Edwin M. Lee, the first Asian-American to be elected as mayor of San Francisco, died unexpectedly Tuesday. He was 65. “It is with profound sadness and terrible grief that we confirm that Mayor Edwin M. Lee passed away on Tuesday, December 12 at 1:11 a.m. at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. Family, friends and colleagues were at his side,” his office said in a statement to TheWrap. “In accordance with the City Charter, Board of Supervisors President London Breed became Acting Mayor of San Francisco, effectively immediately,” the statement continued. Lee’s office did not comment on his cause of death in.
- 12/12/2017
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
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