CA SR126

Senate Resolution 126 commemorates the 40th anniversary of the assassination of San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk on November 27, 1978.

Recognizes Harvey Milk as the first openly LGBT man elected to prominent political office in a major U.S. city and highlights his legacy as a civil rights leader and advocate for LGBT visibility.

Acknowledges Mayor Moscone's contributions to San Francisco, including preventing the Giants baseball team from relocating and appointing women, LGBT leaders, and people of color to city commissions and boards.

Documents that Dan White, a Board of Supervisors member, shot and killed both Moscone and Milk after being denied reappointment to his former seat, and was convicted of voluntary manslaughter with a sentence widely criticized as lenient.

Honors both men's lasting legacies, including institutions named after them such as the Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy and the George R. Moscone Convention Center.