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oberliner

(58,724 posts) Tue Dec 12, 2017, 07:20 AM Dec 2017

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee Dies

Source: CBS

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, who became the city’s first Asian-American mayor when he was named to serve out the remainder of Gavin Newsom’s term in Jan. 2011, died suddenly early Tuesday morning, city officials said.

He was 65.

Read more: http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/12/12/san-francisco-mayor-ed-lee-dies/

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San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee Dies (Original Post) oberliner Dec 2017 OP

Oh wow. BumRushDaShow Dec 2017 #1

Whoa....this is breaking news for us in the Bay Area.... Pachamama Dec 2017 #2

same here. Very sad still_one Dec 2017 #7

covering it too. yuiyoshida Dec 2017 #3

Board of Supervisors President London Breed is now the acting mayor. yuiyoshida Dec 2017 #4

Sad news. A relatively young man. spooky3 Dec 2017 #5

Stunning ... Auggie Dec 2017 #6

Very sad news, indeed dalton99a Dec 2017 #8

Holy shit- My close Chinatown immigrant friend was immensely proud of Mayor Lee. NBachers Dec 2017 #9

of course Fox News made sure to bring up Kate Steinle alp227 Dec 2017 #10

Well they are going to blow their brains hearing a Black women is now mayor of SF kimbutgar Dec 2017 #13

Very sad and surprising news. deurbano Dec 2017 #11

I was not a fan of his but I am truly sorry to hear of his passing kimbutgar Dec 2017 #12

BumRushDaShow

(129,029 posts)

1. Oh wow.

Reply to oberliner (Original post)

Tue Dec 12, 2017, 07:37 AM

Dec 2017

And he was a sitting mayor too...

Condolences to his family.

Pachamama

(16,887 posts)

2. Whoa....this is breaking news for us in the Bay Area....

Reply to oberliner (Original post)

Tue Dec 12, 2017, 08:17 AM

Dec 2017

Sorry to hear this....I really liked Ed Lee and he has served San Francisco well....

Wonder what happens now....interim Mayor and then a special election? Board of Supervisors nominate someone to serve his term?

Don't know what the protocol is....

still_one

(92,192 posts)

7. same here. Very sad

Reply to Pachamama (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 12, 2017, 09:23 AM

Dec 2017

yuiyoshida

(41,831 posts)

3. covering it too.

Reply to oberliner (Original post)

Tue Dec 12, 2017, 08:32 AM

Dec 2017

https://www.democraticunderground.com/104017835

yuiyoshida

(41,831 posts)

4. Board of Supervisors President London Breed is now the acting mayor.

Reply to oberliner (Original post)

Tue Dec 12, 2017, 08:35 AM

Dec 2017

spooky3

(34,456 posts)

5. Sad news. A relatively young man.

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Tue Dec 12, 2017, 08:45 AM

Dec 2017

Auggie

(31,171 posts)

6. Stunning ...

Reply to oberliner (Original post)

Tue Dec 12, 2017, 09:01 AM

Dec 2017

just a few days ago he was helping pick-up trash on city streets

dalton99a

(81,512 posts)

8. Very sad news, indeed

Reply to oberliner (Original post)

Tue Dec 12, 2017, 09:38 AM

Dec 2017

NBachers

(17,110 posts)

9. Holy shit- My close Chinatown immigrant friend was immensely proud of Mayor Lee.

Reply to oberliner (Original post)

Tue Dec 12, 2017, 09:40 AM

Dec 2017

Politically involved, she attended many events and soirees with Mayor Lee, members of the Chinese political community, and representatives from the mainland. This will be very hard on her.

alp227

(32,025 posts)

10. of course Fox News made sure to bring up Kate Steinle

Reply to oberliner (Original post)

Tue Dec 12, 2017, 09:46 AM

Dec 2017

in the SECOND PARAGRAPH. "Fair and balanced":

Lee was known as a major supporter of San Francisco's controversial "sanctuary city" policy, which became a major news and political story in particular during the last two years of Lee's tenure after the death of Kate Steinle at the hands of a five-time deportee.