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Commission honors long-serving environmental commissioner Ruth Gervanas
Summary
The Commission on the Environment adopted a resolution commending Commissioner Ruth Gervanas for years of service and held a recognition ceremony featuring remarks from staff, commissioners and Jared Blumenfeld.
The Commission on the Environment adopted a resolution on Jan. 27 honoring Commissioner Ruth Gervanas for her long service to the Commission and to San Francisco environmental causes.
The resolution, read into the record, traces Gervanas' appointment dates, leadership roles on the Commission and prior community work with groups such as the California Native Plants Society and the Save San Francisco Bay Association. Multiple speakers praised her contributions to biodiversity policy, the ban on commercial butterfly releases and other long-term initiatives.
Jared Blumenfeld, who spoke at the meeting, described Gervanas as a consistent, principled voice who helped start numerous environmental initiatives in the city and who contributed to key policy achievements such as plastic-bag restrictions and biodiversity work. The Commission presented a proclamation from Mayor Lee and held a short ceremony with a gift and group photograph.
Commissioners and visiting colleagues said they expect Gervanas to remain active in environmental matters even after leaving the Commission; no formal policy action was tied to the commendation other than adoption of the resolution.
