Feinstein was remembered for her tenacity and commitment to The City through her long political career.
Feinstein’s long tenure as a U.S. Senator came to an end with her death Thursday night, but her legacy in San Francisco will continue to permeate The City for the foreseeable future.
Close FILE - San Francisco Mayor Dianne Feinstein, named mayor following the assassination of late Mayor George Moscone, in San Francisco, Dec. 12, 1979. With her on the victory platform are, from left, Moscone's widow, Gina Moscone, Assemblyman Willie Brown and Feinstein's fiancé, Richard Blum. Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California has died. Three people familiar with the situation confirmed her death to The Associated Press on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. She was 90.
FILE - Chief Justice Rose Bird, left, administers the oath of office as Dianne Feinstein is sworn in as mayor of San Francisco during ceremonies in the City Hall, San Francisco, Jan. 8, 1980. Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California has died. She was 90. In 1969, Feinstein became the first woman ever elected to the San Francisco board of supervisors, without benefits of prior appointment, on Nov. 5, 1969.It was the first try for a political office for the 36-year-old Mrs. Feinstein, who led a slate of 15 candidates including five incumbents. As the top vote-getter in the election, custom dictated she was elected president of the Board of Supervisors when she took office the following January.
Mayor Dianne Feinstein cuts a ribbon to open the Muni Metro at West Portal Station on April 02, 1979. She is pictured here at the 49ers victory parade with head coach Bill Walsh and owner Eddie DeBartolo. She won the nomination for the Democratic party, but lost the race against Republican senator Pete Wilson. She was also fined almost $200k after the fact for a failure to properly report campaign contributions and expenditures on the campaign.
During her first year, the Senate approved her proposal to ban the production semiautomatic assault weapons, a continuation of her stance on gun control while serving as mayor in San Francisco. The ban lasted until 2014. In 2021, Feinstein became the longest serving U.S. Senator from California, and is currently the oldest sitting Senator in the chamber.
President Barack Obama and U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., greet each other on the tarmac upon his arrival on Air Force One at San Francisco International Airport, Nov. 25, 2013. With the help of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein flexes her bicep to show the muscle she will use to help Schwarzenegger come up with a water plan during a news conference at the Capitol, in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008. Feinstein met with Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders to help restart talks in an effort to come with comprehensive water plan for California.
FILE - San Francisco Mayor Dianne Feinstein and singer Tony Bennett, who sang"I Left My Heart in San Francisco," hangs on to the outside of a cable car in San Francisco before taking a test ride, Wednesday, May 2, 1984.
FILE - Dianne Feinstein, elected to finish out the term of the late San Francisco Mayor George R. Moscone, addresses the Board of Supervisors following her election in San Francisco Monday, Dec. 5, 1978. Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California has died. Three people familiar with the situation confirmed her death to The Associated Press on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. She was 90.
Feinstein herself had become the target of ire from the New World Liberation Front, an anti-capitalist terrorist group that bombed several locations throughout California in the 70's. The NWLF attempted to assassinate her with a bomb on her windowsill that failed to explode and shot up the windows of a family home.
During her first year in office, she set to work improving the dilapidated San Francisco cable car system, flew to China to foster trade between the nation and the City, approved the construction of the George Moscone convention center and advocated for stronger gun control in Washington D.C. After almost 20 years in San Francisco Government, Dianne Feinstein left the mayoral office on January 8, 1988. She paved the way for women as a city supervisor and as mayor, and was named the"Most Effective Mayor" by City and State magazine in 1987.
After losing the gubernatorial race, Feinstein did not miss a beat and announced her candidacy against Republican John Seymour, who had been appointed to serve out the term Pete Wilson had abandoned as senator to run for governor. On Oct 31, 1994, President Clinton signed the Desert Protection Act, which Feinstein played a major part in. The bill created two national parks and protected millions of acres of California desert.
On Saturday, November 5, 2022, Senator Feinstein will become the longest serving woman in Senate history. U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., talks with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, of Ky., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 11, 2015, before a group photo of senators for National Seersucker Day.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D. N.Y., right, talks with Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., on their way to vote on the Deficit Reduction Act, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005, on Capitol Hill in Washington. In 1978, after rising to become the first female president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, Feinstein had fallen short in two bids for mayor and was ready to retire from politics. But her life trajectory changed later that year when Dan White, who had recently resigned as supervisor, used a handgun to kill Supervisor Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man elected to public office in California, and Mayor George Moscone in their City Hall offices.
Feinstein pushed for the renovations to be accelerated so that the new and improved cable cars could be unveiled during the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco in 1984. The wharf has become The City’s second most popular tourist attraction, only behind the Golden Gate Bridge, according to Mayor London Breed.
She said at the time the law would help further San Francisco’s AIDS services’ reputation as a “model for the rest of the world.” Splish, Splash, El Niño's back: California bracing for a rainy winter El Niño has arrived and has a 95% chance of sticking around through winter spelling wetter weather in Bay Area
“She stopped by to say hi to us; she made sure she brought over Joe Montana. And let me tell you, that was one of the best moments of my life,” Breed recalled.
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