Late Sen. Feinstein's funeral no longer open to public
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 28: Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) walks through the Senate subway on her way to a procedural vote on the Respect For Marriage Act at the U.S. Capitol on November 28, 2022 in Washington, DC. Congress returns to Washington this
SAN FRANCISCO - Plans for late Sen. Dianne Feinstein's funeral service have been moved to San Francisco City Hall on Thursday, Oct. 5. The service was initially opened to the public, but no longer is due to security concerns, according to officials.
Wednesday's announcement came from a press release. Feinstein's funeral service will be on the front steps of City Hall starting at 1 p.m.
"Due to increased security, [Wednesday's] memorial service for Senator Dianne Feinstein will no longer be open to the public. Only invited guests will have access to the service."
The service will be streamed online here.
"Following the service, the senator will be buried at a private, family-only ceremony," the news release said.
Feinstein will lie in state at City Hall on Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. as no changes were made to Wednesday's schedule. That portion remains open to the public.
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Feinstein had served on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors after being elected in 1969. She would go on to become San Francisco's first female mayor in 1978 when a former supervisor assassinated fellow supervisor Harvey Milk and then-Mayor George Moscone.