White Night riots
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The White Night riots were a series of violent events sparked by an announcement of a lenient sentencing of Dan White for the assassinations of George Moscone, the mayor of San Francisco, and of Harve
Rioters outside San Francisco City Hall, May 21, 1979, reacting to the voluntary manslaughter verdict for Dan White
Rioters causing property damage at the Civic Center Plaza. Burning police cruisers are seen in the background
Protesters at the "Day of Decision" rally marched up Market Street in downtown San Francisco following the California Supreme Court ruling.
The NAMES Project AIDS quilt, representing people who have died of AIDS, in front of the Washington Monument
Charles Gain
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Charles 'Charlie' Gain was an American police official, who served first as police chief for Oakland, California, then as chief in San Francisco in the 1970s. He was born in Hanford, California.
White Night riots
…them the "Castro 14", and a $1.375 million lawsuit was filed against the police. In 1975, after George Moscone had been elected Mayor, he appointed Charles Gain as his Chief of Police. Gain, whose conciliatory position towards African Americans had branded him as one of the most liberal law enforcement officers…
Gain c. 1975