By Janie Har | The Associated Press - Hundreds of mourners gathered at San Francisco City Hall to pay their respects to late U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who was also the city's first female mayor, and to honor her for her fearless, smart and courageous leadership.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The late U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein was toasted Thursday at a memorial service as a leader with uncommon integrity and a defender of American values —
After America’s powerful raised their voices in praise of Dianne Feinstein at her memorial service Thursday, the late senator’s granddaughter reminded San Franciscans what made her, in the words of another speaker, their "forever mayor."
Mourners are streaming into San Francisco City Hall to pay their respects to the late U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, whose casket is on display. City Hall is the building where Feinstein served as a board supervisor and the city's first female mayor before departing for a groundbreaking career in Congress. The San Francisco native is being remembered as an indefatigable public servant who fought to improve the lives of women, members of the LGBTQ community and racial minorities. She saved the city's iconic cable cars and brought national attention to the AIDS crisis. Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi called her the city's "forever mayor." Feinstein died Friday. She was 90.