From the Ashes
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Edwin Mah Lee (May 5, 1952 – December 12, 2017) was an American politician and attorney who served as the 43rd Mayor of San Francisco from 2011 until his death in 2017. Born in Seattle to Chinese American parents, Lee was a member of the Democratic Party.
Dec 12, 2017 · San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee, a former civil rights attorney who became the first Asian-American to serve in the city’s top post, died early Tuesday – hours after appearing at a public event –...
Dec 12, 2017 · Edwin M. Lee, the first Asian-American mayor of San Francisco, died suddenly early Tuesday morning. He was 65. The city’s 43rd mayor, Lee died at 1:11 a.m. surrounded by family, friends, and...
Dec 12, 2017 · Ed Lee, a lawyer and affordable housing advocate who was the first Asian-American to be elected mayor of San Francisco, died early Tuesday in a hospital there after collapsing. He...
Dec 12, 2017 · San Francisco's Mayor Ed Lee, most recently known for embracing the "sanctuary city" label, has died at age 65. Lee was not known to be ill; he reportedly died at a San Francisco hospital in...
Dec 12, 2019 · Two years after the death of Ed Lee, the first Chinese American mayor of San Francisco, a new documentary chronicles his life and legacy.
Dec 12, 2017 · Leaders in San Francisco, the Bay Area and across the country expressed shock after San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee died suddenly of an apparent heart attack early Tuesday morning.
