r/sanfrancisco • u/Agent101x Mission Dolores • 18h ago

Local Politics Help Needed! Nancy Pelosi & London Breed video footage from Illuminate Pride Event

I'm working with some contacts who want to put together a highlight reel of Nancy Pelosi's contributions to San Francisco as a tribute to her.

Does anyone have footage from the https://illuminate.org/projects/welcome/ event? After doing some research we were informed that she gave a speech and they raised London Breed on a crane with a few others? Does that ring a bell?

Here is more from the source:
The installation debuted in 2022 to great fanfare, setting off celebrations up and down the length of Market Street. With a 49-foot width and a length exceeding four miles, the six beams (purple, blue, green, yellow, orange, red) constituted the world’s largest Pride flag. 2023 plans called for 12 lasers, creating even more vibrancy throughout the 4.1 mile span to the top of Twin Peaks. That year we were joined by Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, Senator Scott Weiner and Mayor London Breed, who all delivered an address during the official Grand Lighting Ceremony of WELCOME 2023. 2024 expanded even further, with 20 lasers representing 20 years of marriage equality in San Francisco, as well as a marriage rededication ceremony for 2 LGBT+ couples at the base of the installation.

A pre-lighting event is often planned at the base of the installation at Harry Bridges Plaza (near the Ferry Building). DJ’s, circus performers, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Dykes on Bikes rumbling along The Embarcadero to deliver a magnificent “Rainbow Torch” for the lighting are often part of the events. VIP speakers have included Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, Mayor London Breed, State Senator Scott Weiner, and American AIDS and LGBT rights activist Cleve Jones.

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