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'''London Nicole Breed''' (born August 11, 1974) is an [[United States|American]] elected official in [[San Francisco]], [[California]]. She serves as a member of the [[San Francisco Board of Supervisors]] representing Supervisorial District 5.
'''London Nicole Breed''' (born August 11, 1974) is an [[United States|American]] elected official in [[San Francisco]], [[California]]. She serves as District 5 Supervisor and President of the [[San Francisco Board of Supervisors]].


District 5 includes the neighborhoods of Inner [[Sunset District, San Francisco|Sunset]], [[Haight Ashbury]], [[Lower Haight]], [[Fillmore District, San Francisco|Fillmore]], [[Western Addition, San Francisco|Western Addition]], part of [[Cathedral Hill, San Francisco|Cathedral Hill]], Parnassus Heights, North Panhandle, [[Anza Vista, San Francisco|Anza Vista]], [[Lower Pacific Heights, San Francisco|Lower Pacific Heights]], [[Japantown, San Francisco|Japantown]], [[Hayes Valley, San Francisco|Hayes Valley]], part of [[Neighborhoods in San Francisco#Ashbury Heights|Ashbury Heights]], and part of [[UCSF]] Parnassus Heights.
District 5 includes the neighborhoods of Inner [[Sunset District, San Francisco|Sunset]], [[Haight Ashbury]], [[Lower Haight]], [[Fillmore District, San Francisco|Fillmore]], [[Western Addition, San Francisco|Western Addition]], part of [[Cathedral Hill, San Francisco|Cathedral Hill]], Parnassus Heights, North Panhandle, [[Anza Vista, San Francisco|Anza Vista]], [[Lower Pacific Heights, San Francisco|Lower Pacific Heights]], [[Japantown, San Francisco|Japantown]], [[Hayes Valley, San Francisco|Hayes Valley]], part of [[Neighborhoods in San Francisco#Ashbury Heights|Ashbury Heights]], and part of [[UCSF]] Parnassus Heights.


== Early Life and Education ==
== Early Life and Education ==
Breed was raised by her grandmother in public housing in the [[Western Addition]].<ref name="sfbos.org">[http://www.sfbos.org/index.aspx?page=13826 Board of Supervisors - London Breed bio]</ref> She is a graduate of [[Galileo Academy of Science and Technology|Galileo High School]]. Breed earned a bachelor's degree from the [[University of California Davis]] in 1997 and a master's degree in public administration from the [[University of San Francisco]] in 2012.<ref name="Nevius">{{cite news|last=Nevius|first=C.W.|title=London Breed is S.F.'s election shocker|url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/nevius/article/London-Breed-is-S-F-s-election-shocker-4025223.php|accessdate=September 19, 2013|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle|date=November 10, 2012}}</ref>
Breed was raised by her grandmother in Plaza East public housing in the [[Western Addition]].<ref name="sfbos.org">[http://www.sfbos.org/index.aspx?page=13826 Board of Supervisors - London Breed bio]</ref> She is a graduate of [[Galileo Academy of Science and Technology|Galileo High School]]. Breed earned a bachelor's degree from the [[University of California Davis]] in 1997 and a master's degree in public administration from the [[University of San Francisco]] in 2012.<ref name="Nevius">{{cite news|last=Nevius|first=C.W.|title=London Breed is S.F.'s election shocker|url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/nevius/article/London-Breed-is-S-F-s-election-shocker-4025223.php|accessdate=September 19, 2013|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle|date=November 10, 2012}}</ref> Breed later wrote of her childhood in San Francisco: "five of us liv[ed] on $900 per month. 'Recycling' meant drinking out of old mayonnaise jars. Violence was never far away. And once a week, we took Grandma’s pushcart to the community room to collect government-issued groceries."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sfexaminer.com/powdered-milk-moving-vans-fight-affordable-housing/|title=Powdered milk and moving vans: The fight for affordable housing|work=The San Francisco Examiner|access-date=2017-04-14|language=en-US}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
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| date = December 26, 2012}}</ref> where she raised over $2.5 million to renovate the complex's 34,000 square foot space, including an art gallery, theater space, and a recording studio.<ref name="sfbos.org"/>
Breed was named to the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency Commission in 2004. In 2010, Mayor [[Gavin Newsom]] appointed her to the San Francisco Fire Commission.<ref name="sfbos.org"/> She is Mayor Ed Lee's closest ally on the Board of Supervisors.
Breed was named to the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency Commission in 2004. In 2010, Mayor [[Gavin Newsom]] appointed her to the San Francisco Fire Commission.<ref name="sfbos.org"/>


