San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee dead at 65
an Francisco Mayor Ed Lee — the city’s first Asian American mayor — died early Tuesday morning after suffering a heart attack. He was 65.
The sudden news came in an email from the office at 2:23 a.m. It read: “It is with profound sadness and terrible grief that we confirm that Mayor Edwin M. Lee passed away on Tuesday, December 12 at 1:11 a.m. at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. Family, friends and colleagues were at his side. Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife Anita, his two daughters, Brianna and Tania, and his family.”
Former Mayor Willie Brown said Lee suffered a heart attack. The mayor was grocery shopping when he was stricken at about 10:30 p.m. Monday at the Safeway on Monterey Boulevard and was transported to General Hospital, where he died.
Lee, known for his friendly and often jokey personality and his focus on details and political consensus, was the 43rd mayor of San Francisco and the first Asian American to lead the city. Board of Supervisors President London Breed became acting mayor, effectively immediately, the office said.
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