London Breed
London Nicole Breed is an American politician who is the 45th and current mayor of San Francisco, serving since 2018. She was supervisor for District 5 and was president of the Board of Supervisors from 2015 to 2018.
Some of the key events about London Breed
- 2010Appointed to the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency Commission
- 2012Elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors
- 2015Became President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors
- 2016Spearheaded the creation of a neighborhood preference program for affordable housing
- 2017Led efforts to secure $100 million in funding for affordable housing
- 2018Became the first African American woman to serve as Mayor of San Francisco
- 2018Faced criticism for appointing a former political opponent as interim mayor
- 2019Launched the "Moving On Program" to help homeless individuals transition into permanent housing
- 2019Received backlash for supporting a controversial homeless shelter project in her neighborhood
- 2020Implemented a comprehensive COVID-19 response plan for San Francisco
- 2020Criticized for attending a group dinner at the French Laundry restaurant during COVID-19 restrictions
- 2020Faced controversy over the city's handling of protests following George Floyd's death
- 2021Initiated the "Dream Keeper Initiative" to reinvest $120 million in the African American community
- 2021Criticized for declaring a state of emergency in the Tenderloin district due to drug overdoses
- 2021Faced backlash for vetoing a free Muni (public transit) pilot program
- 2022Launched the "Abundant Birth Project" to address racial disparities in birth outcomes
- 2022Criticized for comments suggesting Asian Americans weren't considered a minority in education
- 2022Faced controversy over the recall of three school board members
- 2022Criticized for slow progress on addressing the city's homelessness crisis
- 2023Faced backlash for proposing mandatory drug treatment for individuals using drugs in public
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