Talk:City Attorney of San Francisco
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This page stated incorrectly that Dennis Herrera, the present incumbent City Attorney, is the first openly gay man to hold the post. This is incorrect; Herrera is married to Anne Herrera and they have a young son. I changed the sentence to say he's the first Latino City Attorney in San Francisco's history.
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[edit]San Francisco has consolidated government since its 1856 charter. Why would the city and county retain separate attorneys until 1899? Although ss. 4 to 9 of the 1856 charter vaguely suggest that any pre-existing city and county attorney might both continue in office till the end of their respective terms, Act 110 of 1862 explicitly provides for a single City and County Attorney; so does the 1895 Charter which replaced the 1856 charter. So I suggest the offices were combined some time between 1856 and 1862. jnestorius(talk) 19:31, 2 January 2025 (UTC)
- Table SAN FRANCISCO CITY AND COUNTY OFFICERS shows a single "Attorney and Counselor" at a time from 1856 to 1881.
- Brief bio of F. P. Tracy says Board of Supervisors appointed City Attorney before the 1862 act.
- jnestorius(talk) 19:42, 2 January 2025 (UTC)