SF Mayor Lee Dies; Acting Mayor is WOC

[ESF]

Mayor Ed Lee suddenly passed away from a heart attack last night.

The temporary mayor is a black woman. The city board of supervisors needs to vote to have her officially hold that position until Nov 2018. I hope they confirm her — the city would really benefit from her leadership.

m.sfgate.com/politics/article/Supervisor-London-Breed-becomes-SF-mayor-upon-Ed-12423909.php

[meshaliuknits]

How startling! I'm sad for Ed Lee's family.


Is there any reason they wouldn't vote to confirm London Breed?

[cuddlyevil]

I just heard this on the radio. It's so shocking. I am sad for his family.

[1confused1]

I was so shocked when I saw this on the news this morning. So very sad.

[thejackpot]

So very sad. It’s jarring to loose a politician in this way, and don’t look in Twitter. People are heartless.

[goldengirlz]

Oh my goodness!

I’m not at all worried about the transition but it’s still shocking. I don’t live in the city but Lee seemed like a good guy.

ETA: I guess Lee was a bit controversial because the tech boom makes a lot of people here feel conflicted: how do you support economic development but not let a runaway boom industry completely destroy your city? It’s worth noting that he was the city’s first Asian American mayor, which is surprising to me (as a newcomer) given the demographics here.

[ESF]

Dec 12, 2017 14:10:00 GMT -5 meshaliuknits said:

How startling! I'm sad for Ed Lee's family.


Is there any reason they wouldn't vote to confirm London Breed?

I don't know. I don't follow SF politics that closely, though I imagine there might be some white men that want the job.

[ESF]

Dec 12, 2017 14:28:57 GMT -5 goldengirlz said:

Oh my goodness!

I’m not at all worried about the transition but it’s still shocking. I don’t live in the city but Lee seemed like a good guy.

ETA: I guess Lee was a bit controversial because the tech boom makes a lot of people here feel conflicted: how do you support economic development but not let a runaway boom industry completely destroy your city? It’s worth noting that he was the city’s first Asian American mayor, which is surprising to me (as a newcomer) given the demographics here.

Definitely. I don't follow SF governance too closely, but he seemed like he wanted to do the right thing, but was in office during an unusually challenging time and didn't always make the right call. 

How terrible for his family that he passed so suddenly.

[starlily]

This is so unexpected and shocking. The Safeway where he went into cardiac arrest is where we shopped regularly. I had no idea he lived in that neighborhood. Historically it's not one of the ritzier areas rife with politicians.

There was a substantial amount of controversy about the Twitter Tax and it's aftereffects on the city and its demographics, but Ed Lee was also a trailblazer in his own right as a civil rights attorney and the first Asian-American mayor of SF.

The criticisms I recall reading about London Breed mostly revolve around her not being progressive enough, but I don't expect that she wouldn't be confirmed as the interim mayor. The current makeup of the Board of Supervisors is fairly diverse and women outnumber men (although for confirmation voting the the gender split would be equal).

[mrs.jacinthe]

Dec 12, 2017 14:10:00 GMT -5 meshaliuknits said:

How startling! I'm sad for Ed Lee's family.


Is there any reason they wouldn't vote to confirm London Breed?

She's pretty outspoken and had a bit of a scandal a few years back with a rant on social media (profanity).  She doesn't really mince words which, you know, is fine for men but since she's a woman ... 

[meshaliuknits]

Dec 12, 2017 15:47:51 GMT -5 mrs.jacinthe said:

Dec 12, 2017 14:10:00 GMT -5 meshaliuknits said:

How startling! I'm sad for Ed Lee's family.


Is there any reason they wouldn't vote to confirm London Breed?

She's pretty outspoken and had a bit of a scandal a few years back with a rant on social media (profanity).  She doesn't really mince words which, you know, is fine for men but since she's a woman ... 

Huh. I don't recall that at all and it seems like it would have blown up my twitter timeline or I would have seen on local news. But, like ESF I don't follow SF politics super closely. I've got my own nonsense in Richmond to keep on top of. lol

[mrs.jacinthe]

Dec 12, 2017 15:58:45 GMT -5 meshaliuknits said:

Dec 12, 2017 15:47:51 GMT -5 mrs.jacinthe said:

She's pretty outspoken and had a bit of a scandal a few years back with a rant on social media (profanity).  She doesn't really mince words which, you know, is fine for men but since she's a woman ... 

Huh. I don't recall that at all and it seems like it would have blown up my twitter timeline or I would have seen on local news. But, like ESF I don't follow SF politics super closely. I've got my own nonsense in Richmond to keep on top of. lol

It's briefly mentioned at the beginning of this old story: www.sfgate.com/bayarea/nevius/article/London-Breed-is-S-F-s-election-shocker-4025223.php