Forty years ago next week, San Francisco was rocked by the double assassination of Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk. In the years since, the story of Milk, a pioneer in the fight for gay rights, has been frequently told. But the story of San Francisco’s progressive mayor has gotten far less attention. A new documentary, “Moscone: A Legacy of Change,” sets out to fix that. It examines at the life and career of the progressive mayor, and how his life mirrored a political evolution of the Bay Area and the state.
Documentary Highlights Impact of Late SF Mayor George Moscone
Forty years ago next week, San Francisco was rocked by the double assassination of Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk. In the years since, the story of Milk, a pioneer in the fight for gay rights, has been frequently told. But the story of San Francisco's progressive mayor has gotten far less attention. A new documentary, "Moscone: A Legacy of Change," sets out to fix that. It examines at the life and career of the progressive mayor, and how his life mirrored a political evolution of the Bay Area and the state.
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A 2009 memorial in San Francisco's Castro neighborhood to remember Supervisor Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone. (Photo: Jamison Wieser/Flickr)
Guests:
Steve Talbot, wrote the documentary, "Moscone: A Legacy of Change"<br />
Jonathan Moscone, son of mayor GeorgeMoscone; chief of civic engagement, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco