George Moscone

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George Moscone was an American politician who served as the 37th Mayor of San Francisco from 1976 until his assassination in 1978. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Moscone's tenure as mayor was marked by progressive policies and a focus on social issues. Tragically, he and openly gay City Supervisor Harvey Milk were murdered at City Hall by former supervisor Dan White in November 1978. This event had a profound and sobering impact on the city.12

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Harvey Milk
Election and death
…Milk and the city’s mayor, George Moscone, were shot and killed in City Hall by Dan White, a conservative former city supervisor. At White’s murder trial, his attorneys successfully argued that his judgment had been impaired by a prolonged period of clinical depression, one symptom of which was the former…
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…Milk and the city’s mayor, George Moscone, were shot and killed in City Hall by Dan White, a conservative former city supervisor. At White’s murder trial, his attorneys successfully argued that his judgment had been impaired by a prolonged period of clinical depression, one symptom of which was the former…
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