George Richard Moscone was an attorney and Democratic politician who was the 37th mayor of San Francisco,California from January 1976 until his assassination in November 1978. He was known as "The People's Mayor",who opened up City Hall and its commissions to reflect the diversity of San Francisco,appointing African Americans,Asian Americans,and gay people. Moscone served in the California State Senate from 1967 until becoming mayor;in the Senate he served as majority leader. He is remembered for being an advocate of civil progressivism.
The mayor of the City and County of San Francisco is the head of the executive branch of the San Francisco city and county government. The officeholder has the duty to enforce city laws,and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors,the legislative branch. The mayor serves a four-year term and is limited to two successive terms. Because of San Francisco's status as a consolidated city-county,the mayor also serves as the head of government of the county;both entities have been governed together by a combined set of governing bodies since 1856.
Malia M. Cohen is an American politician serving as the 33rd Controller of California since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,Cohen previously served as Chair of the California State Board of Equalization from the 2nd district from 2019 to 2023 and as President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from District 10 from 2011 to 2019.
Mark Ewoldt Farrell is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 44th Mayor of San Francisco from January 23 to July 11,2018. Before his appointment as mayor,he served on the Board of Supervisors for nearly two terms,representing District 2.
The San Francisco Ethics Commission is a regulatory body established to uphold ethical standards in city government. Its mandate encompasses several critical functions aimed at promoting transparency,accountability,and integrity among public officials and employees.
The San Francisco District Attorney's Office is the legal agency charged with prosecuting crimes in the City and County of San Francisco,California,under California state law. The current district attorney is Brooke Jenkins. Occupants of this office have gone on to higher elected offices,including:governor of California,United States senator,and vice president of the United States.
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.
Aaron Dan Peskin is an American elected official in San Francisco,California. He is a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors representing District 3. He was elected in 2015,having previously served two terms in 2001–2009.
The election for mayor of the City and County of San Francisco was held on November 5,2019. Incumbent mayor London Breed,who had previously been elected in a special election to fill the unexpired term of the late Mayor Ed Lee,was reelected to a first full term in office. All local elections in California are nonpartisan.
Hillary Ronen is an American politician and attorney serving as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from District 9,which includes the neighborhoods of Mission District,Bernal Heights,and Portola.
A special election was held for Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco on June 5,2018,to fill the remainder of the term of Ed Lee,who had died in office on December 12,2017. Upon Lee's death,London Breed,President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors,became Acting Mayor of San Francisco,but a vote of six supervisors replaced Breed with Supervisor Mark Farrell. The mayoral election was held concurrently with the statewide direct primary election. In San Francisco,the election for the eighth district member of the board of supervisors was also on the ballot.
Matthew Craig Haney is an American politician from San Francisco currently serving as a member of the California State Assembly from the 17th district,covering the eastern portion of the city. A progressive member of the Democratic Party,Haney had represented District 6 on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from 2019 to 2022 and previously served as a commissioner on the San Francisco Board of Education from 2013 to 2019.
Connie Chan is an American politician serving as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors for District 1 since January 8,2021,after defeating Marjan Philhour,who ran for the seat in 2016,in a narrow race. Chan is a progressive. District 1 includes the Richmond,Lone Mountain,Sea Cliff,and Presidio Terrace neighborhoods,and parts of Golden Gate Park.
The 2018 election for the San Francisco Board of Education was held on November 6,2018,to elect the next three commissioners for the San Francisco Board of Education.
The 2022 San Francisco Board of Education recall elections were held on February 15,2022. In a landslide election,over two-thirds of voters chose to remove three San Francisco Board of Education Commissioners—Alison Collins,Board President Gabriela Lopez,and Faauuga Moliga—from office. All three commissioners were replaced by appointees chosen by Mayor London Breed. The other four members of the school board were not eligible for recall at this time.
Manohar Raju is an American attorney who has served as Public Defender of San Francisco since 2019. Appointed by Mayor London Breed to replace the late Jeff Adachi,Manohar "Mano" Raju previously served as Deputy Public Defender,and managed the office's Felony Division.
Matt Dorsey is an American politician and communications professional. Dorsey has served on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors representing District 6 since his appointment by Mayor London Breed on May 9,2022. He was elected to a full term in the November 2022 election. He previously served as head of communications for the San Francisco Police Department.
The 2022 San Francisco District Attorney special election was held on November 8,2022,following the successful recall of San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin. It was held concurrent with the 2022 statewide general elections.
The 2024 San Francisco mayoral election took place on November 5,2024,to elect the mayor of San Francisco,California. It was originally scheduled for November 7,2023,but following the passage of Proposition H in 2022,mayoral elections were rescheduled to coincide with presidential elections. The election used ranked-choice voting.
