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San Francisco County, CA November 6, 2001 Election
City Attorney; City of San Francisco Voter Information

Results as of Nov 11 9:35pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (648/648)
Candidates (Vote for 1)
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Jim Lazarus 49,196 votes 40.19%

  • Occupation: Attorney/Senate Director
  • For the past 26 years, my career has been focused on public administration and municipal law.
  • I have served our City as a deputy city attorney, deputy mayor, labor negotiator and neighborhood activist.
  • As a deputy city attorney I tried cases; advised city officials; and drafted laws, labor agreements and contracts.
  • I have negotiated landmark agreements to fight discrimination and protect San Francisco's diversity.
  • I served as the legislative counsel to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and in-house counsel to two mayors.
  • I am the only candidate in the San Francisco City Attorney's race who has significant experience as an administrator.
Priorities:
  • I will ensure that the Office provides non-political, impartial legal advice.
  • I will address the insular nature of the office, assigning deputies to work with district supervisors and community organizations on code enforcement.
  • I will end favortism in city contracting and crack down on substandard housing by negligent landlords.
Dennis Herrera 32,742 votes 26.75%
  • Occupation: Attorney/Police Commissioner
  • former Police Commission President
  • former Transportation Commissioner
  • Member of the Democratic Central Committee
  • former Treasurer San Francisco Democratic Party
Priorities:
  • Create Public Integrity Team
  • Create Revenue Recovery Team
  • Create Accident Prevention Task Force
Steve Williams 22,414 votes 18.31%
  • Occupation: Attorney
  • Neighborhood Advocate
Priorities:
  • Ethical Operation of the Office-Eliminate Big Money Influence
  • Establish Community Law Project
  • Code Enforcement/Equitable Application of the City's Laws
Neil Eisenberg 17,827 votes 14.56%
  • Occupation: Attorney
  • 32 years experience litigating complex cases
  • Former State Board Member, Common Cause
  • Author, S.F. MUD (Municipal Utility District) Initiative
  • Chair, The Oceanic Society
Priorities:
  • Protect the General Fund and Social Services
  • Strengthen and Streamline the Office
  • Protect Citizens and the Environment

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