 8, 2011
Leona Bridges Sworn in as SFMTA Board Director at City Hall Ceremony
Leona Bridges, the former Barclays Global Investors manager, was sworn in today by Mayor Gavin Newsom as an SFMTA Board director during a ceremony at San Francisco City Hall and will attend her first meeting next week. Bridges was among five appointees at the swearing in, including the Mayor's policy advisor, Jason Elliott, who has advised Newsom on transportation issues and will become a member of the Commission on the Environment.
January 6, 2011
Today’s Headlines
SF Examiner: “Nearly Half of Muni Drivers are Unavailable On Any Given Day” Those Pesky Pedestrians. All They Wanna Do Is Walk Safely (BIKE NOPA) Opponents Turn Out in Force for Hearing on Brisbane Baylands Development (SM County Times) San Mateo Officials “Still Committed” to Hillsdale Caltrain Station (SF Examiner) Environmental Coalition says Climate Change … Continued
January 6, 2011
What Would an Ed Lee Administration Mean for Sustainable Transportation?
During a dramatic eight-hour Board of Supervisors meeting last night, seven supervisors, including President David Chiu, Bevan Dufty, Eric Mar and Sophie Maxwell, lined up late in the session to support City Administrator Ed Lee for interim mayor. It prompted an angry outburst from outgoing Supervisor Chris Daly, who declared that it would be "the biggest fumble in the history of progressive politics in San Francisco."
January 5, 2011
Leona Bridges’ Nomination to SFMTA Board Headed to Full Board of Supes
Leona Bridges' nomination to the SFMTA Board is headed to the current Board of Supervisors for confirmation after being approved this afternoon by the Rules Committee. It managed to get through committee on a day when most of outgoing Mayor Gavin Newsom's nominations to commissions were put off because he is delaying his swearing-in as lieutenant governor in a move to prevent the current board from appointing an interim mayor.
January 3, 2011