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American politician

Katy Tang (Chinese: 湯凱蒂; pinyin: Tāng Kǎidì) is a former American elected official in San Francisco, California. She served as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors representing Supervisorial District 4.[1]

District 4 includes the neighborhoods of Central Sunset, Outer Sunset, Parkside, Outer Parkside, and Pine Lake Park.

Early life and education[edit]

She grew up in the Sunset District, attended Lowell High School, and graduated from University of California, Davis with a double B.A. in 3 years. She is also a graduate of the University of San Francisco School of Law.[2]

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Electoral history[edit]

Tang was appointed to the Board of Supervisors in February 2013 and then elected in two subsequent elections in November 2013 and November 2014.[3]

On November 18, 2014, the Board of Supervisors elected Tang to be the Interim President of the Board of Supervisors until the Board selected a President after the appointment of a new Supervisor for District 3 to replace outgoing Assembly member-elect David Chiu.[4] She was succeeded by London Breed after an election on January 8, 2015.[5]

Legislation[edit]

· HOME-SF — Local version of the State Density Bonus Law, which provides incentives for creation of low and middle-income housing units citywide. Passed in 2017, with subsequent changes in 2018.[6][7]

· Lactation in the Workplace / Family Friendly Ordinance — Strongest lactation in the workplace policy in the country when passed in 2017. Requires employers to have lactation policy, provide employees breaks & location for lactation, creation of lactation spaces in new buildings, and sets minimum standards for lactation accommodations.[8][9] Led to creation and passage of SB 937, sponsored by State Senator Scott Wiener in 2018 for same standards to apply across the state.[10]

· Zero Emission Vehicles — Mandated that half of city government light-duty vehicle fleet parked on city property to be zero emission vehicles by 2022. Also co-sponsored ordinance with Mayor Ed Lee to require new construction to install electric vehicle charging infrastructure.[11][12]

· Food Service Waste Reduction — Legislation prohibits usage and sale of plastic straws in San Francisco, requires that food service ware accessories be provided only upon request or at self-service stations, and requires that large events with over 100 people on City property provide at least 10% reusable beverage cups.[13][14]

· Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Program Reform — Amendment to City’s existing ADU program to make permitting process more streamlined and for residents to add more housing units in an affordable manner.[15]

· Flexible Retail — Created new “Flexible Retail” use under the San Francisco Planning Code to allow for multi-use retail and co-location of businesses to better support local businesses and prevent vacancies. Flexible Retail is currently permitted within Supervisorial Districts 1, 4, 5, 10, and 11.[16][17]

· Arts Funding — Initiative ordinance approved by voters at November 2018 election to ensure stable arts funding and investments citywide.[18][19]

Political career[edit]

On Tuesday June 12, 2018 Katy Tang announced that she would not run for reelection for another term on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and was succeeded by Gordon Mar.[20]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “Katy Tang — District 4”. SF Board of Supervisors. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  2. ^ “Supervisor Tang – About | Board of Supervisors”. Sfbos.org. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  3. ^ “Katy Tang — District 4”. SF Board of Supervisors. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  4. ^ Marisa Lagos (November 18, 2014). “SF supervisors elect Katy Tang as interim president”. San Francisco Chronicle.
  5. ^ Lagos, Marisa (January 9, 2015). “London Breed elected president of S.F. Board of Supervisors”. SFGate.com. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  6. ^ “Legislation Text – File 150969”. SF Board of Supervisors. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  7. ^ Bergthold, Garrett (July 20, 2017). “Katy Tang: A Fighter for Housing”. Beyond Chron. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  8. ^ “Legislation Text – File 170240”. www.sfbos.org. SF Board of Supervisors. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  9. ^ Johnson, Lizzie. “SF may require breastfeeding-friendly workplaces”. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  10. ^ Thadani, Trisha. “Bill would expand breastfeeding-friendly workplaces to all of California”. San Francisco Chronicle.
  11. ^ “Legislation Text – File 171210”. www.sfbos.org. SF Board of Supervisors. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  12. ^ “Proposed law would require more EV charging in new development”. Bay City News. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  13. ^ “Legislation Text – File 180519”. www.sfbos.org. SF Board of Supervisors.
  14. ^ Thadani, Trisha. “No more slurping through plastic straws in San Francisco”. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  15. ^ “Legislation Text – 180268”. www.sfbos.org. SF Board of Supervisors.
  16. ^ “Legislation Text – File 180806”. www.sfbos.org. SF Board of Supervisors.
  17. ^ Sabatini, Josh (September 17, 2018). “SF shops could share space to survive changing retail market”. San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  18. ^ “Legislation Text – File 180122”. www.sfbos.org. SF Board of Supervisors. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  19. ^ Veltman, Chloe (August 1, 2018). “S.F. Board of Supervisors Votes to Put Hotel Tax Arts Measure on November Ballot”. KQED News. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  20. ^ “SF Supervisor Katy Tang says she’s not running for re-election in November”. Sfchronicle.com. June 13, 2018. Retrieved December 26, 2018.

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