Dianne Feinstein became the mayor of the City and County of San Francisco, California on December 4, 1978, after the Moscone-Milk murder in which his predecessor at the office, George Moscone and fellow members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, Harvey Milk , killed by former supervisor Dan White. At the age of 45, Feinstein became the first female mayor of the municipality, and was formally elected to the position on 4 November 1979 and re-elected in 1983. He was prevented from seeking a third term in office and succeeded in 1987 by Art Agnos.
Video Mayoralty of Dianne Feinstein
1978-1979
Feinstein served the rest of the Moscone punishment. He did not make staff changes for his team during this period.
Maps Mayoralty of Dianne Feinstein
First full term
Feinstein participated in a tough race against supervisor Quentin Kopp on November 6, 1979, eventually winning against Kopp in the December 11 spurt with 53.96% of the vote. He was sworn into office in the New Year of 1980.
Car cable system update
One of the first challenges to confront Feinstein as mayor is the condition of the San Francisco cable car system. By the end of 1979, the system had to be closed for emergency repairs, and engineering evaluation concluded that it required a comprehensive rebuild at a cost of $ 60 million. Feinstein took over the effort, and helped win the federal funding for most of the rebuilding work. The system was closed for redevelopment in 1982 and reopened in 1984 in time for the Democratic National Convention held in the city that year. Feinstein also oversees the planning policy to increase the number of storey buildings in San Francisco.
1980 Participation of democratic campaign
In the 1980 presidential election, while the majority of the Bay Area Democrats continued to support Senator Ted Kennedy's main challenge to President Jimmy Carter even after it was clear Kennedy could not win, Feinstein was a strong supporter of the Carter-Mondale ticket. He was given a high profile speaking role on the opening night of the August Democratic National Convention, urging delegates to reject the proposals of the Kennedy delegation to "unlock" the convention, thus allowing delegates to ignore their popular country's vote, a strongly defeated proposal.
Relationship with local base
Perhaps because of his statewide ambitions, Feinstein is seen as a relatively moderate Democrat in one of the most liberal cities of the country. As a watchdog, he is considered part of a central block that includes Dan White and is generally against Moscone. As mayor, Feinstein angered the large gay community in the city by refusing to march in a gay rights parade and by vetoing domestic partner legislation in 1982.
1983 redial selection
Also in 1983, Feinstein proposed a gun ban in San Francisco, and was subjected to withdrawal efforts organized by the White Panther Party. He won the 26 April 1983 election with 81%.
Second term
Feinstein easily won re-election on 6 November 1983 with more than 79% of the vote. He was sworn into office on New Year's Day 1984, and completed his second term as mayor on January 8, 1988.
Awareness Week Aids
In 1984 Feinstein announced the first AIDS Awakening Week.
Presidential Speculation
Ahead of the 1984 Democratic National Convention, there is a lot of media and public speculation that Democratic presidential candidate Walter Mondale might choose Feinstein as his partner. However, he chose Geraldine Ferraro instead.
More details
In 1987, the City and Country magazine named Feinstein "The Most Effective Mayor". Feinstein served on the Trilateral Commission during the 1980s while the mayor of San Francisco.
References
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