On November 10, 1978 (10 months after he was sworn in), White resigned his position on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, saying that his annual salary of $9,600 was not enough to support his family.
O 10 de novembro de 1978, dez meses despois de tomar posesión do cargo, o supervisor White dimitiu do seu posto no goberno de San Francisco, afirmando que o seu salario anual de 9.600 dólares non lle era suficiente para manter a súa familia.