Michael D. Nevin (born 1943 – December 1, 2012) was a

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from the

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Background

He was the son of Ed Nevin Jr., a San Francisco born Irish Catholic and his wife, Mazie McDermott. He was part of a family that had three boys and four girls. His father was a San Francisco police officer. Nevin was educated at

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, graduating in 1961, and at the

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and the

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Law enforcement

He joined the San Francisco Police Department in 1965, serving for 27 years and reaching the rank of Inspector

Politics

Nevin was named Daly City planning commissioner in 1979. He was elected to the Daly City Council in 1982, and chosen Mayor of Daily City in 1984 and again in 1989. From 1989 to 1992, he served on the Criminal Justice Council of

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and the Narcotics Task Force, a subcommittee of the Criminal Justice Council.

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, Dec 7, 2012
Police, Politicians, Family and Friends Honor Mike Nevin
/ref> From 1992, when he retired from the SFPD, until 2004 (when he was term-limited out) he served on the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, advocating the medicinal use of

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during his tenure. Nevin was the first proposer of a plan to legalize the distribution of medical marijuana in San Mateo County through government-run facilities, which became law in 1997. He unsuccessfully ran to represent District 8, which encompasses western

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and nearly all of San Mateo County, for the

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, seeking the Democratic nomination in the Primary against

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. In his political career, Nevin focused on transportation issues, including the expansion of

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and

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, as well as

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, education, and

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. After being termed out from the San Mateo County Board of Supervisor, Nevin briefly served under a controversial appointment to the

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board of directors seat reserved for "public" members. Nevin was appointed as Executive Director of the Service League of San Mateo County''San Francisco Chronicle'', Sunday, December 2, 2012, August 22, 2006
Mike Nevin, ex-officer, supervisor, dies By Benny Evangelista
/ref> on August 22, 2006.

Illness and death

Nevin died on December 1, 2012 of esophageal cancer.

References

External links

Service League of San Mateo County
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nevin, Mike 1943 births 2012 deaths San Francisco Police Department officers American police detectives County supervisors in California Mayors of places in California People from Daly City, California University of San Francisco alumni