In November 2012, Breed was elected to the District 5 supervisor seat after she defeated incumbent [[Christina Olague]], who had been appointed to the seat that year by Mayor [[Ed Lee (politician)|Ed Lee]] after Supervisor [[Ross Mirkarimi]] was elected sheriff.
In November 2012, Breed was elected to the District 5 supervisor seat after she defeated incumbent [[Christina Olague]], who had been appointed to the seat that year by Mayor [[Ed Lee (politician)|Ed Lee]] after Supervisor [[Ross Mirkarimi]] was elected sheriff. Breed won by over 12 points, marking the first time in San Francisco history that a challenger unseated a district supervisor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sfelections.org/results/20121106/data/d5.html|title=Board of Supervisors, District 5|website=sfelections.org|access-date=2017-04-14}}</ref> ([[Aaron Peskin]] repeated this feat in 2015, unseating Supervisor [[Julie Christensen (politician)|Julie Christensen]] to reclaim his district 3 seat.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Peskin-leads-Christensen-in-early-returns-for-6609177.php|title=District 3: Peskin apparently heading back to board|work=SFGate|access-date=2017-04-14}}</ref>)


Breed was inaugurated as district 5 supervisor on January 8, 2013, with then-[[Attorney General of California|California Attorney General]] [[Kamala Harris]] administering the oath of office.<ref>{{Citation|last=THA DON Bowden|title=Inauguration Of London Breed District 5 Supervisor 2013|date=2013-01-11|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fincAmhuZ3c|accessdate=2017-04-14}}</ref> On January 8, 2015 Breed was elected President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors first by a vote of 8 to 3 and then unanimously. She defeated supervisor [[David Campos]] who was also nominated for the position.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/London-Breen-elected-president-of-S-F-Board-of-6002416.php|title=London Breed elected president of S.F. Board of Supervisors|work=SFGate|access-date=2017-04-14}}</ref> Breed succeeded interim president District Four Supervisor [[Katy Tang]] who assumed the role temporarily after then-Board President [[David Chiu (politician)|David Chiu]] resigned to begin serving in the California Assembly.<ref>http://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/London-Breen-elected-president-of-S-F-Board-of-6002416.php</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/SF-supervisors-side-with-hourly-workers-pass-new-5902252.php|title=SF supervisors elect Katy Tang as interim president|work=SFGate|access-date=2017-04-14}}</ref>
== San Francisco Board of Supervisors ==
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Breed authored legislation to allow the San Francisco City Attorney to pursue civil damages against graffiti taggers, instead of solely relying on criminal prosecutions to punish taggers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://abc7news.com/archive/9471769/|title=San Francisco Supervisor London Breed coming up with new plan to crack down on graffiti offenders|website=ABC7 San Francisco|access-date=April 7, 2016}}</ref> In 2016, City Attorney [[Dennis Herrera]] used these new penalties to win a civil judgment against serial tagger Terry Cozy that resulted in a $217,831.64 fine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/nevius/article/6-figure-fine-means-it-s-a-new-day-for-taggers-6778238.php|title=6-figure fine means it’s a new day for taggers in S.F.|website=San Francisco Chronicle|access-date=April 7, 2016}}</ref>


In February 2016, Breed announced her re-election bid to represent District 5. The top issues she identified in her announcement were building and protecting affordable housing, increasing public safety, improving environmental health, and modernizing public transportation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://hoodline.com/2016/02/london-breed-formally-announces-re-election-campaign-for-d5-supervisor|title=London Breed Formally Announces Re-Election Campaign For D5 Supervisor {{!}} Hoodline|access-date=2017-04-14}}</ref> Dean Preston, an attorney, ran against her. Breed won reelection 52 to 48% on November 8, 2016, beating Preston in 46 of the district's 68 precincts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sfelections.org/results/20161108/data/20161206/d5/20161206_d5.html|title=RCV Results Summary Report for Board of Supervisors, District 5|website=www.sfelections.org|access-date=2017-04-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thebaycitybeacon.com/32740/279542/a/sfbythenumbers-a-tale-of-two-incumbents?utm_content=bufferb1a5e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer|title=SFByTheNumbers: A Tale of Two Incumbents|website=thebaycitybeacon.com|access-date=2017-04-14}}</ref>
On January 8, 2015 Breed was elected president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, defeating fellow supervisor [[David Campos]] and replacing interim president District Four Supervisor [[Katy Tang]].<ref>http://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/London-Breen-elected-president-of-S-F-Board-of-6002416.php</ref> She was re-elected to another two year term as president on January 9, 2017.


