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- ↑ Colliver, Victoria (March 21, 2012). "Vicki Hennessy to be 1st woman to serve as S.F. sheriff". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved March 23, 2012.
- 1 2 "Mayor Lee Suspends Ross Mirkarimi & Appoints Law Enforcement Veteran Vicki Hennessy". Office of the Mayor. Retrieved March 23, 2012.
- ↑ Colliver, Victoria (May 1, 2013) "Vicki Hennessy to be 1st woman to serve as S.F. sheriff." SFGate. (Retrieved 11-17-2014.)
- ↑ "Ross Mirkarimi reinstated as sheriff of San Francisco". October 9, 2012.
- ↑ Matier and Ross (November 17, 2014) "Mirkarimi faces challenge from domestic-violence case stand-in." SFGate. (Retrieved 11-17-2014.)
- ↑ Barba, Michael (March 11, 2015) "SF Sheriff’s Department ranking members endorse Mirkarimi’s opponent." San Francisco Examiner. (Retrieved 3-11-2015).
- ↑ Lamb, Johan (November 4, 2015) "Hennessy unseats Mirkarimi, returns as sheriff." San Francisco Examiner. (Retrieved 1-5-2016.)