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Born in San Francisco,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/london_n_breed_born_1974_12174666|title=California Birth Index, London N Breed, born 1974|work= California Birth Index|access-date=December 13, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> Breed was raised by her grandmother in Plaza East public housing in the [[Western Addition, San Francisco|Western Addition]] neighborhood of the city.<ref name="sfbos.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.sfbos.org/index.aspx?page=13826|title=District 5 – Board of Supervisors|website=www.sfbos.org|accessdate=December 12, 2017}}</ref> Breed later wrote of her childhood in San Francisco: "[F]ive 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=April 14, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> Her younger sister died of a drug overdose and her brother is in prison.<ref name=transforming>{{cite web|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/London-Breed-cites-experience-transforming-SF-12806970.php|title=London Breed feels her life experience can guide the city: Raised on the rough side of San Francisco, she believes her bruised hometown can be made to shine once again|first=Heather|last=Knight|work=San Francisco Chronicle|accessdate=June 13, 2018}}</ref>
Born in San Francisco,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/london_n_breed_born_1974_12174666|title=California Birth Index, London N Breed, born 1974|work= California Birth Index|access-date=December 13, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> Breed was raised by her grandmother in Plaza East public housing in the [[Western Addition, San Francisco|Western Addition]] neighborhood of the city.<ref name="sfbos.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.sfbos.org/index.aspx?page=13826|title=District 5 – Board of Supervisors|website=www.sfbos.org|accessdate=December 12, 2017}}</ref> Breed later wrote of her childhood in San Francisco: "[F]ive 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=April 14, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> Her younger sister died of a drug overdose and her brother is in prison.<ref name=transforming>{{cite web|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/London-Breed-cites-experience-transforming-SF-12806970.php|title=London Breed feels her life experience can guide the city: Raised on the rough side of San Francisco, she believes her bruised hometown can be made to shine once again|first=Heather|last=Knight|work=San Francisco Chronicle|accessdate=June 13, 2018}}</ref>


Breed graduated from [[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 graduated with honors from [[Galileo Academy of Science and Technology|Galileo High School]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newsweek.com/who-london-breed-meet-san-franciscos-first-black-woman-mayor-976733|title=Meet London Breed, San Francisco’s first black woman mayor|date=2018-06-14|work=Newsweek|access-date=2018-09-24|language=en}}</ref> 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>


== Career ==
== Career ==
Breed worked as an [[intern]] in the Office of Housing and Neighborhood Services for [[Mayor of San Francisco|Mayor]] [[Willie Brown (politician)|Willie Brown]].<ref name=transforming/> In 2002, Breed became the executive director of the African American Art & Culture Complex,<ref name="incoming">{{cite news|last=Lagos|first=Marisa|title=London Breed's emphasis: kids' lives|url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/London-Breed-s-emphasis-kids-lives-4147448.php|accessdate=January 8, 2013|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle|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"/>
Breed worked as an [[intern]] in the Office of Housing and Neighborhood Services for [[Mayor of San Francisco|Mayor]] [[Willie Brown (politician)|Willie Brown]].<ref name=transforming/> In 2002, Breed became the executive director of the African American Art & Culture Complex,<ref name="incoming">{{cite news|last=Lagos|first=Marisa|title=London Breed's emphasis: kids' lives|url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/London-Breed-s-emphasis-kids-lives-4147448.php|accessdate=January 8, 2013|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle|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"/>


