News | January 12, 2012

A Celebration For All As Mayor Ed Lee is Inaugurated

News | January 12, 2012

By Angella Sprauve

0361-Mayor-Lee-120108 — Mayor Ed Lee alongside Representative Nancy Pelosi and Senator Dianne Feinstein

Photographer: Drew Altizer

Thousands witnessed San Francisco history on the morning of January 8, 2012 when Ed Lee became the city’s first elected Asian-American Mayor. The fun-filled festivities began at 10 a.m. with live music from the San Francisco Symphony and ethnic dance performances. The inauguration ceremony then began at 11 a.m., as Former Mayor Willie Brown introduced San Francisco’s 43rd Mayor. The swearing-in was conducted by former San Francisco Mayor and now United States Senator Dianne Feinstein, and the city’s five surviving former mayors were all present to witness the occasion. Mayor Ed Lee was joined by his wife, Anita, and two daughters, Brianna and Tania.

Mayor Ed Lee alongside Representative Nancy Pelosi and Senator Dianne Feinstein

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Mayor Ed Lee

Jesus Cisneros and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and George Shultz

Kathleen Sullivan Alioto, Wendy Paskin, Anita Lee and Gina Moscone

Representative Nancy Pelosi and Senator Dianne Feinstein

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