Behind me all night long, and the mayors colleague said he was humble and hardworking. One shared a story of how mayor ed lee helped clean the streets of San Francisco before he became mayor. Just one emple of the sacrifices he made for this city. The light scent of flowers filled the mayors oice while a heaveness covered the boars chambers tonight. The mayor was not only an outstanding Public Servant but also a husband and a father. Supervisors from around the city voiced their grief. I believe truly that he was obably the most kind, gentle man tt happened to be a politician. Reporter they shared their gratitude. Iould not be here today if it were no for him. I am so grateful for ts opportunity to be able to serve the city. And it really was becse he gave me this opportunit stories. Offered personal supervisor mark farrell says his 5yearold son thought he was going to light the Christmas Tree last week, not the mayor. Mayor lee overhead and did something unexpected. He actually motion
Suddenly and unexpectedly passes away at the age of 65. There are flowers covering the mayors desk inside his City Hall Office tonight. Good evening, thanks for joining us. Im dion lynn in for ama daetz. The death of ed lee left the bay area stunned. His impact spread far beyond San Francisco. Well share some of the stories with you tonight. And reporter vic lee has more now acting mayor made the official announcement late this morning. But those here already knew. This after breed held meetings with the mayors staff and Department Heads before her news conference. Their tributes had a common thread, common words to describe what most called a kind, gentle man. Im drawn to the kind of leader thats nice. Ed lee was nice. He was a mayor who led with compassion, who was an incredibly kind person. Ed lee always had an open door for any of us. We can call him at any time. Mayor lee came from humble beginnings. He grew up in public housing. His father a veteran, mother a seamstress. He never
He was probably the most kind, gentle truly decent human being. Thank you, mr. Mayor. I go miss you very much. An emotional night at San Francisco city hall tonight as mayor ed lees friends and colleagues say goodbye. Good evening. Im dan ashley. And im dion lim in for ama daetz. Ed lee passed away early this morning after suffering a heart attack. Tonight at city hall flags are flying at half staff in his honor. Inside, supervisors stopped business to share their heartfelt condolences and personal memories. Abc 7 News Reporter Tiffany Wilson is live at city hall tonight. Tiffany . Reporter dan, people have been stopping by the memorial behind me all night long, and the mayors colleague said he was humble and hardworking. One shared a story of how mayor ed lee helped clean the streets of San Francisco before he became mayor. Just one example of the sacrifices he made for this city. The light scent of flowers filled the Mayors Office while a heaveness covered the boards chambers tonight
Terrace and crews should be out there until about 5 a. M. Use an alternate. 580 is an alternate. Over at the bay bridge toll plaza, some quiet conditions. We are in the green heading westbound. Eastbound across the lower deck of the bay bridge from Treasure Island to the decline, there will be the three right lanes closed for bridge work, completed by 6 30 a. M. Tribes are pouring in after the sudden death of San Francisco mayor ed lee as the city begins to look toward the future. Kpix 5s joe vazquez reports from city hall with reaction to the mayors death and where we go from here. Reporter from the front steps of city hall to the front gate of the mayors house in glen park, theres an outpouring of love and gratitude as the shock of the sudden death of mayor ed lee sinks in. The mayor was shopping at safeway when he collapsed. He was in cardiac arrest. He died at the hospital. I dont know San Francisco without ed lee. He has been a part of everything. He was at one time human rights d
The weather. Although we need rain. And the super commute is doing well. We do it from solano county. Vacaville looks good. And the road sensors are not showing anything major. Traffic is moving along well. I know youre probably just listening. A lot of people are not watching, they are doing other things. Traffic looks good across the carquinez bridge and heading to the macarthur maze. 4 31. And lets go back to the desk. At 4 31 we continue our coverage of the unexpected death of San Francisco mayor ed lee. This is todays front page of the chronicle. Mayor ledcy in a time of change. Ed was not a politician. He did not always deliver the best sound bite or carry the room with unspoken charisma. Flash never mattered to him. Kits agreements never deterred him. He was humble and determined. He was fair and collaborative no matter the heat of the moment. That was supervisor london now the acting mayor of San Francisco. Shes among those praising mayor lees accomplishments. Many choked back