Feinstein at a memorial service for assassinated Supervisor Harvey Milk in November 1978

[Demovictory9]

And at his memorial service one year later




She was elected president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1978 - the first woman to hold that position.

She had run for mayor of San Francisco twice and lost when tragedy struck. On November 27, 1978, Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk were assassinated by former supervisor Dan White.

Feinstein found Milk's body and spoke of how that moment shaped her views on guns.

She became acting mayor and was the first woman to serve as a mayor of the city.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12575373/Dianne-Feinstein-dead-90.html

[William769]

1. That was a horrible day.

[Omnipresent]

2. She was 45, 45 years ago when that happened.

[Demovictory9]

6. Wow..that puts the length of her time in office in perspective

[niyad]

3. I had forgotten that she found Milk, and tried to save him.

[obamanut2012]

4. She kept the city calm when no one else in government could have

And, she was friends with both Harvey and George.

She was an early and enthusiastic LGBT+ ally. I didn't always agree with her, but she was a hardworking public servant for most of her life, and did an awful lot of good.

Fair winds and following seas, DiFi. Safe journey.

[UTUSN]

5. Magnificent legacy.