Gavin Christopher Newsom (born October 10, 1967) is an American politician and businessman who is the 40th governor of California, serving since January 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 49th lieutenant governor of California from 2011 to 2019 and as the 42nd mayor of San Francisco from 2004 to 2011.
Gina Moscone, widow of slain SF mayor, dies
ebar.comGina Moscone, the widow of slain San Francisco mayor George Moscone, has died, according to Governor Gavin Newsom's office. She was 91.Ms.
Moscone died of cancer.It was November 27, 1978 that disgruntled ex-supervisor Dan White assassinated Moscone and gay supervisor Harvey Milk in their City Hall offices.In later years, Ms.
Moscone sometimes attended the annual candlelight vigil for Milk and Moscone that the Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club organized.Newsom, a former mayor and supervisor in San Francisco, issued a statement June 7 on Ms.
Moscone's passing."Jennifer and I are saddened to hear of the passing of Gina Moscone. San Francisco will long remember her as a charming, gracious first lady and a trustee on the War Memorial Board, a person who gave so much to the city she grew up in and loved so much," Newsom stated. "Those who knew her will also remember her as a loving mother who doted on her children, all while remaining a fixture in civic life in San Francisco even after the passing of her beloved husband, George.
