Mayor Newsom and Bay to Breakers Announce Revised Policies for 2009 Race

Following meetings with City of San Francisco city agencies, including the Office of Mayor, the Interdepartmental Staff Committee on Traffic and Transportation (ISCOTT) and Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, AEG, race organizer for the ING Bay to Breakers today announced revised policies to improve the safety and enjoyment of the race for runners, spectators and neighbors during this year's 98^th running of the ING Bay to Breakers on Sunday May 17. Read more...

Mayor Newsom Announces San Francisco Ranks First for Archiving Most Government Meetings Online

Today Mayor Gavin Newsom announced that SFGTV- cable TV channel 26 & 78, the City and County of San Francisco’s government television station ranks first among nearly 500 government agencies archiving streaming media content through the Granicus media system. Read more...

Mayor Newsom Recruits SPRIM Life Sciences Consulting to Locate their Global Headquarters in San Francisco

Today Mayor Gavin Newsom announced that SPRIM, a life sciences consulting firm with offices in 15 countries, has decided to locate its global headquarters in San Francisco. Read more...

Mayor Newsom Releases Rainy Day Funds to Save Teachers' Jobs

Mayor Gavin Newsom, joined by city supervisors, School Superintendent Carlos Garcia and other city leaders, today announced that layoffs and program cuts to public schools will be prevented by providing $11 million from the city's rainy day fund. Newsom’s action will save 130 teachers’ jobs. Read more...

Pfizer to Provide Free Prescription Drugs for Healthy San Francisco

Today San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom announced that Pfizer will provide free medicines through Pfizer’s Sharing the Care program for San Francisco’s first-of-its-kind universal health care program, Healthy San Francisco. Read more...

President Barack Obama Praises Mayor Newsom for San Francisco's Universal Health Care Program

President Barack Obama met today with U.S. Mayors and delivered remarks in which he referenced San Francisco’s first-of-its-kind universal health care program, Healthy San Francisco. Read more...

Mayor Newsom Announces New Improvements to San Francisco's Civic Center

Free Wi-Fi, Improved lighting, New art and outdoor café installed in Civic Center Plaza. Read more...

Mayor Newsom Unveils Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Stations for San Francisco

Announces partnership with car sharing organizations to make plug-in cars available to the public. Read more...

Mayor Newsom Secures Wage Concessions From Nurses

Mayor Gavin Newsom today announced the first wage concession agreement this year by a City labor union. Read more...

Mayor Newsom's Statement on the Fifth Anniversary of Same-Sex Marriage

Five years ago, same-sex marriages united the city and expanded our capacity to imagine, achieve, and believe in a more equal and just society. Read more...