'Celebration of Life' for San Francisco mayor who died at 65
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Prominent Democrats including U.S. Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Dianne Feinstein are among the scheduled speakers Sunday at a public celebration to remember the life of San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, who died at age 65 last week after collapsing while he was grocery shopping.
Lee, also a Democrat, was San Francisco's first Asian-American mayor and a former civil rights lawyer who led the city out of recession and into an economic recovery driven by the technology industry.
He died early Tuesday after collapsing Monday night at a grocery store. The medical examiner's office has not released a cause of death.