S.F. plans special election tied to Newsom recall, to allow voters to pick city attorney sooner
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City Attorney of San Francisco Dennis Herrera stands for a portrait outside Starr King Elementary School on Friday, Feb. 5, 2021 in San Francisco, California.Gabrielle Lurie/The Chronicle
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors plans to call for a special election tied to the likely recall vote of Governor Gavin Newsom later this year so that voters can pick the next city attorney as soon as possible.
The supervisors unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday affirming their intent to call for the special election. Some supervisors wanted to call for the election after a recent political shakeup may soon leave the influential City Attorney post open - although they may not have time to get the city’s top lawyer on the ballot. The election could also include ballot measures, as well as a vote on the Assessor-Recorder after Mayor London Breed appointed Joaquín Torre