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The present City Attorney position was created in 1899, when the former offices of the City Attorney and County Attorney were unified; [[Franklin Knight Lane]] was the first City Attorney elected under this regime. |
The present City Attorney position was created in 1899, when the former offices of the City Attorney and County Attorney were unified; [[Franklin Knight Lane]] was the first City Attorney elected under this regime. |
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The first woman to hold the position was [[Louise Renne]] in 1986, appointed by then-mayor [[Dianne Feinstein]] following the death of previous City Attorney Agnost |
The first woman to hold the position was [[Louise Renne]] in 1986, appointed by then-mayor [[Dianne Feinstein]] following the death of previous City Attorney Agnost. |
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The first woman to serve as Assistant City Attorney was [[Claribel David]], who was appointed in 1905. |
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The San Francisco City Attorney's Office has been described by American Lawyer magazine as "one of the most aggressive and talented city law departments in the nation." |
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==List of Teams== |
==List of Teams== |
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Revision as of 11:02, 29 November 2015
The City Attorney of San Francisco is an elected position in the City and County of San Francisco, California. While city-county consolidation resulted in the unified government attaining both a city and district attorney, the two positions are separate and serve different purposes.
The City Attorney is assisted by a number of Assistant City Attorneys.
History
The present City Attorney position was created in 1899, when the former offices of the City Attorney and County Attorney were unified; Franklin Knight Lane was the first City Attorney elected under this regime.
The first woman to hold the position was Louise Renne in 1986, appointed by then-mayor Dianne Feinstein following the death of previous City Attorney Agnost.
List of Teams
- Airport (located at SFO)
- Child Protection and Family Services
- Code Enforcement
- Contracts & Construction
- Complex Litigation
- Energy and Telecommunications
- Ethics & Elections
- Finance and Real Estate
- Government
- Health & Human Services
- Labor
- Land Use
- Litigation
- Port (located at Pier 1 in San Francisco)
- Public Utilities
- Taxation
- Transportation
- Workers' Compensation
List of City Attorneys
- Dennis Herrera (2001 - present)
- Louise Renne (1986 - 2001)
- George Agnost (1977 - 1986)
- Thomas Martin O'Connor (1961 - 1977)
- Dion R. Holm (1949 - 1961)
- John J. O'Toole (1926 - 1949)
- George Lull (1916 - 1926)
- Percy V. Long (1908-1916)
- William J. Burke (1906 - 1908)
- Percy V. Long (1902-1906)
- Franklin Knight Lane (1899 - 1902)
City Attorneys before fusion
- Harry T. Creswell (1893 - 1898)
- Frank M. Pixley (1851 - 1852)