The Executive Office of the Board of Supervisors unveiled the official photo featuring an all-women board of supervisors for the first time since the board’s inception in 1852.

The official board photo features newly elected Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell who will represent the Second District, a position held for 12 years by Mark Ridley-Thomas.

It also features Supervisor Hilda L. Solis front and center as she will lead the board in the coming year as chair.
The new iconic and historic board photo also marks a few other firsts. With social distancing rules in place, the board photo was put together as a composite instead of an in-person group photo for the first time in the board’s history.

The white ensemble worn by the board is also a tribute to another historical moment this year – the 100th anniversary of the formal adoption of the 19th Amendment into the U.S. Constitution, which gave women the right to vote. The image backdrop represents all five districts blended to symbolize a united County.