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Political life. It is a somber Tuesday Morning in the city by the bay. The great city of San Francisco. Mayor ed lee died at 1 11 this morning at Zuckerberg San Francisco general. The mayor, a fighter for Affordable Housing for civil rights for the homeless. Someone who helped create the tech boom that the city is going through right now. A true innovator, bringing innovators to the city of San Francisco. Flags at halfstaff outside of city hall. Mayor lee also took a lot of pride as an international beacon. He is a true leader. This morning, San Francisco mourning the loss of its first asianam...

Theyregoing through doors here. Youhave to have security to escort you in. It is a very sombermood. They got the news like wegot the news that San Francisco mayor died in the overnight hours. I just talked to mysources at the San Francisco Police Department. Thishappened around 11 00 last night. According to intosources the mayor was shopping at the safeway when he collapsed. It went over theradio as a person down, a medical emergency. They rushedto the safeway. When they gotto the safeway thats when they realized that it was the San Francisco mayor, 65 years old. They rushed him to the hospit...

Former San Francisco mayor willie brown told us this morning that mayor lee died of a heart attack. Employees at a Safeway Store says that the mayor collapsed in the store last night. Ed lee became San Franciscos 43rd mayor. The first asianamerican mayor in San Francisco when he was appointed in 2011 by the board of supervisors when Gavin Newsome resigned to become lieutenant governor. Ed lee won election in 2011 and reelected in 2015. The Mayors Office released a statement saying, quote, it is with profound sadness and terrible grief that we confirm that mayor edwin lee passed away on tuesday...

Night shopping at a Grocery Store. And went to the hospital where he was declared to have passed away around 1 am. Good morning i am darya folsom. I am james fletcher, thats her big story and as mentioned we have reaction from all quarters of the bay and beyond. Joining us, senator scott weiner, before becoming a senator he served on the board of supervisors and interacted with mayor lee, i would imagine fairly regularly, thank you for joining us this morning. Thank you for having me. What are your thoughts, of mayor ed lee, most people remember him as a being jovial and with a smile, what sta...

For many of us. A man known for his activism. Ed lee grew up poor, living in Public Housing in seattle. Perhaps that inspired his later work, not just as a civil rights attorney but a San Francisco director of public works, then city administrator and once he reached the mayor office a tireless advocate for homeless. He was from the dawn of the career, a voice for the overlooked, someone who fought for those in need before himself. His0uoegacy will include thousands of new or rehabilitated homes. A tax cut bringing twitter and tech titans to market. And of course the first elected asianamerica...