Gay District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman, second from left, is all smiles as he celebrates the annual holiday tree that was lit Monday, December 2, in the Castro. He was joined by gay state Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), left, and Sister Roma, right, of the drag nun philanthropic group Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, who served as emcee for the evening. The LGBTQ neighborhood is hoping for a brisk holiday shopping season and will be the setting for several upcoming activities: the San Francisco AIDS Foundation's Santa Skivvies run Sunday, December 8; the Hanukkah menorah lighting Monday, December 16, and the second night market Friday, December 20.
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