Sen. Dianne Feinstein Lies in State: Public Viewing at SF’s City Hall (9a to 7p)

U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who died last week at the age of 90, will lie in state Wednesday, October 4, 2023 at San Francisco City Hall and a public funeral service will now be held Thursday on the steps of the building.

On Wednesday, the public will be invited to pay their respects and sign a condolence book between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. inside the rotunda of City Hall, where Feinstein became San Francisco’s first woman mayor and first woman president of the city’s Board of Supervisors before moving on to become the longest-serving woman senator in U.S. history.

Diane Feinstein Funeral / Lie in State Schedule

All details are subject to change

• Lie in State – San Francisco City Hall – Wed. October 4, 2023 (9a-7p) – Open to the public – Livestream
  • The San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus will perform a final tribute to Senator Dianne Feinstein at 6 p.m.in the Rotunda at City Hall.
  • There will be an exit procession from City Hall through the back entrance on Van Ness Avenue approximately 7 p.m
• Public Funeral – Steps of City Hall  – Thu. October 5, 2023 – 1 p.m. – Open to the Public. Standing Room only in Civic Center Plaza (NEW – originally was scheduled to be a private event at the War Memorial)
• Fleet Week Flyover in Honor of Senator Feinstein – Saturday & Sunday, October 7-8, 2023 – 12:57 p.m. – In honor of Senator Dianne Feinstein, the Patriots Jet Team — a civilian aerobatic formation team that performs in air shows across the western United States of America — will fly over San Francisco at 12:57 p.m. this Saturday and Sunday to commemorate the late Senator’s contributions to San Francisco and the nation, prior to the 3 p.m. Blue Angels portion.

Feinstein’s funeral service Thursday was initially planned to take place at the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center, but has been relocated to the steps of City Hall at 1 p.m. There will be standing room available in Civic Center Plaza for members of the public, who should expect limited shade and warm weather, according to Feinstein’s staff.

Following the service, Feinstein will be buried at a private ceremony for family only.

Polk Street will close to traffic in front of City Hall from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday while Feinstein lies in state.

At Thursday’s funeral service, Vice President Kamala Harris, House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, are among the dignitaries expected to attend.

About Diane Feinstein

Feinstein, who was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1992, was a trailblazing politician — the first woman to be president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors who became mayor in 1978 after the assassination of Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk.The senator’s legacy of legislation included the enactment of a federal assault weapons ban in 1994, the creation of the nationwide Amber Alert network for missing children, and the release of a report into the CIA’s detention and interrogation practices that led to the passage of laws to ensure that some post-Sept. 11 interrogation methods would never be used again.

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From the Office of Senator Feinstein:

Memorial events will be livestreamed here: https://t.co/xdzCKIdx2W

Today – Senator Feinstein will lie in state at SF City Hall from 9 am – 7 pm.

Tomorrow – Public memorial service on the front steps of SF City Hall at 1 pm.

— Senator Dianne Feinstein (@SenFeinstein) October 4, 2023

City Hall will open to the public today from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. for people to come and pay their respects to Senator Dianne Feinstein who will lie in state in the Rotunda. We will also have a condolence book for guests to sign. pic.twitter.com/YYG3JXvPPK

— London Breed (@LondonBreed) October 4, 2023