Mayor London Breed Taps David Chiu For City Attorney, To The Surprise Of No One

San Francisco CA

30 September, 2021

7:54 PM

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By Annika Hom, Mission Local September 29, 2021 Assemblyman David Chiu will take over the role of City Attorney, Mayor London Breed announced on Wednesday. Chiu's name had been at the top of every list since Breed in April tapped outgoing City Attorney Dennis Herrera to lead the PUC. "I am going to work with all these policymakers to look for ways and opportunities to use the law to address the pressing problems of the day" and "ensur[e] that city government is held to the highest ethical standards," Chiu said at a press conference featuring the mayor and Herrera at Juan Pifarré Plaza, a courtyard in the Mission Housing development 3101 21st St. The declaration comes roughly 24 hours after former Herrera received final approval to take over the Public Utilities Commission. He will assume that position on Nov. 1; Chiu will take the reins as City Attorney on the same date. Voters will weigh in on whether he should keep the job in 2022. To read the full article, click here. Mission Local covers San Francisco from the vantage point of the Mission, a neighborhood with all of the promise and problems of a major city. You can support Mission Local here.