Arthur Christ Agnos (usually called Art) (born September 1, 1938) is a U.S. political figure. He served as the mayor of San Francisco, California from 1988 until 1992. September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ... A politician is an individual involved in politics, sometimes this may include political scientists. ... Mayors of San Francisco Categories: Lists of mayors | Mayors of San Francisco ... Nickname: The City by the Bay Motto: Official website: http://www. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 3rd 410,000 km² 402. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

On December 13, 1973, Agnos, who was then a member of the California Commision on Aging, was attending a meeting in the largely black neighborhood of Potrero Hill in San Francisco to discuss building a government-funded health clinic in the area. After the meeting broke up, he was shot twice at point blank range by a black man. It turns out that he was one of two victims shot that day in a series of killings called the Zebra murders, and the only reason why he was shot was because he was Caucasian. Despite many critical injuries, he managed to survive. The other victim, Marietta DiGirolamo, did indeed die. December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Potrero Hill is a neighborhood in San Francisco, California, located on the east side of the city, east of the Mission District and south of the South of Market area. ... The Zebra murders were a number of connected murders performed by a black supremacist serial killer ring that took place in San Francisco, California in 1973 and 1974 and left 71 people dead. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

Agnos represented San Francisco in the California State Assembly. As a state assemblyman, Agnos authored the state's welfare reform, GAIN, and was the author of major legislation confronting the AIDS/HIV epidemic. He arranged for the a Joint Legislative Session on the AIDS Epidemic, featuring US Surgeon General C. Everett Koop and National Academy of Science leader David Baltimore, in 1987. It was the first such session in the nation. California State Assembly Chamber in the State Capitol The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. ...

In 1987 he ran for mayor, to replace termed-out incumbent Diane Feinstein. Agnos came from behind to defeat Supervisor John Molinari. Agnos is best known for his leadership of San Francisco during the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, and for the city's recovery. The recovery effort also brought political peril to Agnos when he led the effort to tear down rather than rebuild the Embarcadero Freeway. Agnos won a narrow vote at the city's Board of Supervisors on a 6-5 decision for the tear-down, leading the way to the opening of the San Francisco waterfront into what is widely considered one of the best outcomes from the earthquake. However, the move angered the city's Chinatown merchants and voters, who had been significant supporters of Agnos. Their disaffection led to Agnos defeat in 1991 in a close 52-48 election which he lost by 3,000 votes. While he ran as a liberal and positioned himself against the business and developer establishment represented by Feinstein and Molinari, Agnos' administration was beset by conflict between the various liberal factions and by the end of his first term, he was widely unpopular in some quarters such as Chinatown. Dianne Feinstein Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein (born June 23, 1933) is a Democratic U.S. Senator from California, a position she has held since 1992. ...

Agnos was challenged by two liberals for reelection: former sheriff Richard Hongisto and Supervisor Angela Alioto. While he beat back both of their challenges to win entry into a nonpartisan runoff, he was defeated by conservative police chief Frank Jordan. Jordan was strongly backed by real estate interests opposed to Agnos' support of rent control, as well as by the city's conservatives who opposed Agnos' stance in support of equal rights for domestic partners and ending racial discrimination in the city's fire department. Angela Alioto is a San Francisco politician. ... Francis M. Frank Jordan (born 1935) is a U.S. politician. ...

He now serves as a member of the board of directors of the Leo T. McCarthy Center for Public Service and the Common Good. He has frequently been called upon by the US State Department and international bodies to provide leadership development on democracy building, including in the Russian Far East, the Kurdish regions of Turkey, Zaire, Korea, and as the first official to arrive in Bethlehem after the Israeli forces had departed. He also is frequently sought as a speaker on disaster preparedness and recovery. Leo Tarcissus McCarthy (born August 15, 1930) is a Democratic politician and businessman. ...