Press Releases
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Filipino American Newspapers Unanimously Endorse Leland Yee for Mayor
Yee Earns Endorsement from Philippine News, Manila Mail, Philippines Today, and Philippine Headlines
SAN FRANCISCO – Senator Leland Yee has earned the endorsement of virtually every major Filipino American newspaper in his run for Mayor of San Francisco. (Read More)
Monday, October 10, 2011
Yee Focuses on Experience and Independence in Debate
In contrast to Lee, Yee highlights his plans for jobs, environment, schools, and an independent city hall
SAN FRANCISCO – In tonight’s mayoral debate, Senator Leland Yee made a clear distinction with Ed Lee by focusing on his experience and independence from the city’s powerbrokers. (Read More)
Monday, October 10, 2011
Governor Signs Bill to Help Stop Spread of HIV and Hepatitis
Yee-Authored law will allow pharmacies to sell sterile syringes without a prescription
SACRAMENTO – At the urging of doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and AIDS and hepatitis prevention advocates, Governor Jerry Brown (D-Oakland) signed into law legislation authored by Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) to allow pharmacies to sell sterile syringes to an adult without a prescription. (Read More)
Monday, October 10, 2011
Governor Signs Yee-Authored Jobs Bill
Brown signs bill to ensure prevailing wage on public energy projects, vetoes tax credit clawback legislation
SACRAMENTO – Governor Jerry Brown (D-Oakland) has signed into law legislation to ensure workers receive prevailing wages on energy service contracts of public agencies. SB 136, authored by Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco), closes a loophole that allowed work to be done without prevailing wage on public infrastructure projects offered at so-called “no cost” by Energy Service Companies (ESCOs). (Read More)
Sunday, October 09, 2011
Leland Yee Supports “Occupy” Movement
SAN FRANCISCO - Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) issued the following statement regarding the Occupy Wall Street and Occupy San Francisco protests: (Read More)
Saturday, October 08, 2011
Yee Announces Plan to Create Jobs and Improve City’s Economy
City’s workforce overwhelmingly endorses Yee’s jobs and economy plan
SAN FRANCISCO – With Election Day just one month away and the first votes being cast next week via absentee ballots, Mayoral candidate and Senator Leland Yee today unveiled his plan to improve San Francisco’s economy and bring jobs back to the City. (Read More)
Friday, October 07, 2011
Voter Registration Goes Online in California
Yee-authored bill will allow citizens to register to vote via the internet
SACRAMENTO – California’s voter registration system is set to join the 21st century. Today, Governor Jerry Brown (D-Oakland) signed into law legislation authored by Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) that will allow citizens to register to vote via the internet. (Read More)
Friday, October 07, 2011
Governor Signs Yee’s Pipeline Safety Bill in Response to San Bruno Disaster
New law requires automatic and remotely-controlled shutoff valves throughout gas pipeline system
SACRAMENTO – Today, Governor Jerry Brown (D-Oakland) signed into law legislation authored by Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) to require PG&E and other gas utility companies to install automatic and remotely-controlled shutoff valves throughout California’s pipelines. (Read More)
Tuesday, October 04, 2011
Yee Calls on Supervisors, Lee to Protect Workers, Consumers by Approving Healthcare Bill
Yee: If interim mayor vetoes, one of my first acts as mayor will be to sign healthcare legislation
SAN FRANCISCO - Today, Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) urged the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to approve and interim mayor Ed Lee to sign into law healthcare legislation authored by Supervisor David Campos. Yee issued the following statement: (Read More)
Monday, October 03, 2011
Reader Privacy Act Signed into Law
Yee’s law protects consumers from unwarranted searches of book purchases
SACRAMENTO – Governor Jerry Brown (D-Oakland) has signed into law the Reader Privacy Act of 2011 – legislation that will require government agencies to seek a court order if they wanted to access consumers’ reading records from bookstores and online retailers. The bill – SB 602 authored by Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) establishes consumer protections for book purchases similar to long-established privacy laws for library records. (Read More)
