1. Mayor Newsom Launches ChinaSF in Shanghai (News/Latest)
Announces that Two Major Chinese Companies Plan to Open Operations in San Francisco 11/12/08 - Today San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom joined Vincent H.S. Lo, Chairman of Shui On Land, C. Richard "Dick" Kramlich, General Partner of New Ente...
2. Mayor Newsom Launches Rainwater Harvesting Initiative (Newsflashes/San Francisco Press Releases)
Mayor Newsom Launches Rainwater Harvesting Initiative to Help Green the City, Conserve Water Amidst Drought & Protect San Francisco Bay & Pacific Ocean Initiative Features Discounted Rainbarrel Partnership with Cole Hardware and New City Rul...
4. Mayor Newsom Highlights Early Success of San Francisco Solar Rebate Program (News/Latest)
Mayor Newsom Highlights Early Success of San Francisco's Solar Rebate Program Applications for new solar installations have nearly quadrupled since program’s launch in July 10/01/08 - Today Mayor Gavin Newsom announced that applications ...
5. Mayor Newsom to Discuss Politics in the YouTube Era with YouTube Co-Founder Steve Chen (News/Latest)
09/15/08 - Mayor Gavin Newsom to talk "Politics in the YouTube Era" with YouTube co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Steve Chen at CitySpeaks on Tuesday, September 16, 2008. The conversation will take place in the Koret Auditorium at t...
6. Mayor Newsom Visits Future Site of Local Biodiesel Facility (News/Latest)
09/12/08 - Biodiesel production in San Francisco is one step closer to reality, now that the San Francisco Port Commission has approved Darling International’s proposal to manufacture the carbon-free fuel at its facility in the city’s sou...
7. Bay Area to Receive 37 Million in Homeland Security Grant Funding (News/Latest)
Bay Area to Receive $37 Million in Homeland Security Grant Funding Region to Receive Additional $6 Million for Catastrophic Preparedness 07/28/08 - Mayor Newsom today commended the federal Department of Homeland Security’s announcement that ...
8. Mayor Newsom Announces New Funding to House Homeless Veterans (News/Latest)
San Francisco Housing Authority to receive $1.5 million in federal funding 07/22/08 - Joined by the Executive Director of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness Philip Mangano, today Mayor Gavin Newsom announced new federal funding to assist ...
9. Statement Regarding Golden Gate Bridge Barriers (News/Latest)
Mayor Newsom's Statement Regarding Golden Gate Bridge Barriers 07/22/08 - Today, I have asked San Francisco’s Planning Director John Rahaim to review the Golden Gate Bridge District’s proposed designs for a suicide barrier on the Gol...
10. Mayor Newsom Expands Universal Healthcare Program, Healthy San Francisco (Newsflashes/San Francisco Press Releases)
07/10/08 - Marking the one year anniversary of the initiation of the program, today Mayor Gavin Newsom was joined by Supervisor Tom Ammiano and Catholic Healthcare West President/CEO Lloyd H. Dean to announce the next phase of San Francisco’s u...