Newsom appoints new planning director

By Maya Strausberg

September 13, 2007

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has announced that John Rahaim will fill the position of city planning director.

The position was previously filled by Dean Macris, who served as director for 16 years and will stay on as part of the Newsom administration as a special advisor on planning and development.

Rahaim has been the planning director for Seattle since August 2003.

"We found John after an exhaustive nationwide search," said Newsom in a prepared statement. "He stands out because he comes to us from a city that is facing many of the same development issues that San Francisco faces and he has tackled them with fresh ideas and cutting-edge innovations."

Rahaim will take over the position beginning January 2008.

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