SAN FRANCISCO - MAY 12: Recology CEO Michael Sangiacomo (L) looks on as San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom (R) speaks to reporters following a tour of a construction material recycling facility at Sunset Scavenger May 12, 2009 in San Francisco, California. Mayor Newsom annouced today the city of San Francisco leads the nation with a 72 percent recycling rate. A new mandatory ordinace to recycle coompostable materials will begin this week following the mayor's successful construction debris recycling ordinace that accounts for the lowest tonnage sent to landfills in over 30 years. Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

SAN FRANCISCO - MAY 12: Recology CEO Michael Sangiacomo (L) looks on as San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom (R) speaks to reporters following a tour of a construction material recycling facility at Sunset Scavenger May 12, 2009 in San Francisco, California. Mayor Newsom annouced today the city of San Francisco leads the nation with a 72 percent recycling rate. A new mandatory ordinace to recycle coompostable materials will begin this week following the mayor's successful construction debris recycling ordinace that accounts for the lowest tonnage sent to landfills in over 30 years.

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  1. SAN FRANCISCO - OCTOBER 27: Charles Schwab Corp. founder and chairman Chuck Schwab (L) jokes with San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom (C) and John Fisher (R) during the grand opening of the new Charles Schwab flagship branch October 27, 2009 in San Francisco, California. Charles Schwab's new 12,500 square foot flagship location will offer space for customers to work with financial consultants, check on accounts and attend workshops.
  2. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom (L) with actress and wife Jennifer Siebel (R) and their newborn child attend closing ceremonies for the Presidents Cup golf tournament at Harding Park golf course in San Francisco, California, October 11, 2009.

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  1. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom waves to the crowd at the closing ceremonies for the Presidents Cup golf tournament at Harding Park golf course in San Francisco, California, in this October 11, 2009 file photo. In a statement from his campaign office, Newsom withdrew from the 2010 California Governors race.
  2. SAN FRANCISCO - OCTOBER 27: Charles Schwab Corp. founder and chairman Chuck Schwab (L) jokes with San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom (C) and John Fisher (R) during the grand opening of the new Charles Schwab flagship branch October 27, 2009 in San Francisco, California. Charles Schwab's new 12,500 square foot flagship location will offer space for customers to work with financial consultants, check on accounts and attend workshops.
  3. SAN FRANCISCO - OCTOBER 27: Charles Schwab Corp. founder and chairman Chuck Schwab (L) talks with San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom during the grand opening of the new Charles Schwab flagship branch October 27, 2009 in San Francisco, California. Charles Schwab's new 12,500 square foot flagship location will offer space for customers to work with financial consultants, check on accounts and attend workshops.
  4. SAN FRANCISCO - OCTOBER 27: Charles Schwab Corp. founder and chairman Chuck Schwab (R) talks with San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom (C) and Carrie Schwab Pomerantz (L) during the grand opening of the new Charles Schwab flagship branch October 27, 2009 in San Francisco, California. Charles Schwab's new 12,500 square foot flagship location will offer space for customers to work with financial consultants, check on accounts and attend workshops.
  5. SAN FRANCISCO - OCTOBER 27: Charles Schwab Corp. founder and chairman Chuck Schwab (L) walks with San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom during the grand opening of the new Charles Schwab flagship branch October 27, 2009 in San Francisco, California. Charles Schwab's new 12,500 square foot flagship location will offer space for customers to work with financial consultants, check on accounts and attend workshops.
  6. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom (L) with actress and wife Jennifer Siebel (R) and their newborn child attend closing ceremonies for the Presidents Cup golf tournament at Harding Park golf course in San Francisco, California, October 11, 2009.
  7. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom (L) with actress and wife Jennifer Siebel (R) and their newborn child attend closing ceremonies for the Presidents Cup golf tournament at Harding Park golf course in San Francisco, California, October 11, 2009.
  8. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom waves to crowd at the closing ceremonies for the Presidents Cup golf tournament at Harding Park golf course in San Francisco, California, October 11, 2009.
  9. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom (L) joins International team members, including captain Greg Norman (front center) and captain's assistant Frank Nobilo (front right) during opening ceremonies for the Presidents Cup golf tournament at Harding Park Golf Course in San Francisco, California October 7, 2009.
  10. U.S. team captain Fred Couples, lower left, and International team captain Greg Norman joke as they shake hands during opening ceremonies for the Presidents Cup golf matches Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, in San Francisco. Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush, upper left, and San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, behind Norman, look on.
  11. Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, right, joins San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, left, at Los Angeles City College's new Science and Technology Building to talk to faculty and students about education for green technology jobs Monday, Oct. 5, 2009, in Los Angeles. Clinton is in Los Angeles to help raise money for San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom's slow-starting campaign for governor.
  12. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, left, is joined by former U.S. President Bill Clinton, right, at Los Angeles City College's new Science and Technology Building to talk to faculty and students about education for green technology jobs Monday, Oct. 5, 2009, in Los Angeles. Clinton is in Los Angeles to help raise money for San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom's slow-starting campaign for governor.
  13. Protesters stage a "die-in," covering themselves with Tibetan and U.S. flags, in San Francisco, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. Demonstrators were reacting to a ceremony earlier in the week in which Gavin Newsom, the city's mayor, placed a Chinese flag outside the main balcony of the city hall building as a good will gesture commemorating the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China.
  14. Protesters hold the Tibetan flag in San Francisco, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. Demonstrators were reacting to a ceremony earlier in the week in which Gavin Newsom, the city's mayor, placed a Chinese flag outside the main balcony of the city hall building as a good will gesture commemorating the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China.
  15. Protesters shout slogans and hold the Tibetan flag in San Francisco, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. Demonstrators were reacting to a ceremony earlier in the week in which Gavin Newsom, the city's mayor, placed a Chinese flag outside the main balcony of the city hall building as a good will gesture commemorating the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China.
  16. FILE - In this file photo from Sept. 16, 2009, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom participates in a panel discussion at Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, Calif. Newsom, who propelled the debate over gay marriage but struggled to find a popular message outside the San Francisco Bay area, has dropped his bid for California governor. A statement issued Friday by his campaign said he was unable to devote the time needed to run an effective campaign, citing "a young family and responsibilities at City Hall."

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