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. Following five rounds of ranked-choice voting allocations, 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=April 14, 2017}}</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=April 14, 2017}}</ref>)
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. Following five rounds of ranked-choice voting allocations, 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=April 14, 2017}}</ref> (The feat has occurred twice since, with [[Aaron Peskin]] unseating Supervisor [[Julie Christensen (politician)|Julie Christensen]] in 2015 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=April 14, 2017}}</ref> and [[Rafael Mandelman]] beating Supervisor [[Jeff Sheehy]] in District 8 in June of 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/Mandelman-leading-incumbent-Sheehy-in-SF-s-12970893.php|title=Mandelman ousts incumbent Sheehy in SF's District Eight|date=2018-06-06|work=SFChronicle.com|access-date=2018-09-24|language=en-US}}</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=January 11, 2013|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fincAmhuZ3c|accessdate=April 14, 2017}}</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=April 14, 2017}}</ref> Breed succeeded District Four Supervisor [[Katy Tang]] who assumed the presidency temporarily after then-Board President [[David Chiu (politician)|David Chiu]] resigned to begin serving in the California Assembly.<ref>{{cite web|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|publisher=|accessdate=December 12, 2017}}</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=April 14, 2017}}</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=January 11, 2013|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fincAmhuZ3c|accessdate=April 14, 2017}}</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=April 14, 2017}}</ref> Breed succeeded District Four Supervisor [[Katy Tang]] who assumed the presidency temporarily after then-Board President [[David Chiu (politician)|David Chiu]] resigned to begin serving in the California Assembly.<ref>{{cite web|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|publisher=|accessdate=December 12, 2017}}</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=April 14, 2017}}</ref>
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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=April 14, 2017}}</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=April 14, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thebaycitybeacon.com/32740/279542/a/sfbythenumbers-a-tale-of-two-incumbents|title=SFByTheNumbers: A Tale of Two Incumbents|website=thebaycitybeacon.com|access-date=April 14, 2017}}</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=April 14, 2017}}</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=April 14, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thebaycitybeacon.com/32740/279542/a/sfbythenumbers-a-tale-of-two-incumbents|title=SFByTheNumbers: A Tale of Two Incumbents|website=thebaycitybeacon.com|access-date=April 14, 2017}}</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 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 was denied by Breed and no evidence has been presented in the years since the allegation to substantiate it.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sfexaminer.com/mayor-city-officials-others-accused-of-wrongdoing-according-to-new-details-from-fbi-probe-into-shrimp-boy/|title=Public officials named in new findings from FBI probe of 'Shrimp Boy' Chow|work=The San Francisco Examiner|access-date=April 14, 2017|language=en-US}}</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 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 was denied by Breed and no evidence has been presented in the years since to substantiate the allegation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sfexaminer.com/mayor-city-officials-others-accused-of-wrongdoing-according-to-new-details-from-fbi-probe-into-shrimp-boy/|title=Public officials named in new findings from FBI probe of 'Shrimp Boy' Chow|work=The San Francisco Examiner|access-date=April 14, 2017|language=en-US}}</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=April 14, 2017|language=en-US}}</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=April 14, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>


