Crowds began gathering at 8 am on Friday, June 26 and stayed close to noon. Several couples were also married the same day. (photos by Ted Andersen)

To the naked eye, every news organization on the planet showed up to get reactions from politicians and LGBT activists.

Former SF Mayor Gavin Newson, now Lt. Governor of California, was the first to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in 2004, which many view as a watershed event for the series of victories that led to Friday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling.