Photos: San Francisco pays tribute to Sen. Dianne Feinstein in the city where she spent a decade as the city’s first female mayor

A flag-covered coffin on a dais.

The body of Sen. Dianne Feinstein lies in state at San Francisco City Hall.

(Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times)

By Gina FerazziStaff Photographer

Oct. 4, 2023 9:58 AM PT

The body of the late U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein is lying in state at San Francisco’s City Hall for mourners wishing to say goodbye.

It 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 three decades ago.

The San Francisco native was remembered as an indefatigable public servant and an inspiration to girls and women.

She saved the city’s iconic cable cars and brought national attention to the AIDS crisis.

Feinstein died Friday. She was 90.

Nancy Pelosi, with family members, places a hand on a flag-covered coffin.

Mourners gather in honor of the late U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein.

“I’m a San Francisco native. And I remember her being such a big public figure on my life. She championed and fought for the rights of so many people. She was a lioness.”

– Cari Donovan, resident

The San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus sings tributes to the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein while she lies in state

Gov. Gavin Newsom hugs an invited guest after the memorial service in honor of the late U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein.

“Dianne Feinstein was many things - a powerful, trailblazing U.S. Senator, and early voice for gun control; a leader in times of tragedy and chaos. But to me, she was a dear friend, a lifelong mentor, and a role model not only for me but to my wife and daughters for what a powerful, effective leader looks like.”

– Gov. Gavin Newsom

A San Francisco police office salutes as the casket of the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein

Police and sheriff's deputies carry the body of the late U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein into City Hall in San Francisco.

The late U. S. Senator Dianne Feinstein lies in state

A man kneels in remembrance of the late U. S. Senator Dianne Feinstein

Mounted police and other law enforcement in formation outside San Francisco City Hall.

The late U. S. Senator Dianne Feinstein lies in state

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Gina Ferazzi grew up in the small New England town of Longmeadow, Mass. She has been a staff photographer with the Los Angeles Times since 1994. Her photos are a part of the staff Pulitzer Prizes for Breaking News in 2016 for the San Bernardino terrorist attack and for the wildfires in 2004. She’s an all-around photographer covering assignments from Winter Olympics, presidential campaigns to local and national news events. Her video documentaries include stories on black tar heroin, health clinics, women priests and Marine suicide. A two-sport scholarship athlete at the University of Maine, Orono, she still holds the record for five goals in one field hockey game.

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