It's San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee's birthday: he's hitting the big six-oh. His staff has some ideas on what you can do to celebrate, including "Rollerblade for 60 minutes at Sunday Streets this summer" and "Get 60 animals adopted from SF Animal Care and Control." Embed:https://twitter.com/mayoredlee/status/198531477036744704 There was, of course, a cake featuring Lee's visage. Mmmmm..who wants a piece of 'stache? And in other cake related news, Oakland's 160th birthday celebration wrapped up today. Embed:https://twitter.com/jeanquan/status/198503004008222720 ......

San Carlos Mayor Andy Klein has resigned from his office effective immediately, according to the city manager's office. In a letter of resignation filed Wednesday with the city clerk's office, Klein cited "major setbacks" in his personal life that he said made it impossible to continue on as a public servant. Klein, who was elected to a four-year term on the council in 2009, said in the letter that he ......

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee is reaching out to residents using town halls, "Coffee with Mayor Lee" events, and social media to help establish priorities and educate voters as he balances the city's two-year budget, the mayor's office announced today. "We must build a balanced budget that not only ensures that San Franciscans get the city services they need, but one that will set the city on a steady course to ......

Every year, California’s Fair Political Practices Commission requires elected officials to file forms listing “assets and incomes” that could constitute a conflict of interest. On the surface, it’s another dry, bureaucratic document with stamps, checkboxes and redacted signatures. Dive a little deeper into the line items though, and the Form 700 filings tell another story — officials claim an eclectic buffet of trinkets, including gifts from local cultural institutions, like ......

U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer visited San Francisco on Thursday to encourage the passage of a bill to rebuild the nation's highways and roads and criticized what she said was obstructionism from Republicans in Congress. Boxer, one of California's two senators, held a news conference at the Ferry Building Thursday afternoon to discuss Senate Bill 1813, otherwise known as Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21). The two-year bill would ......