Mayor Edwin M. Lee today launched the San Francisco is Where the World Changes Campaign with a six minute video celebrating the San Francisco-based companies and innovators and promoting San Francisco as the ideal place for doing business for potential companies and entrepreneurs and for workforce and investment.

“It is important that we celebrate and publicize the people and companies that make San Francisco the Innovation Capital of the World,” said Mayor Lee. “These great San Franciscans and their companies are continuing San Francisco’s history of changing the world. From our immigrants who built the railways, to the hippie culture that spawned a generation of social change to the products and ideas these innovation companies are currently growing, San Francisco is and will continue to be the place to come to create the next thing.” Read more.

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Today Mayor Edwin M. Lee and the World Champion San Francisco Giants launched Giant Sweep, a Citywide anti-litter campaign that partners with local schools, residents, businesses and community groups to keep San Francisco clean and beautiful. The campaign involves hands-on activities teaming City workers with community volunteers to pick up litter and a major educational component encompassing classroom curriculum and a public information campaign.

“It’s going to take a team effort to keep our City world-class, clean and green,” said Mayor Lee. “We want to create a culture of clean so that everyone from young to old can embrace their role as a City steward and reject the idea that it’s okay to litter. We all need to join the team to keep SF clean.” Read More.

Today Mayor Edwin M. Lee, Board President David Chiu and Supervisor Scott Wiener introduced legislation mandating the seismic retrofit of the City's large wood-frame soft-story residential buildings, a historic step forward to ensure San Francisco's resilience and safety. The legislation is also co-sponsored by Supervisors Norman Yee, Mark Farrell, London Breed and Eric Mar.

"We are taking the necessary steps to protect our residents and make sure that San Francisco is America's most resilient City," said Mayor Lee. "This legislation is the result of more than a decade of work and collaboration with tenants, property owners and seismic experts, and we have all come together to make sure we strengthen our most vulnerable residential buildings. Before the first retrofit is required, we will develop financial incentives and assistance programs to help defray costs for property owners." Read more.

Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced his intention to appoint District 4 Supervisor Carmen Chu as Assessor-Recorder, filling the vacancy left by Phil Ting who became California Assemblymember of the 19th Assembly district in December 2012.

“Carmen Chu will lead the Assessor-Recorder’s office with the same level of budgetary expertise and fiscal prudence she demonstrated when she provided the leadership needed to develop the City’s first two-year budget, balance a $6.8 billion annual city budget and close budget shortfalls of $380 million,” said Mayor Lee. “Carmen’s exemplary budgetary skills as Chair of the Budget and Finance Committee of the Board of Supervisors have benefited the entire City and she shares my values of equity, efficiency and responsiveness to all San Francisco residents.” Read more.

Today Mayor Edwin M. Lee declared "Red & Gold" Week in San Francisco, encouraging fans and local businesses to show their 49ers pride for this weekend's Super Bowl by wearing Red & Gold or displaying signs, flags or any form of support for the hometown team. The San Francisco 49ers will play the Baltimore Ravens in New Orleans at 3:30pm Pacific on Sunday, February 3rd. This is the sixth time the 49ers have played in the Super Bowl, and the first appearance since the 1994 season. 

"By winning the NFC Championship and advancing to the Super Bowl, the San Francisco 49ers have done what no other Niners team has done in nearly two decades," said Mayor Lee. "Let's show our Red & Gold Niners pride in our schools, our businesses and our homes to celebrate the culmination of their 'Quest for Six' and cheer them on as they work to bring another Vince Lombard Trophy back to the San Francisco Bay Area. Go Niners!" Read more.