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The '''City Attorney of San Francisco''' is an elected position in the City and County of San Francisco, California. While [[city-county consolidation]] resulted in the unified government attaining both a city attorney and a [[San Francisco District Attorney's Office|district attorney]], the two positions are separate and serve different purposes.<br />
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Whereas District Attorney office is, as is the case throughout the United States, charged with prosecuting crime (i.e. has the equivalent function of a [[prosecutor|Prosecutor's Office]] in other legislations), City Attorney provides legal services to the Mayor, Board of Supervisors, and the rest of the city and county administration, examines surety bonds, contracts and ordinances and represents the city and county administration in civil claims, formally as a representative of People of the State of California.<br />
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The City Attorney is assisted by a number of Assistant City Attorneys.<br />
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==History==<br />
The present City Attorney position was created in 1899, when the former offices of the City Attorney and County Attorney were unified; [[Franklin Knight Lane]] was the first City Attorney elected under this regime.<br />
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The first woman to hold the position was [[Louise Renne]] in 1986, appointed by then-mayor [[Dianne Feinstein]] following the death of previous City Attorney [[George Agnost]].<br />
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==List of City Attorneys==<br />
* [[Dennis Herrera]] (2002–present)<br />
* [[Louise Renne]] (1986–2001)<br />
* Philip Ward (1986–1986)<br />
* [[George Agnost]] (1977–1986)<br />
* [[Thomas Martin O'Connor]] (1961–1977)<br />
* [[Dion R. Holm]] (1949–1961)<br />
* [[John J. O'Toole]] (1926–1949)<br />
* [[George Lull]] (1916–1926)<br />
* [[Percy V. Long]] (1908–1916)<br />
* [[William J. Burke]] (1906–1908)<br />
* [[Percy V. Long]] (1902–1906)<br />
* [[Franklin Knight Lane]] (1899–1902)<br />
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===City Attorneys before 1899===<br />
* [[Harry T. Creswell]] (1893–1898)<br />
* [[Frederick Palmer Tracy]] <br />
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