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Board of Supervisors announces Mayor Edwin M. Lee has died; President Breed becomes acting mayor
Summary
The Board of Supervisors opened its Dec. 12 meeting with the announcement that Mayor Edwin M. Lee died early that morning. Board President London Breed immediately became acting mayor under the city charter; supervisors observed a moment of silence and adjourned the meeting in his honor.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors opened its Dec. 12 meeting with an announcement that Mayor Edwin M. Lee died early that morning at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. Board President London Breed stated that, “in accordance with the city charter, President of the Board of Supervisors London Breed became acting mayor of San Francisco, effective immediately.”
Breed offered prepared remarks about Lee’s public career and asked the board to adjourn the meeting in the mayor’s honor; supervisors agreed without objection and the meeting was adjourned for that purpose. Several supervisors offered brief tributes…
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