Título: Gavin Newsom
Seção: Mayoralty
Background: Gavin Christopher Newsom was born in San Francisco, California, to Tessa Thomas (nee Menzies) and William Alfred Newsom III, a retired state appeals court justice and attorney for Getty Oil. He is a fourth-generation San Franciscan. His father is of mostly Irish descent; one of Newsom's maternal great-grandfathers, Scotsman Thomas Addis, was a pioneer scientist in the field of nephrology and a professor of medicine at Stanford University. Newsom is the second cousin, twice removed, of musician Joanna Newsom.

Conteúdo: As mayor, Newsom focused on development projects in Hunters Point and Treasure Island. He signed the Health Choices Plan in 2007 to provide San Francisco residents with universal healthcare. In 2004, Newsom gained national attention when he directed the San Francisco city-county clerk to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, in violation of the state law passed in 2000.  Implementation of Care Not Cash began on July 1, 2004. As part of his Care Not Cash initiative, 5,000 more homeless people were given permanent shelter in the city. As of October 21, 2007, about 2,000 people have been placed into permanent housing with support. Other programs initiated by Newsom to end chronic homelessness include the San Francisco Homeless Outreach Team (SF HOT), and Project Homeless Connect (PHC). On October 27, 2004, during a strike by hotel workers on a dozen San Francisco hotels, Newsom joined UNITE HERE union members on a picket line in front of the Westin St. Francis Hotel. He vowed that the city would boycott the hotels by not sponsoring city events in any until the hotels agreed to a contract with workers. The contract dispute was settled in September 2006.  In 2005, Newsom pushed for a state law to allow communities in California to create policy restricting certain breeds of dogs. He requested that then state senator Jackie Speier introduce a change to then-existing California law, which stated that counties could not target specific breeds of dog. The animal control agency 

user: what did he do as mayor

assistant: He signed the Health Choices Plan in 2007 to provide San Francisco residents with universal healthcare.

user: do people benefit from it

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: what happened in 2004

assistant: he directed the San Francisco city-county clerk to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, in violation of the state law passed in 2000.

user: did he sign any thing in 2007

assistant: He signed the Health Choices Plan in 2007 to provide San Francisco residents with universal healthcare.

user: was he ever attacked

assistant: during a strike by hotel workers on a dozen San Francisco hotels, Newsom joined UNITE HERE union members on a picket line

user: did he do anything for homeless people in the article

assistant: Implementation of Care Not Cash began on July 1, 2004.

user: what are some of hi other programm

assistant: Other programs initiated by Newsom to end chronic homelessness include the San Francisco Homeless Outreach Team (SF HOT),

user: did he recieve any award

assistant: Newsom was named "America's Most Social Mayor" by Samepoint, based on analysis of the social media profiles of mayors from the 100 largest cities in the United States.

user: did he sign any bill when he was a mayor

assistant: He signed the Health Choices Plan in 2007 to provide San Francisco residents with universal healthcare.

user: what happened in 2009

assistant: In 2009, Newsom came under attack for the City of San Francisco's policy of illegally harboring juvenile criminal aliens.