After the shooting of [[Mario Woods]] by San Francisco police officers, Breed and [[Malia Cohen|Supervisor Malia Cohen]] called for a federal investigation of the shooting at a Board of Supervisors meetings.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sfexaminer.com/sf-board-of-supervisors-calls-for-federal-investigation-into-woods-shooting/|title=Supervisor London Breed Calls for a Federal Investigation into the SFPD's Shooting Death of Mario Woods|website=SF Weekly|access-date=April 7, 2016}}</ref>
Breed was unanimously re-elected to another two year term as Board President, on January 9, 2017. No other supervisors were nominated for the position.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sfexaminer.com/breed-re-elected-sfs-board-supervisors-president/|title=Breed re-elected as SF’s Board of Supervisors president|work=The San Francisco Examiner|access-date=2017-04-14|language=en-US}}</ref>


== Legislative Record ==
In February 2016, Breed announced her re-election bid to represent District 5. The top issues she identified in her announcement were development, public safety, environmental health, and public transportation. She is running against Dean Preston, a tenant rights lawyer and advocate for affordable housing rights.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hoodline.com/2016/02/london-breed-formally-announces-re-election-campaign-for-d5-supervisor|title=London Breed Formally Announces Re-Election Campaign For D5 Supervisor {{!}} Hoodline|website=hoodline.com|access-date=April 7, 2016}}</ref>
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Breed authored legislation to allow the San Francisco City Attorney to pursue civil damages against graffiti taggers, instead of solely relying on criminal prosecutions to punish taggers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://abc7news.com/archive/9471769/|title=San Francisco Supervisor London Breed coming up with new plan to crack down on graffiti offenders|website=ABC7 San Francisco|access-date=April 7, 2016}}</ref> In 2016, City Attorney [[Dennis Herrera]] used these new penalties to win a civil judgment against serial tagger Terry Cozy that resulted in a $217,831.64 fine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/nevius/article/6-figure-fine-means-it-s-a-new-day-for-taggers-6778238.php|title=6-figure fine means it’s a new day for taggers in S.F.|website=San Francisco Chronicle|access-date=April 7, 2016}}</ref>

After the shooting of [[Mario Woods]] by San Francisco police officers, Breed and [[Malia Cohen|Supervisor Malia Cohen]] called for a federal investigation of the shooting at a Board of Supervisors meetings.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sfexaminer.com/sf-board-of-supervisors-calls-for-federal-investigation-into-woods-shooting/|title=Supervisor London Breed Calls for a Federal Investigation into the SFPD's Shooting Death of Mario Woods|website=SF Weekly|access-date=April 7, 2016}}</ref>


==Allegations of Bribery ==
== Allegations of Bribery ==
As part of an FBI investigation into public corruption and bid-fixing, businessman Derf Butler was recorded talking about allegedly paying for access to San Francisco Board of Supervisors President London Breed. Butler, according to court documents released in 2015, told an FBI source that he “pays Supervisor Breed with untraceable debit cards for clothing and trips in exchange for advantages on contracts in San Francisco.” The claim had been previously denied by Breed.<ref>http://www.sfexaminer.com/shrimp-boy-fallout-eight-men-indicted-alleged-bid-fixing-scheme/</ref>
As part of an FBI investigation into public corruption and bid-fixing, businessman Derf Butler was recorded talking about allegedly paying for access to San Francisco Board of Supervisors President London Breed. Butler, according to court documents released in 2015, told an FBI source that he “pays Supervisor Breed with untraceable debit cards for clothing and trips in exchange for advantages on contracts in San Francisco.” The claim had been previously denied by Breed and no evidence has been presented to substantiate it.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 07:40, 14 April 2017

London Breed
At Day Without a Woman, March 2017
President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors
Assumed office
January 8, 2015
MayorEd Lee
Preceded byKaty Tang
Member of the
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
from District 5
Assumed office
January 8, 2013
MayorEd Lee
Preceded byChristina Olague
Personal details
Born
London Nicole Breed

(1974-08-11) August 11, 1974 (age 50)
San Francisco, California
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)San Francisco, California
Alma materUniversity of California, Davis (BA)
University of San Francisco (MPA)
OccupationPolitician
WebsiteBoard of Supervisors
District 5 website

London Nicole Breed (born August 11, 1974) is an American elected official in San Francisco, California. She serves as District 5 Supervisor and President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.

District 5 includes the neighborhoods of Inner Sunset, Haight Ashbury, Lower Haight, Fillmore, Western Addition, part of Cathedral Hill, Parnassus Heights, North Panhandle, Anza Vista, Lower Pacific Heights, Japantown, Hayes Valley, part of Ashbury Heights, and part of UCSF Parnassus Heights.

