Angelo Joseph Rossi (January 22, 1878 – April 4, 1948) was a U.S. political figure who served as mayor of San Francisco.
Rossi was born in Volcano, Amador County, California and came to San Francisco in 1889. He was a florist with his company Rossi & Rovetti before his election and kept his store throughout his tenure. He was first appointed when mayor James Rolph resigned to become Governor of California.
A Republican, he served as San Francisco...
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Angelo Joseph Rossi (January 22, 1878 – April 4, 1948) was a U.S. political figure who served as mayor of San Francisco.
Rossi was born in Volcano, Amador County, California and came to San Francisco in 1889. He was a florist with his company Rossi & Rovetti before his election and kept his store throughout his tenure. He was first appointed when mayor James Rolph resigned to become Governor of California.
A Republican, he served as San Francisco's mayor from 1931 to 1944. Rossi was mayor when the Golden Gate Bridge and the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge were built, and he presided over the building of Treasure Island and the Golden Gate International Exposition (World's Fair) of 1939. Under his administration, the city resisted compliance with the Raker Act which required San Francisco to sell power from the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir in Yosemite to municipalities or municipal water districts, and not to any corporations, a condition of use of the Hetch Hetchy Valley. He dedicated...
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