London Breed
| London Breed | |
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| President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors | |
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Assumed office January 8, 2015 |
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| Mayor | Ed Lee |
| Preceded by | Katy Tang |
| Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from District 5 |
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Assumed office January 8, 2013 |
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| Mayor | Ed Lee |
| Preceded by | Christina Olague |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
London Nicole Breed August 11, 1974 San Francisco, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | San Francisco, California |
| Alma mater | University of California, Davis University of San Francisco |
| Occupation | Politician |
London Nicole Breed (born August 11, 1974) is an American politician currently serving on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, representing District 5 and serving as the Board's president.
Breed was raised by her grandmother in public housing in the Western Addition. 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.
In 2002, Breed became the executive director of the African American Art & Culture Complex, 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.
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. She is Mayor Ed Lee's closest ally on the Board of Supervisors.
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 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. 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.
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. She was re-elected to another two year term as president on January 9, 2017.
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