Dianne Feinstein

The Rundown: Friday October 6, 2023

Funeral services for U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein took place at 1 p.m. Thursday on the front steps of San Francisco City Hall. Feinstein, a centrist Democrat and champion of liberal causes who was elected to the Senate in 1992, passed away in her home in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 29. She was 90.

Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., remembered Dianne Feinstein’s “lasting legacy” on Thursday. “Dianne Feinstein is our forever mayor [in San Francisco].”

“Dianne, the women of America have come along way,“ Vice President Kamala Harris said Thursday. “And you helped move the ball forward, and our nation salutes you.”

Mayor London Breed thanked the late politician for allowing her to grow up with female representation in politics in the 1970s.

Funeral services for U.S. senator Dianne Feinstein will take place on Thursday at 1 p.m. on the front steps of San Francisco City Hall.

Both President Joe Biden and California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered flags be flown at half-staff to honor the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein.

Former union leader and Democratic insider Laphonza Butler has been sworn in as the newest member of the U.S. Senate, replacing California Sen. Dianne Feinstein after her death and becoming only the third Black female senator in history.

Laphonza Butler, the woman chosen by California Gov. Gavin Newsom to finish out the late Dianne Feinstein’s Senate term, will make history when she’s sworn in.

Hundreds of invited guests are expected to gather Thursday afternoon at San Francisco City Hall to pay their final respects to the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein during a memorial service.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday selected Laphonza Butler, a Democratic strategist and adviser to Kamala Harris’ 2020 presidential campaign, to fill the vacant U.S. Senate seat held by the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein.

The public is invited to pay respects to Sen. Dianne Feinstein Wednesday as she lies in state at San Francisco City Hall. 

The remains of the late senator Dianne Feinstein returned home to San Francisco, California on a military flight Saturday evening.

The remains of Sen. Dianne Feinstein were brought back home to the Bay Area on a military flight Saturday evening.

The nation’s LGBTQ+ leaders are lauding the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein as a longtime friend who learned and evolved to become an ally. Feinstein died Friday at her home in Washington. She became mayor of San Francisco after the sitting mayor and her pioneering gay colleague Harvey Milk were assassinated by a disgruntled former fellow county supervisor. She led the...

Watch ‘The Rundown’ for Friday, September 29, 2023

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing pressure to appoint a replacement for the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Already, names have been floated in California circles. The situation is complicated and wrought with political risk for Newsom, a term-limited governor with national political ambitions of his own. Newsom has promised to appointment a Black woman. He has also promised to avoid...

U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s death creates a vacancy in the Senate at a time when her Democrats hold the slightest majority in the chamber. What you need to know

President Joe Biden called Dianne Feinstein ‘a pioneering American’ and ‘true trailblazer’ following the California senator’s passing Thursday night.