Senator Dianne Feinstein, the trailblazing former mayor of San Francisco who became the first female senator for California, has died at age 90.
Feinstein’s career saw her rise to the highest echelons of government. She became mayor of San Francisco after the assassination of George Moscone in 1978. As a US senator, she authored the 1994 ban on assault weapons. But, as her tenure in the Senate progressed in recent years and months, she faced questions about her declining memory and numerous health complications as she announced she would not seek re-election.
