“It has been my honor to work alongside San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee to represent the people of San Francisco. I am deeply saddened by his passing. The Asian Pacific Islander Community has been in California since the building of the Transcontinental Railroad, and as a Chinese-American he broke the bamboo ceiling with his election as the first Chinese-American Mayor in San Francisco. He understood the heartbeat of the city and embraced the true meaning of public service by bringing people together to enable San Francisco to flourish. He will be dearly missed.”

稅務局委員馬世雲對李市長離世聲明：

“我非常榮幸可以跟李孟賢市長代表舊金山。很久以前，亞裔華人在加州建立了鐵路而李孟贤是第一位亞裔市長，是華人的驕傲。他深刻的明白他的城市還有無私的為舊金山做了很大的貢獻和發展。我們深切懷念他”

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Board Member Fiona Ma, CPA, was elected to the Board of Equalization in November 2014, to represent the Second Equalization District. She represents 9.5 million residents in many of California's coastal counties, from Del Norte to Santa Barbara, including the entire San Francisco Bay Area. Ms. Ma served in the California State Assembly from 2006 to 2012, serving as the first Asian woman Assembly Speaker pro Tempore since 1850. While in the Assembly, Ms. Ma focused on improving California, authoring legislation to create jobs and grow the state's economy. As an Executive Board Member of the National Conference of State Legislators, she worked to keep California's economy competitive with other states. Ms. Ma has been a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in California since 1992. For more information, visit Board Member Ma's website.