Board honors Britt

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors joined Tuesday, January 15, to honor former supervisor Harry Britt, seated, on the 40th anniversary of his appointment to the legislative body. In 1979, then-Mayor Dianne Feinstein named Britt to succeed Harvey Milk following his assassination in November 1978. Paying tribute, from left, are Supervisors Ahsha Safai, Aaron Peskin, Catherine Stefani, Matt Haney, Hillary Ronen, board President Norman Yee, Vallie Brown, Rafael Mandelman, Sandra Lee Fewer, Shamann Walton, and Gordon Mar.