susan erlich, ceo of priscilla chan and mark zuckerberg san francisco general hospital and trauma center said the mayor arrived after 10:00 p.m. in critical condition by ambulance and doctors tried to revive him for several hours. dr. lee was born in seattle, one of six children from chinese immigrants. i we he went onto work for the chinese american asian law caucus. he began working for the city and county of san francisco in 1989, holding various positions before being appointed as city administrator in 2005 by then-mayor gavin newsom. his rise from city bureau kratter bureaucrat to mayor came in 2011 after gavin newsom was elected lieutenant governor. mayor lee, known for his signature mustache and sunny disposition was elected twice by the voters of san francisco. what mattered most to him always was helping his fellow san franciscoans in occasionally delivering an almost perfectly timed corny joke said london breed earlier today. he pushed through the legislation to raise the minimum wage and more affordable housing. on the national stage, mayor l lee -- san francisco has lost a se