January 10, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) — In his final act as mayor of San Francisco, Gavin Newsom swore in police Chief George Gascon as the new district attorney in a special ceremony held on the mayor’s balcony inside City Hall Sunday.
Newsom, who will take his place as lieutenant governor Monday, admitted that the appointment came “extraordinarily quick” during his search for a candidate to replace Kamala Harris, who is now attorney general of California.
As he carefully narrowed down the candidates to about six people, Newsom sought counsel from Gascon on Saturday.
But as Newsom listened to Gascon give his recommendations for the district attorney seat, the outgoing mayor realized his search was over.
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