=== Mayor ===
=== Mayor ===
Following the death of Mayor Ed Lee on December 12, 2017, Breed became the city's acting mayor by virtue of her position as President of the Board of Supervisors.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|last1=Bulwa|first1=Demian|title=San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee dead at 65|url=http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/San-Francisco-Mayor-Ed-Lee-dead-at-65-12423708.php|work=SFGate|accessdate=December 12, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Rules dictate how SF's next mayor may be chosen and how long they may serve|url=http://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/Rules-dictate-how-SF-s-next-mayor-may-be-chosen-12425177.php|accessdate=December 12, 2017|work=San Francisco Chronicle|date=December 12, 2017}}</ref> She served in this position until January 23, 2018, when the Board of Supervisors selected [[Mark Farrell (politician)|Mark Farrell]] to serve as interim mayor until the special election could be held. Citing [[Ron Conway]]'s role as a benefactor to Breed, Supervisors [[Aaron Peskin]] and [[Jane Kim]], considered the [[progressivism in the United States|progressive]] members of the board, sought to deny Breed the benefits of [[incumbency]] going into the election.<ref>{{cite news |first=Scott |last=Shafer |url=https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2018/01/23/political-outrage-as-mark-farrell-replaces-london-breed-as-s-f-s-acting-mayor/ |title=Political Uproar as Mark Farrell Replaces London Breed as S.F. Mayor |publisher=KQED |date=January 23, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Jason |last=Fagone |url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/London-Breed-s-sudden-short-term-as-SF-s-12531033.php?t=5f746d7330 |title=London Breed's sudden, short term as SF's acting mayor |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle |date=January 28, 2018 }}</ref>
Following the death of Mayor [[Ed Lee (politician)|Ed Lee]] on December 12, 2017, Breed became the city's Acting Mayor by virtue of her position as President of the Board of Supervisors.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|last1=Bulwa|first1=Demian|title=San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee dead at 65|url=http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/San-Francisco-Mayor-Ed-Lee-dead-at-65-12423708.php|work=SFGate|accessdate=December 12, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Rules dictate how SF's next mayor may be chosen and how long they may serve|url=http://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/Rules-dictate-how-SF-s-next-mayor-may-be-chosen-12425177.php|accessdate=December 12, 2017|work=San Francisco Chronicle|date=December 12, 2017}}</ref> She served in this position until January 23, 2018, when the Board of Supervisors selected [[Mark Farrell (politician)|Mark Farrell]] to serve as interim mayor until the special election could be held on June 5. Supervisors [[Aaron Peskin]], [[Jane Kim]] (herself a candidate for Mayor), and others considered the [[progressivism in the United States|progressive]] members of the board, sought to deny Breed the benefits of [[incumbency]] going into the election.<ref>{{cite news |first=Scott |last=Shafer |url=https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2018/01/23/political-outrage-as-mark-farrell-replaces-london-breed-as-s-f-s-acting-mayor/ |title=Political Uproar as Mark Farrell Replaces London Breed as S.F. Mayor |publisher=KQED |date=January 23, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Jason |last=Fagone |url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/London-Breed-s-sudden-short-term-as-SF-s-12531033.php?t=5f746d7330 |title=London Breed's sudden, short term as SF's acting mayor |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle |date=January 28, 2018 }}</ref> Progressive Supervisor [[Hillary Ronen]], former Chief of Staff to Breed's erstwhile opponent for the Board of Supervisors presidency [[David Campos]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sfbos.org/supervisor-ronen-overview|title=Overview {{!}} Board of Supervisors|website=sfbos.org|language=en|access-date=2018-09-24}}</ref> delivered a tearful speech accusing Breed, an African American woman from public housing, of being supporting by "white, rich men" and "billionaires" such as [[Ron Conway]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.citylab.com/equity/2018/01/what-just-happened-in-san-francisco/551501/|title=What Just Happened in San Francisco?|work=CityLab|access-date=2018-09-24|language=en-US}}</ref> Ironically the Supervisors' choice, Mark Farrell, is a white male venture capitalist whose firm Ron Conway had invested in.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/matier-ross/article/Left-bounced-Breed-for-Conway-ties-Turns-out-he-12549142.php|title=Left bounced Breed for Conway ties. Turns out he invested in Farrell's firm|date=2018-02-04|work=SFChronicle.com|access-date=2018-09-24|language=en-US}}</ref>


