With the flick of a pen, San Francisco Mayor London Breed officially made the rainbow Pride flag that flies over the Castro neighborhood a city landmark.
“Whatever happens in this neighborhood, whatever happens in this plaza, that if any change is going to be made to this, it has to be looked at through its implications through historic preservation,” said Supervisor Rafael Mandelman.
Mandelman, who serves as the supervisor for this district, spearheaded the legislation.
On Friday, he co-hosted the signing ceremony before city leaders and community activists symbolically carried a new Pride flag down the street to Harvey Milk Plaza.
Once there, the new Pride flag was hoisted up the flag pole.
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It’s a process that’s happened every few months since 1997.
Jeff Sheehy was at that first flag-raising.
“You could just feel this whole neighborhood just kind of explode with exhilaration and joy and hope. It was such an amazing moment,” Sheehy said.