The collection primarily consists of material relating to Tom Hsieh's tenure on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. This includes reports, memos, photographs, newspaper and magazine articles, and other documents, as well as a small number of VHS tapes. Some notable areas are the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, the Budget Committee, and in seismic safety and unreinforced masonry buildings.

Tom Hsieh (pronounced "Shay") was a Chinese-American architect and politician from San Francisco, California who served on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from 1986 until 1997, when he termed out. He was appointed to the office by Mayor Dianne Feinstein before winning reelection. During that time, he was involved in the Budget, Economic Vitality, and Social Policy Committees, as well as on the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. Before that, he created the Asian Pacific Caucus of the Democratic National Committee, and was appointed to the San Francisco Arts Commission, the Police Commission, and the Public Utilities Commission. He ran an unsuccessful campaign for mayor in 1991 as a pro-business fiscal conservative.

22 Linear Feet (53 manuscript boxes)

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