Breed ran in the [[San Francisco mayoral special election, 2018|mayoral special election]] held on June 5.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Dominic|last1=Fracassa|first2=Rachel|last2=Swan|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/London-Breed-says-she-s-in-the-race-for-San-12476825.php |title=London Breed says she’s in the race for SF mayor|work=San Francisco Chronicle|date=January 5, 2018|accessdate=June 13, 2018}}</ref> Breed led in the initial count's first place votes with 35.6 percent, with [[Mark Leno]] in second with 25.9 percent, and Kim with 22.8 percent. Leno took the lead the next day after the initial tabulation of ranked-choice ballots,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/SF-mayor-s-race-Ranked-choice-puts-Mark-Leno-12970895.php|title=SF mayor’s race: Ranked choice puts Mark Leno in lead over London Breed|publisher=San Francisco Chronicle}}</ref> but Breed took the lead on June 9.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/SF-ranked-choice-mayoral-election-cliffhanger-12981526.php|title=As Breed regains slim lead, mayoral cliffhanger echoes Oakland’s 2010 race|publisher=San Francisco Chronicle}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sfelections.sfgov.org/june-5-2018-election-results-detailed-reports|title=June 5, 2018 Election Results – Detailed Reports|publisher=San Francisco Department of Elections}}</ref> On June 13, with only 8,000 ballots left to count,<ref>{{cite web|last=Melendez |first=Lyanne |url=http://abc7news.com/politics/mark-leno-concedes-after-close-sf-mayors-race/3598346/ |title=Mark Leno concedes after close San Francisco mayor's race |publisher=abc7news.com |date= |accessdate=June 13, 2018}}</ref> Leno conceded defeat and congratulated Breed on her victory.<ref>{{cite web|author=Name (required) |url=http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2018/06/13/sources-mark-leno-to-concede-in-san-francisco-mayors-race/ |title=Sources: Mark Leno To Concede In San Francisco Mayor’s Race « CBS San Francisco |publisher=Sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com |date=May 24, 2018|accessdate=June 13, 2018}}</ref> Breed resigned her position as president of the Board of Supervisors on June 26, 2018, and was succeeded by [[Malia Cohen]] in a unanimous vote by the Board. She retained her position as District Five supervisor until assuming the mayoralty on July 11, 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fracassa |first1=Dominic |title=SF supervisors elect Malia Cohen their president as Breed set to become mayor |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/SF-supervisors-elect-Malia-Cohen-their-president-13028989.php |accessdate=June 26, 2018 |work=San Francisco Chronicle |date=June 26, 2018}}</ref> Breed has declared her intention to run for a full term in the next regular mayoral election, due to be held on November 5, 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fracassa |first1=Dominic |title=London Breed has short term as SF mayor to prove herself for re-election |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/London-Breed-has-short-term-as-SF-mayor-to-prove-13064655.php |accessdate=July 11, 2018 |work=San Francisco Chronicle |date=July 11, 2018}}</ref>
Breed ran in the [[San Francisco mayoral special election, 2018|mayoral special election]] held on June 5.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Dominic|last1=Fracassa|first2=Rachel|last2=Swan|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/London-Breed-says-she-s-in-the-race-for-San-12476825.php |title=London Breed says she’s in the race for SF mayor|work=San Francisco Chronicle|date=January 5, 2018|accessdate=June 13, 2018}}</ref> Breed led in the initial count's first place votes with 35.6 percent, with [[Mark Leno]] in second with 25.9 percent, and Kim with 22.8 percent. Leno took the lead early the next day after the initial tabulation of ranked-choice ballots,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/SF-mayor-s-race-Ranked-choice-puts-Mark-Leno-12970895.php|title=SF mayor’s race: Ranked choice puts Mark Leno in lead over London Breed|publisher=San Francisco Chronicle}}</ref> but Breed re-took the lead on June 9.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/SF-ranked-choice-mayoral-election-cliffhanger-12981526.php|title=As Breed regains slim lead, mayoral cliffhanger echoes Oakland’s 2010 race|publisher=San Francisco Chronicle}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sfelections.sfgov.org/june-5-2018-election-results-detailed-reports|title=June 5, 2018 Election Results – Detailed Reports|publisher=San Francisco Department of Elections}}</ref> On June 13, with only 8,000 ballots left to count,<ref>{{cite web|last=Melendez |first=Lyanne |url=http://abc7news.com/politics/mark-leno-concedes-after-close-sf-mayors-race/3598346/ |title=Mark Leno concedes after close San Francisco mayor's race |publisher=abc7news.com |date= |accessdate=June 13, 2018}}</ref> Leno conceded defeat and congratulated Breed on her victory.<ref>{{cite web|author=Name (required) |url=http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2018/06/13/sources-mark-leno-to-concede-in-san-francisco-mayors-race/ |title=Sources: Mark Leno To Concede In San Francisco Mayor’s Race « CBS San Francisco |publisher=Sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com |date=May 24, 2018|accessdate=June 13, 2018}}</ref> Breed resigned her position as president of the Board of Supervisors on June 26, 2018, and was succeeded by [[Malia Cohen]] in a unanimous vote by the Board. Breed retained her position as District 5 supervisor until assuming the mayoralty on July 11, 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fracassa |first1=Dominic |title=SF supervisors elect Malia Cohen their president as Breed set to become mayor |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/SF-supervisors-elect-Malia-Cohen-their-president-13028989.php |accessdate=June 26, 2018 |work=San Francisco Chronicle |date=June 26, 2018}}</ref> Breed has declared her intention to run for a full term in the next regular mayoral election, due to be held on November 5, 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fracassa |first1=Dominic |title=London Breed has short term as SF mayor to prove herself for re-election |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/London-Breed-has-short-term-as-SF-mayor-to-prove-13064655.php |accessdate=July 11, 2018 |work=San Francisco Chronicle |date=July 11, 2018}}</ref>


