Portal:San Francisco Bay Area/Years/11

2004

The line of same-sex couples applying for marriage licenses, stretching for blocks around San Francisco's City Hall in February 2004

• San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom directs the city-county clerk to begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples (applicants pictured)
• Bob Wasserman is elected mayor of Fremont
• Johan Klehs is elected to California's 18th State Assembly district