'''Michael D. Nevin''' (born 1943 – December 1, 2012) was a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of California.

==Background== He was the son of Ed Nevin Jr., a San Francisco born Irish Catholic and his wife, Mazie McDermott. He was part of a family that had three boys and four girls.<ref>''San Francisco Chronicle'', Tuesday, September 2, 2014 - [https://www.sfgate.com/style/article/Family-friends-SFPD-salute-Ed-Nevin-Jr-as-he-5729178.php Family, friends, SFPD salute Ed Nevin Jr. as he turns 100 By Catherine Bigelow]</ref><ref name="HerelPot"/> His father was a San Francisco police officer.<ref name="HerelPot"/>

Nevin was educated at St. Ignatius College Preparatory, graduating in 1961,<ref name="Michael Nevin '61, former San Mateo County Supervisor, dies at 69">{{cite web|url=http://www.siprep.org/page.cfm?p=564&newsid=856|title=Michael Nevin '61, former San Mateo County Supervisor, dies at 69|accessdate=December 2, 2012|author=St. Ignatius College Preparatory website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140805014938/http://www.siprep.org/page.cfm?p=564&newsid=856|archive-date=August 5, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> and at the City College of San Francisco and the University of San Francisco.

==Law enforcement== He joined the San Francisco Police Department in 1965, serving for 27 years and reaching the rank of Inspector<ref>KNTV, Dec 7, 2012 - [https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Police-Politicians-Family-Friends-Honor-Mike-Nevin-182626201.html Police, Politicians, Family and Friends Honor Mike Nevin]</ref>

==Politics== Nevin was named Daly City planning commissioner in 1979. He was elected to the Daly City Council in 1982, and chosen Mayor of Daily City in 1984 and again in 1989.<ref name=Evangelista/>

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.<ref>KNTV, Dec 7, 2012 - [https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Police-Politicians-Family-Friends-Honor-Mike-Nevin-182626201.html Police, Politicians, Family and Friends Honor Mike Nevin]</ref>

From 1992, when he retired from the SFPD, until 2004 (when he was term-limited out) he served on the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, advocating the medicinal use of marijuana during his tenure.<ref name=Evangelista/><ref name="HerelPot">{{cite news|last1=Herel|first1=Suzanne|title=NEWSMAKER PROFILE / Mike Nevin / Supervisor finds new crusade / Ex- cop hopes San Mateo County study helps legalize medical pot|publisher=San Francisco Chronicle|date=22 May 2001|id={{ProQuest|411493284}}}}</ref><ref name="Approved">{{cite news|title=National News Briefs; Study of Marijuana For AIDS Is Approved|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/24/us/national-news-briefs-study-of-marijuana-for-aids-is-approved.html|accessdate=7 May 2018|agency=AP|work=New York Times|date=24 November 2000}}</ref> Nevin was the first proposer of a plan to legalize the distribution of medical marijuana in San Mateo County through government-run facilities, which became law in 1997.<ref name="Facilities">{{cite news|title=California County Okays Going Ahead With Plan To Distribute Medical Marijuana In Government-Run Facilities|url=http://www.columbia.edu/cu/norml/news/11-20-97.html|accessdate=7 May 2018|agency=NORML Foundation|publisher=Columbia University|date=20 November 1997}}</ref>

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.<ref name="Michael Nevin, former county supervisor, dies">{{cite web|url=http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?type=bnews&id=1759147&title=Mike%20Nevin,%20former%20county%20supervisor,%20dies|title=Mike Nevin, former county supervisor, dies|accessdate=December 2, 2012|author=Michelle Durand}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In his political career, Nevin focused on transportation issues, including the expansion of BART and Caltrain, as well as gun control, education, and health care.

After being termed out from the San Mateo County Board of Supervisor, Nevin briefly served under a controversial appointment to the SamTrans board of directors seat reserved for "public" members.<ref name="SamTrans may alter how it picks members of its board of directors">{{cite web|url=http://www.almanacnews.com/morgue/2005/2005_02_09.samtrans.shtml|title=SamTrans may alter how it picks members of its board of directors|accessdate=December 2, 2012|author=Marion Softky}}</ref> Nevin was appointed as Executive Director of the Service League of San Mateo County<ref name=Evangelista>''San Francisco Chronicle'', Sunday, December 2, 2012, August 22, 2006 - [https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Mike-Nevin-ex-officer-supervisor-dies-4085645.php Mike Nevin, ex-officer, supervisor, dies By Benny Evangelista]</ref> on August 22, 2006.

==Illness and death== Nevin died on December 1, 2012, of esophageal cancer.<ref name="Michael Nevin '61, former San Mateo County Supervisor, dies at 69"/>

==References== {{Reflist|30em}}

==External links== *[http://www.mikenevin.com/about_mike.htm Mike Nevin's Senate Campaign website] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20061110043252/http://www.co.sanmateo.ca.us/smc/department/bos/home/0,,1864_2133,00.html San Mateo County Board of Supervisors] *[http://www.serviceleague.org/ Service League of San Mateo County]

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