As mayor, Breed took several unannounced walks through different neighborhoods of the city. She created a taskforce of members of the [[San Francisco Department of Public Works]] to clean up feces from the sidewalks of the city, which is referred to as a 'Poop Patrol'.<ref>{{cite web|author=August 14, 2018, at 10:44 p.m. ET |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/jimdalrympleii/san-francisco-poop-patrol-street-clean-up?utm_term=.npedL8Q0m#.bp5MGz4dV |title=A "Poop Patrol" Is Going To Start Cleaning Feces Off San Francisco's Filthy Sidewalks |publisher=Buzzfeed.com |date=August 14, 2018 |accessdate=August 27, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Melia Robinson |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/san-francisco-poop-patrol-feces-sidewalks-housing-crisis-2018-8 |title=San Francisco launches 'Poop Patrol' to clean human feces on sidewalks |publisher=Business Insider |date=August 19, 2018 |accessdate=August 27, 2018}}</ref>
As mayor, Breed took several unannounced walks through different neighborhoods of the city. She created a taskforce of members of the [[San Francisco Department of Public Works]] to clean up feces from the sidewalks of the city, which is referred to as a 'Poop Patrol'.<ref>{{cite web|author=August 14, 2018, at 10:44 p.m. ET |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/jimdalrympleii/san-francisco-poop-patrol-street-clean-up?utm_term=.npedL8Q0m#.bp5MGz4dV |title=A "Poop Patrol" Is Going To Start Cleaning Feces Off San Francisco's Filthy Sidewalks |publisher=Buzzfeed.com |date=August 14, 2018 |accessdate=August 27, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Melia Robinson |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/san-francisco-poop-patrol-feces-sidewalks-housing-crisis-2018-8 |title=San Francisco launches 'Poop Patrol' to clean human feces on sidewalks |publisher=Business Insider |date=August 19, 2018 |accessdate=August 27, 2018}}</ref>

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London Breed
45th Mayor of San Francisco
Assumed office
July 11, 2018
Preceded byMark Farrell
In office
December 12, 2017 – January 23, 2018
Acting
Preceded byEd Lee
Succeeded byMark Farrell
President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors
In office
January 8, 2015 – June 26, 2018
Preceded byKaty Tang
Succeeded byMalia Cohen
Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors
from the 5th district
In office
January 8, 2013 – July 11, 2018
Preceded byChristina Olague
Succeeded byVallie Brown
Personal details
Born
London Nicole Breed

(1974-08-11) August 11, 1974 (age 50)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of California, Davis (BA)
University of San Francisco (MPA)
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London Nicole Breed (born August 11, 1974) is an American politician from California who is the 45th and current mayor of the City and County of San Francisco. She formerly served as supervisor for District 5, and was president of the Board of Supervisors from 2015 to 2018.

