" I totally credit my childhood in Jamestown for my green views ," Mirkarimi said.

As San Francisco County supervisor, Mirkarimi has sponsored some 40 pieces of legislation in a wide range of areas, including medicinal marijuana, crime, making streets safer for pedestrians, improving efficiency of city departments, and the environment.

On April 20, 2006 ( 4-20 ), the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws honored Mirkarimi with its Rufus King Award for outstanding leadership in the reform of marijuana laws.

Mirkarimi, in collaboration with Public Defender Jeff Adachi, District Attorney Kamala Harris and Sheriff Michael Hennessey, crafted the legislation to increase the effectiveness of City-wide efforts to reduce recidivism and violence, and promote safe and successful reentry into society for adults released from jails and prisons.

In June 2008, Mirkarimi sponsored a one-year pilot program of a solar rebate program that provides $ 1. 5 million to nonprofit organizations and lower-income residents for the installation of solar voltaic power on rooftops ; the measure received initial approval from the Board of Supervisors.

In February 2008, Mirkarimi announced his support for changing the name of a portion of Eddy Street to Marcus Garvey Way.

Mirkarimi has been involved in these civic and community service activities: Director for SF Nuclear Freeze Zone Coalition ; union negotiator for DAI Association union ; member of the IFPTE Local 2 ; member of the Harvey Milk Lesbian / Gay / Bisexual / Transgender Democratic Club ; member of the Iranian-American Chamber of Commerce ; environmental analyst for the Harvard Study Team ( Iraq ) Bayview Hunters Point, California Base Closures ; and member of the National Organization for Women ( NOW ).

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As Supervisor, Mirkarimi garnered national attention when he introduced the first legislation prohibiting the use of non-biodegradable plastic bags by large supermarkets and drugstores in 2007, making San Francisco the first city to do so.

On April 21, 2009, Ross became a father, as Eliana Lopez, a Venezuelan telenovela star whom he met at an environmental conference in Brazil, gave birth to his son, Theo Aureliano Mirkarimi.

Ross Mirkarimi ( born August 4, 1961 ) served on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, representing District 5 from 2005 to 2011.

Mirkarimi is a co-founder of the Green Party of California, but in March 2010, became a Democrat.

Mirkarimi served on the California Coastal Commission from 2009 to 2011.

On January 13, 2012, Mirkarimi was charged with domestic violence battery, child endangerment, and dissuading a witness in connection with a New Year's Eve altercation he had with his wife.

While jury selection was underway, Mirkarimi entered into a plea agreement with the district attorney, pleading guilty to one count of misdemeanor false imprisonment .< ref > San Francisco Chronicle Mayor says he'll suspend Mirkarimi </ ref > On March 20, 2012, Mayor Lee suspended Mirkarimi pending an ethics investigation and appointed Vicki Hennessy as Acting Sheriff .< ref > San Francisco Chronicle Mayor says he'll suspend Mirkarimi </ ref > On July 20, 2012, Mirkarimi was reunited with his wife after a judge lifted the stay-away order originally issued in January 2012 that barred Mirkarimi from contacting her.

Ross Mirkarimi ( pronounced Meehr-kah-REE-mee ) was born in Chicago to Nancy Kolman, a 19-year-old descended from Russian Jews, and Hamid Mirkarimi, an Iranian immigrant.

Mirkarimi graduated from the Catholic, all-male Bishop Hendricksen High School in 1979.

Mirkarimi is a graduate of the San Francisco Police Academy, where he was the president of his class.

Mirkarimi co-founded California's Green Party in 1990, and coordinated Ralph Nader's 2000 presidential campaign in California.

Mirkarimi supported Democrat Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election.

Mirkarimi supported a measure by Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier to ban smoking in city parks.

Not extending the law to golf courses, Mirkarimi declared, " has this undertone of elitism.

In March 2007, Mirkarimi introduced legislation that prohibits large supermarkets and drugstores from providing customers with non-biodegradable plastic bags, making San Francisco the first city to regulate such bags.

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