Kimberly Ellis, the director of the San Francisco Department on the Status of Women, was put on leave in March and is scheduled to face a vote Wednesday night that could result in her dismissal, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. The progressive activist was appointed by former Democratic Mayor London Breed in 2020 to lead a city agency created to give women equal representation in City Hall.
In this photo taken Saturday, May 20, 2017, Kimberly Ellis addresses the California Democratic Party Convention, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
Ellis reports to the San Francisco Commission on the Status of Women, a seven-member panel appointed by the mayor. Lurie has recommended she be removed, but lacks the direct authority to do it himself.
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When Ellis was hired
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