With no fanfare, no press and only a few friends in attendance, the bronze bust of former San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom was quietly installed Sunday at City Hall.

The bronze was paid for with $97,000 in private donations and joins the busts of former Mayors George Moscone, Dianne Feinstein and Willie Brown outside of Room 200.

Unlike the the other mayors, Newsom’s bust has him in an an open-neck shirt with no suit jacket.

“Gavin didn’t want to make a big production of it,” said former Newsom press secretary Nathan Ballard, who got a last-minute call from Newsom about the event, following the lieutenant governor’s participation in the Pride Parade. “It was very low key — family and friends.”

No kidding. Those attending included Bay Area Reporter publisher emeritus Tom Horn; Newson’s wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom; Art Commission Director of Cultural Affairs Tom DeCaigny, plus members of ArtCare, the group that raised the money for the bust.

The installation ceremony had originally been scheduled for mid-February to coincide with the 14th anniversary of Newsom declaring same-sex marriage legal in San Francisco but was put on hold after the unexpected death of Mayor Ed Lee.

Lt. Gov. Newsom, who is now a candidate for governor, declined to comment.

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