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(1961).

Career

Supervisor

She succeeded to

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's post as supervisor upon Feinstein succeeding

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as mayor in 1978.

City attorney

Renne served in the seat until 1986, when she resigned to accept Feinstein's appointment of her as City Attorney, succeeding George Agnost to become the first female City Attorney in San Francisco history. At one time in the early 2000s, she was the direct supervisor of

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, the current

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. Renne began the investigation into corruption in the San Francisco Unified School District's facilities department after being asked by Superintendent

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. She served in the position until 2001 and was succeeded by

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Private practice

Renne is a founding partner at the law firm Renne Public Law Group LLP.

References

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