Former San Leandro Mayor Stephen Cassidy has died, metropolis officers introduced Saturday.
Cassidy, who was described as a “devoted public servant,” was elected mayor in 2010 and had an “enduring commitment to the community (that) helped shape the city’s civic and cultural identity,” in accordance with a press release from the town of San Leandro.
“We mourn the loss of former Mayor Stephen Cassidy, a dedicated and experienced public servant whose impact on our community will be felt for generations,” stated present San Leandro Mayor Juan González in a press release. “Cassidy’s transformative vision and unwavering commitment to the City of San Leandro and to the San Leandro Unified School District leaves an impactful legacy rooted in service, integrity, and care for our residents.”
Cassidy started his public service profession serving on the San Leandro Faculty Board championing “educational excellence and equity,” metropolis officers stated.
After his time on the varsity board, Cassidy was elected to the San Leandro Metropolis Council, then later served as mayor.
“As mayor, he led with vision and integrity, advancing initiatives that promoted economic development, civic innovation, and community engagement,” metropolis officers stated. “His guiding principles of fiscal responsibility, transparency in government, and positioning San Leandro as a ‘center of innovation’ in the Bay Area, defined his leadership.”
Whereas serving as mayor, Cassidy had many accomplishments, from bolstering metropolis assets to proposing that the pleasure flag be flown at Metropolis Corridor to point out help of marriage equality.
He established a metropolis partnership with information administration software program firm OSIsoft to construct Lit San Leandro, a fiber-optic broadband community that helped to draw expertise firms to the town, officers stated.
Cassidy additionally launched “Coffee with the Mayor” occasions, in addition to boards for San Leandro’s Chinese language-speaking and Latino and Hispanic communities.
When the San Leandro Hospital, the one within the metropolis that supplied acute care, was threatened with closure, Cassidy obtained metropolis funding in collaboration with county officers to make sure that the emergency room stayed open, metropolis officers stated.
After his time period as mayor, Cassidy continued serving his metropolis in different capacities. He labored on the Arts, Tradition, and Library Fee, the place he pushed for the implementation of a 1% charge on new improvement to place towards the humanities, and he supported the work of a community-led motion to create a parcel tax devoted to the advance of San Leandro’s infrastructure.
Cassidy additionally served because the co-chair for parcel tax and faculty bond campaigns on a number of events, leading to a whole lot of thousands and thousands of {dollars} in funding, metropolis officers stated.
San Leandro will fly its flags at half employees for seven days in honor of Cassidy, metropolis officers stated. A public memorial is scheduled for Jan. 10 on the San Leandro Excessive Faculty Performing Arts Heart.
“The City of San Leandro extends its heartfelt condolences to his beloved wife, Amy, their daughters, his siblings, friends, and all who were inspired by his service,” metropolis officers added.