Early Life and Education

Breed was raised by her grandmother in Plaza East public housing in the Western Addition.[1] She is a graduate of Galileo High School. Breed earned a bachelor's degree from the University of California Davis in 1997 and a master's degree in public administration from the University of San Francisco in 2012.[2] Breed later wrote of her childhood in San Francisco: "five of us liv[ed] on $900 per month. 'Recycling' meant drinking out of old mayonnaise jars. Violence was never far away. And once a week, we took Grandma’s pushcart to the community room to collect government-issued groceries."[3]

Career

In 2002, Breed became the executive director of the African American Art & Culture Complex,[4] where she raised over $2.5 million to renovate the complex's 34,000 square foot space, including an art gallery, theater space, and a recording studio.[1]

Breed was named to the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency Commission in 2004. In 2010, Mayor Gavin Newsom appointed her to the San Francisco Fire Commission.[1]

In November 2012, Breed was elected to the District 5 supervisor seat after she defeated incumbent Christina Olague, who had been appointed to the seat that year by Mayor Ed Lee after Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi was elected sheriff. Breed won by over 12 points, marking the first time in San Francisco history that a challenger unseated a district supervisor.[5] (Aaron Peskin repeated this feat in 2015, unseating Supervisor Julie Christensen to reclaim his district 3 seat.[6])

Breed was inaugurated as district 5 supervisor on January 8, 2013, with then-California Attorney General Kamala Harris administering the oath of office.[7] On January 8, 2015 Breed was elected President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors first by a vote of 8 to 3 and then unanimously. She defeated supervisor David Campos who was also nominated for the position.[8] Breed succeeded interim president District Four Supervisor Katy Tang who assumed the role temporarily after then-Board President David Chiu resigned to begin serving in the California Assembly.[9][10]

In February 2016, Breed announced her re-election bid to represent District 5. The top issues she identified in her announcement were building and protecting affordable housing, increasing public safety, improving environmental health, and modernizing public transportation.[11] Dean Preston, an attorney, ran against her. Breed won reelection 52 to 48% on November 8, 2016, beating Preston in 46 of the district's 68 precincts.[12][13]

Breed was unanimously re-elected to another two year term as Board President, on January 9, 2017. No other supervisors were nominated for the position.[14]

Legislative Record

Breed authored legislation to allow the San Francisco City Attorney to pursue civil damages against graffiti taggers, instead of solely relying on criminal prosecutions to punish taggers.[15] In 2016, City Attorney Dennis Herrera used these new penalties to win a civil judgment against serial tagger Terry Cozy that resulted in a $217,831.64 fine.[16]

After the shooting of Mario Woods by San Francisco police officers, Breed and Supervisor Malia Cohen called for a federal investigation of the shooting at a Board of Supervisors meetings.[17]

Allegations of Bribery

As part of an FBI investigation into public corruption and bid-fixing, businessman Derf Butler was recorded talking about allegedly paying for access to San Francisco Board of Supervisors President London Breed. Butler, according to court documents released in 2015, told an FBI source that he “pays Supervisor Breed with untraceable debit cards for clothing and trips in exchange for advantages on contracts in San Francisco.” The claim had been previously denied by Breed and no evidence has been presented to substantiate it.

References

  1. ^ a b c Board of Supervisors - London Breed bio
  2. ^ Nevius, C.W. (November 10, 2012). "London Breed is S.F.'s election shocker". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
  3. ^ "Powdered milk and moving vans: The fight for affordable housing". The San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  4. ^ Lagos, Marisa (December 26, 2012). "London Breed's emphasis: kids' lives". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
  5. ^ "Board of Supervisors, District 5". sfelections.org. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  6. ^ "District 3: Peskin apparently heading back to board". SFGate. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  7. ^ THA DON Bowden (January 11, 2013), Inauguration Of London Breed District 5 Supervisor 2013, retrieved April 14, 2017
  8. ^ "London Breed elected president of S.F. Board of Supervisors". SFGate. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  9. ^ http://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/London-Breen-elected-president-of-S-F-Board-of-6002416.php
  10. ^ "SF supervisors elect Katy Tang as interim president". SFGate. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  11. ^ "London Breed Formally Announces Re-Election Campaign For D5 Supervisor | Hoodline". Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  12. ^ "RCV Results Summary Report for Board of Supervisors, District 5". www.sfelections.org. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  13. ^ "SFByTheNumbers: A Tale of Two Incumbents". thebaycitybeacon.com. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  14. ^ "Breed re-elected as SF's Board of Supervisors president". The San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  15. ^ "San Francisco Supervisor London Breed coming up with new plan to crack down on graffiti offenders". ABC7 San Francisco. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  16. ^ "6-figure fine means it's a new day for taggers in S.F." San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  17. ^ "Supervisor London Breed Calls for a Federal Investigation into the SFPD's Shooting Death of Mario Woods". SF Weekly. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
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