Raised in poverty in the Western Addition, Breed worked in government after college. She was elected to the Board of Supervisors in 2013 and elected its president in 2015. As president of the Board, Breed, according to the city charter, became the acting mayor of San Francisco following the death of Mayor Ed Lee. She served in this role from December 12, 2017 to January 23, 2018.

Breed was the winning candidate in the San Francisco mayoral special election held on June 5, 2018. Breed is the first black woman and second woman overall to be elected mayor of San Francisco.[1] She was sworn in as mayor on July 11, 2018.[2][3][4]

Early life and education

Born in San Francisco,[5] Breed was raised by her grandmother in Plaza East public housing in the Western Addition neighborhood of the city.[6] Breed later wrote of her childhood in San Francisco: "[F]ive 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."[7] Her younger sister died of a drug overdose and her brother is in prison.[8]

Breed graduated with honors from Galileo High School.[9] 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.[10]

Career

Breed worked as an intern in the Office of Housing and Neighborhood Services for Mayor Willie Brown.[8] In 2002, Breed became the executive director of the African American Art & Culture Complex,[11] 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.[6] 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.[6]

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. Following five rounds of ranked-choice voting allocations, Breed won by over 12 points, marking the first time in San Francisco history that a challenger unseated a district supervisor.[12] (The feat has occurred twice since, with Aaron Peskin unseating Supervisor Julie Christensen in 2015 to reclaim his District 3 seat,[13] and Rafael Mandelman beating Supervisor Jeff Sheehy in District 8 in June of 2018.[14])

Breed was inaugurated as District 5 supervisor on January 8, 2013, with then-California Attorney General Kamala Harris administering the oath of office.[15] 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.[16] Breed succeeded District Four Supervisor Katy Tang who assumed the presidency temporarily after then-Board President David Chiu resigned to begin serving in the California Assembly.[17][18]

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.[19] 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.[20][21]

As part of an FBI investigation into public corruption and bid-fixing, businessman Derf Butler was recorded talking about allegedly paying for access to 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 was denied by Breed and no evidence has been presented in the years since to substantiate the allegation.[22]

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.[23]

Mayor

Following the death of Mayor Ed Lee on December 12, 2017, Breed became the city's Acting Mayor by virtue of her position as President of the Board of Supervisors.[24][25] She served in this position until January 23, 2018, when the Board of Supervisors selected Mark Farrell to serve as interim mayor until the special election could be held on June 5. Supervisors Aaron Peskin, Jane Kim (herself a candidate for Mayor), and others considered the progressive members of the board, sought to deny Breed the benefits of incumbency going into the election.[26][27] Progressive Supervisor Hillary Ronen, former Chief of Staff to Breed's erstwhile opponent for the Board of Supervisors presidency David Campos,[28] delivered a tearful speech accusing Breed, an African American woman from public housing, of being supporting by "white, rich men" and "billionaires" such as Ron Conway.[29] Ironically the Supervisors' choice, Mark Farrell, is a white male venture capitalist whose firm Ron Conway had invested in.[30]

Breed ran in the mayoral special election held on June 5.[31] Breed led in the initial count's first place votes with 35.6 percent, with Mark Leno in second with 25.9 percent, and Kim with 22.8 percent. Leno took the lead early the next day after the initial tabulation of ranked-choice ballots,[32] but Breed re-took the lead on June 9.[33][34] On June 13, with only 8,000 ballots left to count,[35] Leno conceded defeat and congratulated Breed on her victory.[36] Breed resigned her position as president of the Board of Supervisors on June 26, 2018, and was succeeded by Malia Cohen in a unanimous vote by the Board. Breed retained her position as District 5 supervisor until assuming the mayoralty on July 11, 2018.[37] Breed has declared her intention to run for a full term in the next regular mayoral election, due to be held on November 5, 2019.[38]

