2018 San Francisco mayoral special election
Ed Lee, who was appointed Mayor of San Francisco in 2011 following Gavin Newsom's election as Lieutenant Governor of California, elected to a full term in 2011, and reelected in 2015, died of cardiac arrest on December 12, 2017. London Breed, the President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, became the city's acting mayor.
Government of San Francisco
Catherine Stefani was elected to the position of District 2 supervisor on Jan 30th, 2018, following the appointment of former Sup. Mark Farrell as interim mayor. Malia Cohen was voted in as the President of the Board of Supervisors on June 26, 2018. Vallie Brown was appointed as District 5 supervisor by Mayor London Breed on July 16, 2018.