[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 116 (Wednesday, July 11, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E997-E998]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING THE HISTORIC INAUGURATION OF SAN FRANCISCO MAYOR LONDON BREED

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                           HON. NANCY PELOSI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 11, 2018

  Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I proudly rise with my colleagues, 
Congresswoman Barbara Lee and Congresswoman Jackie Speier, to recognize 
a historic moment: the inauguration of London Breed as the 45th Mayor 
of San Francisco on this day. Her swearing-in ceremony is a civil 
rights and public service milestone. London Breed will be the first 
African-American woman and only the second woman to serve as Mayor of 
our city. Senator Dianne Feinstein was the first.
  Mayor London Breed until recently served as President of the San 
Francisco Board of Supervisors and Acting Mayor, leading San Francisco 
following the tragic passing of Mayor Edwin Lee. Her trailblazing 
leadership on the Board of Supervisors began when she first won 
election in November 2012. In January of 2015, her colleagues elected 
her President of the Board. She was re-elected as District 5 Supervisor 
in November 2016 and unanimously re-elected as Board President two 
months later.
  London Breed's extraordinary and historic journey to Room 200 in City 
Hall began in a public housing project only blocks away. Raised by her 
grandmother in Plaza East Public Housing in the Western Addition, she 
has never forgotten where she comes from. She graduated with honors 
from Galileo High School and attended the University of California, 
Davis, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science/Public 
Service with a minor in African American Studies. She went on to earn a 
Master's degree in Public Administration from the University of San 
Francisco.
  Before her election as District 5 Supervisor, Breed effectively 
served as Executive Director

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of the African American Art & Culture Complex in the Western Addition 
for over a decade, transforming the struggling center into a vital, 
financially-stable community resource that provides vital after-school 
arts and cultural programs for youth and seniors. She has also served 
our city as a San Francisco Redevelopment Agency Commissioner for five 
years, and as a San Francisco Fire Commissioner until her election to 
the Board of Supervisors.
  The Mayor has been a transformative leader in passing landmark 
legislation to increase housing along transit corridors and prioritize 
neighborhood residents for the affordable homes in their community. She 
helped transform unused public housing units into homes for homeless 
families, and is leading the effort to revitalize thousands more. Breed 
has successfully fought for more navigation centers for the homeless 
and launched a task force to study if safe injection facilities can 
help get IV drug users off the streets and into treatment, as she works 
to improve mental health services.
  Mayor Breed has made bold, life-saving improvements to public safety 
in San Francisco, effectively tackling the City's ambulance response 
crisis in 2014 and cutting ambulance response times by over 26 percent. 
She has fought for more police officers, and passed a complete overhaul 
of the City's graffiti policies, as well as first-in-the-country 
legislation to protect music and nightlife venues.
  Her ground-breaking legislative accomplishments are many, including 
passing the strongest Styrofoam ban in the country and legislation that 
has kept over 40 tons of medical waste out of the Bay and landfills, 
spearheading San Francisco's clean electrical energy program 
CleanPowerSF, and passing legislation to replace hundreds of Muni buses 
and the entire fleet of Muni trains, creating a more reliable and quiet 
Muni. She has consistently advocated for safe streets for all users, 
whether on the bus, a bike, car, or on foot.
  Mayor Breed has fully dedicated her entire adult life to serving our 
community and improving the City's housing, environment, public safety, 
transportation, and quality of life. As Mayor, she will ensure that San 
Francisco maintains its steadfast dedication to equality, inclusivity, 
and justice.
  We extend our warm congratulations and look forward to working with 
Mayor London Breed for a better future for all.

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