Katy Tang

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]

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]

· 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]

· Fur Sale Ban — San Francisco was the first major U.S. city to ban the sale of fur clothing and products. Fur items purchased online cannot even be delivered to a San Francisco address. Supervisor Katy Tang authored the measure.^[20]

· Exotic Animal Performance & Sale of Non-Rescue Cats & Dogs — Katy Tang successfully pushed to prohibit performances by exotic animals and to forbid the sale of non-rescue cats and dogs from pet stores.^[21]

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.^[22]

• History of Chinese Americans in San Francisco