Original: 1978 & ndash ; Following the murder of Mayor George Moscone , Dianne Feinstein becomes San Francisco , California 's first female mayor ( she served until January 8 , 1988 ) .
Simplified: 1978 - Following the murder of Mayor George Moscone , Dianne Feinstein becomes San Francisco , Californias first woman mayor ( she served until January 8 , 1988 ) .