{"id":2803,"date":"2011-05-03T17:19:45","date_gmt":"2011-05-04T01:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/?p=2803"},"modified":"2019-01-12T19:48:11","modified_gmt":"2019-01-13T03:48:11","slug":"hennessey-endorses-mirkarimi-for-sheriff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/2803\/hennessey-endorses-mirkarimi-for-sheriff\/","title":{"rendered":"Hennessey Endorses Mirkarimi for Sheriff"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos2011\/hennessey_endorses_mirkarimi_20110503\/_w2w0982_std.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"318\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi (left) has garnered the coveted endorsement of outgoing Sheriff Michael Hennesey (right), who is retiring in January after 32 years of public service.  Photos by Luke Thomas.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>By <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/author\/luke\/\">Luke Thomas<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>May 3, 2011<\/p>\n<p>District 5 Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi received a major boost to his campaign for Sheriff of San Francisco today with a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/2796\/overheard-in-fog-city-the-people-have-a-candidate\/#more-2796\">formal endorsement<\/a> from outgoing Sheriff Michael Hennessey.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is the right person to succeed me as sheriff and, as a result, I am very proud today to formally announce my endorsement of Ross Mirkarimi for Sheriff of San Francisco,\u201d Hennessey said to a large and boisterous crowd of supporters and members of the press corps on the steps of City Hall. \u201cThe reason I am supporting Ross is because we have worked closely together over the last several years on a number of criminal justice issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos2011\/hennessey_endorses_mirkarimi_20110503\/_w2w0850_std.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sheriff Hennessey &quot;proud&quot; to endorse Supervisor Mirkarimi for Sheriff of San Francisco. Also pictured, Supervisors David Campos and Eric Mar.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Mirkarimi, who terms out as Supervisor in January 2013, has a background in law enforcement as an investigator  for the District Attorney\u2019s office, as well as completing a police  academy class.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Elected Sheriff of the City and County of San Francisco in 1979, Hennessey bears the honorable distinction of being the longest tenured sheriff in the State of California, as well as holding public office\u00a0 longer than any other elected official in San Francisco political history.  Hennessey, 63, is retiring in January after 32 years of public service serving alongside 5 mayors and 13 police chiefs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a time to move on and this is the time for me to move on and not seek re-election,\u201d Hennessey said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMike Hennessey is a living legend,\u201d a beaming Mirkarimi said with his wife, Eliana Lopez, and son, Theo, by his side.\u00a0 \u201cIt would be completely impossible to fill his shoes. In this particular race for Sheriff of San Francisco, the most important endorsement to be cast is that endorsement of Sheriff Mike Hennessey, which is why I say with great pride, humbly so, that you have my commitment that I will build on your legacy as effectively and as best as I possibly can.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos2011\/hennessey_endorses_mirkarimi_20110503\/_w2w0913_std.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sheriff Hennessey a &quot;living legend.&quot;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Mirkarimi said the city faces some difficult challenges, particularly with the passage of AB 109, legislation signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown that transfers as many as a 1000 inmates from California prisons to municipal prisons in an effort to balance the State budget and reduce overcrowding. \u201cThat means our jails, our diversion programs and monitoring programs are going to grow by almost 30 percent,\u201d Mirkarimi said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos2011\/hennessey_endorses_mirkarimi_20110503\/_w2w0950_std.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"316\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">As many as 100 supporters attended the formal endorsement announcement on the steps of City Hall.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Mirkarimi said he is committed to reducing recidivism rates, particularly among people of color, by \u201cmaking sure people have access to job training and access to good jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mirkarimi has, so far, also garnered endorsements from former Mayor Art Agnos, Supervisors John Avalos, David Campos and Eric Mar.<\/p>\n<p>Though Mirkarimi is considered the early frontrunner in the race, he faces competition from six other candidates including former Deputy Sheriff William Angel, SFPD Officer Michael Evans, Security Consultant Jon Gray, Sheriff (Sergeant) Matthew Haskell, Sheriff (Captain) Paul Miyamoto and Deputy Sheriff David Wong.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More photos<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos2011\/hennessey_endorses_mirkarimi_20110503\/_w2w0974_std.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sheriff Hennessey, Supervisor Mirkarimi and former Mayor Art Agnos.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos2011\/hennessey_endorses_mirkarimi_20110503\/_w2w0936_std.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">A jubliant Eliana Lopez and son, Theo.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos2011\/hennessey_endorses_mirkarimi_20110503\/_w2w0922_std.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elected Sheriff of the City and County of San Francisco in 1979, Hennessey bears the distinction of being the longest tenured sheriff in the State of California, as well as holding public office in San Francisco longer than any other elected official. 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