As mayor, Breed took several unannounced walks through different neighborhoods of the city. She created a taskforce of members of the San Francisco Department of Public Works to clean up feces from the sidewalks of the city, which is referred to as a 'Poop Patrol'.[39][40]

Legislative record

Breed authored legislation in 2014 to allow the San Francisco City Attorney to pursue civil damages against graffiti taggers, instead of solely relying on criminal prosecutions to punish taggers.[41] 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.[42]

After the 2015 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 meeting.[43]

References

  1. ^ Knight, Heather (June 13, 2018). "It's a really big deal that SF elected London Breed as mayor". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  2. ^ Melendez, Lyanne (July 11, 2018). "San Francisco welcomes new mayor London Breed, first African-American woman to hold position". abc7news.com. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  3. ^ Ostler, Scott. "Big crowd at SF Civic Center sees London Breed sworn in as new mayor". SFChronicle.com. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  4. ^ Fracassa, Dominic (July 11, 2018). "Big crowd at SF Civic Center sees London Breed sworn in as new mayor". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  5. ^ "California Birth Index, London N Breed, born 1974". California Birth Index. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
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  10. ^ Nevius, C.W. (November 10, 2012). "London Breed is S.F.'s election shocker". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
  11. ^ Lagos, Marisa (December 26, 2012). "London Breed's emphasis: kids' lives". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
  12. ^ "Board of Supervisors, District 5". sfelections.org. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  13. ^ "District 3: Peskin apparently heading back to board". SFGate. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  14. ^ "Mandelman ousts incumbent Sheehy in SF's District Eight". SFChronicle.com. June 6, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
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  18. ^ "SF supervisors elect Katy Tang as interim president". SFGate. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  19. ^ "London Breed Formally Announces Re-Election Campaign For D5 Supervisor | Hoodline". Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  20. ^ "RCV Results Summary Report for Board of Supervisors, District 5". www.sfelections.org. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  21. ^ "SFByTheNumbers: A Tale of Two Incumbents". thebaycitybeacon.com. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  22. ^ "Public officials named in new findings from FBI probe of 'Shrimp Boy' Chow". The San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  23. ^ "Breed re-elected as SF's Board of Supervisors president". The San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  24. ^ Bulwa, Demian. "San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee dead at 65". SFGate. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  25. ^ "Rules dictate how SF's next mayor may be chosen and how long they may serve". San Francisco Chronicle. December 12, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  26. ^ Shafer, Scott (January 23, 2018). "Political Uproar as Mark Farrell Replaces London Breed as S.F. Mayor". KQED.
  27. ^ Fagone, Jason (January 28, 2018). "London Breed's sudden, short term as SF's acting mayor". San Francisco Chronicle.
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  33. ^ "As Breed regains slim lead, mayoral cliffhanger echoes Oakland's 2010 race". San Francisco Chronicle.
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  35. ^ Melendez, Lyanne. "Mark Leno concedes after close San Francisco mayor's race". abc7news.com. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  36. ^ Name (required) (May 24, 2018). "Sources: Mark Leno To Concede In San Francisco Mayor's Race « CBS San Francisco". Sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  37. ^ Fracassa, Dominic (June 26, 2018). "SF supervisors elect Malia Cohen their president as Breed set to become mayor". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  38. ^ Fracassa, Dominic (July 11, 2018). "London Breed has short term as SF mayor to prove herself for re-election". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  39. ^ August 14, 2018, at 10:44 p.m. ET (August 14, 2018). "A "Poop Patrol" Is Going To Start Cleaning Feces Off San Francisco's Filthy Sidewalks". Buzzfeed.com. Retrieved August 27, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  40. ^ Melia Robinson (August 19, 2018). "San Francisco launches 'Poop Patrol' to clean human feces on sidewalks". Business Insider. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  41. ^ "San Francisco Supervisor London Breed coming up with new plan to crack down on graffiti offenders". ABC7 San Francisco. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  42. ^ "6-figure fine means it's a new day for taggers in S.F." San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  43. ^ "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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