San Francisco has long held a reputation for innovation, progressive values, and shaking up the status quo. Gavin Newsom upholds the city’s status as a trailblazer with his bold environmental initiatives. From his much-publicized plastic bag ban to the food garden recently installed in front of City Hall, Mayor Newsom is a role model for mayors around the world.

mayor Newsom joins in the vegetable planting in front of City Hall, as part of the former lawn is replaced with a modern day version of the World War II victory gardens.

Earlier this spring, Gavin Newsom stood at a podium on a stage in the Nob Hill Masonic Center to address the 7th International Ecocity Conference. Surveying the gathered scientists, urban planners, professors, architects, business owners, and environmental activists, Newsom urged moving away from