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DECEMBER 2, 1981: San Francisco’s Moscone Convention Center opened. There are many public sculptures that decorate the grounds.

DECEMBER 2, 1981: San Francisco’s Moscone Convention Center opened. There are many public sculptures that decorate the grounds.

Opened in 1981, the Moscone Convention Center was named after Mayor George Moscone who, along with Supervisor Harvey Milk, was assassinated in 1978[1]. The Moscone…

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NOVEMBER 20, 1948: Leland Yin Yee was born in Toisan, Guangdong, China. He had an illustrious political career in San Francisco before being arrested, convicted and imprisoned for racketeering.

NOVEMBER 20, 1948: Leland Yin Yee was born in Toisan, Guangdong, China. He had an illustrious political career in San Francisco before being arrested, convicted and imprisoned for racketeering.

When Leland Yee was three years old, his family immigrated from China to San Francisco, where Yee would later become a naturalized citizen. He received…

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