ON NOV. 27, 1978, DIANNE FEINSTEIN — then the 45-year-old president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and two-time failed mayoral candidate — effectively announced her retirement from politics.
It was a foggy morning, and Feinstein greeted reporters at City Hall by telling them she would not seek reelection to the board of supervisors, San Francisco’s equivalent to the city council. The resignation of one person from the 11-member board earlier that month had given Mayor George Moscone an opportunity to put a progressive on the board, tipping the balance to 6-5 against Feinstein in her bid to retain leadership.
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