Two days after Dianne Feinstein’s death, the late senator’s body was transported on a military flight from Washington, D.C., back home to San Francisco on Saturday.
The senator’s daughter, Katherine Feinstein, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and Feinstein’s chief of staff, James Sauls, were on the flight. The arrival of her body was not open to the public. No details have been shared about services.
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Mayor London Breed was present to greet the senator’s casket.
Relatives and fellow dignitaries accompanied a motorcade that took Feinstein’s casket from the airport to Sinai Memorial Chapel, according to NBC Bay Area reporter Alyssa Goard, who posted a series of updates on social media site X about the arrival.
The passing of Senator Dianne Feinstein saddens the San Francisco Fire Department. We were honored to be present as she arrived at @flySFO tonight and to be with her friends and family, including her daughter, a San Francisco Fire Commissioner.
— SAN FRANCISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT MEDIA (@SFFDPIO) October 1, 2023
She will be greatly missed. https://t.co/HgbYNvbuLU pic.twitter.com/VOLklGSNZw
The late Senator Diane Feinstein has arrived back home at San Francisco International Airport. Service members carried her casket as her daughter Katherine, SF Mayor London Breed, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi & others looked on with their hands on their hearts @nbcbayarea pic.twitter.com/hXxTOU297D
— Alyssa Goard (@AlyssaMGoard) October 1, 2023
Outside the San Francisco chapel, police blocked traffic around Divisadero Street and Geary Boulevard to make way for the procession. A group of people clad in black stood on the sidewalk by the parked hearse as the sun set.
Senator Feinstein’s remains arrive at SFO. Her daughter & Nancy Pelosi were among those accompanying the body on the military flight. pic.twitter.com/Uvbs6hJZuC
— Nathalie Vera (@NathalieVeraTV) October 1, 2023
Feinstein died Thursday night at her home in Washington, D.C., her office said Friday. She was 90 years old.