City Attorney of San Francisco
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| Formed | 1899 |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of San Francisco |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California 37°46′45″N 122°25′09″W / 37.77919°N 122.41914°WCoordinates: 37°46′45″N 122°25′09″W / 37.77919°N 122.41914°W |
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| Website | City Attorney website |
The City Attorney of San Francisco is an elected position in the City and County of San Francisco, California. While city-county consolidation resulted in the unified government attaining both a city and district attorney, the two positions are separate and serve different purposes.
The City Attorney is assisted by a number of Assistant City Attorneys.
The present City Attorney position was created in 1899, when the former offices of the City Attorney and County Attorney were unified; Franklin Knight Lane was the first City Attorney elected under this regime.
The first woman to hold the position was Louise Renne in 1986, appointed by then-mayor Dianne Feinstein following the death of previous City Attorney Agnost.
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