San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera held a press conference today with Mayor Gavin Newsom and Stuart Hanlon, attorney for suspended San Francisco Supervisor Ed Jew to announce they will be dropping two charges against Jew in exchange for his resignation according to a press release by the City Attorney's office.

Herrera and Mayor Newsom both sought his ousting when he allegedly violated City Charter residency requirements when Jew ran for office in 2006. But late yesterday, Herrera reached an agreement to drop the civil action and for Mayor Newsom to drop the charges of misconduct.

Mayor Newsom filed the charges of misconduct on Sept. 25 to the San Francisco Ethics Commission and Herrera filed the civil action on Nov. 1 to the San Francisco Superior Court. Herrera was seeking approval from the state attorney to remove Jew from office.

"After months of contention, between what were clearly strongly-held but opposing views, let us recognize that Supervisor Ed Jew has also acted in what he believes to be in San Francisco's best interests. This is not a day to claim victory or vindication, but rather a day to put acrimony behind us,” said Herrera in a press release.

Jew's resignation is effective Jan. 11. He represented District 4 also known as the Sunset District. When Mayor Newsom suspended Jew, he appointed Carmen Chu to represent District 4.