Mike Nevin
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Michael D. Nevin (born 1943) is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of California.
Nevin was educated at St. Ignatius High School, graduating in 1961, and at the City College of San Francisco and the University of San Francisco. He joined the San Francisco Police Department in 1965, serving for 27 years and reaching the rank of Inspector.
He served on the Daly City Planning Commission from 1979 to 1982, when he was elected to the Daly City Council. He was Mayor of Daly City in 1984 and 1989. From 1989 to 1992, he served on the Criminal Justice Council of San Mateo County and the Narcotics Task Force, a subcommittee of the Criminal Justice Council. From 1992, when he retired from the SFPD, to 2004 he served on the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, advocating the medicinal use of marijuana during his tenure.
He unsuccessfully ran to represent District 8, which encompasses western San Francisco and nearly all of San Mateo County, for the California State Senate, seeking the Democratic nomination in the Primary against Leland Yee. In his political career, Nevin has focused on transportation issues, including the expansion of BART and CalTrain, as well as gun control, education, and health care.
He was appointed as Executive Director of the Service League of San Mateo County on August 22, 2006.
Nevin is married to Kathleen, and they have three children: Mike, Jr., Michelle, and Tim.
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Mike Nevin is also the author of the paperback, titled Guia Para el Mojado. Or otherwise known as the Illegal Alien Handbook. It is thought that this reckless publication of a book is responsible for thousands of deaths by encouraging aliens to avoid detection of Border Patrol Agents by crossing in very remote areas where they are more likely to die of exposure in the hot desert.
