San Francisco Supes Reappoint Chiu As Board President

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/BCN) -- The San Francisco Board of Supervisors Saturday reappointed David Chiu as president of the board.

Chiu was reappointed to the position Saturday afternoon in an 8-3 vote. The board president is charged with making committee chair and member appointments and running meetings of the full board.

Four new members were sworn in to the city's 11-member legislative body today: Mark Farrell from District 2, Jane Kim from District 6, Scott Wiener from District 8, and Malia Cohen from District 10.

Supervisor Carmen Chu from District 4 was sworn in to a second term.

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