The heartbreaking beauty of the National AIDS Memorial Grove

House Speaker Pelosi, SF Mayor London Breed, Congresswoman Barbara Lee and Chief Executive John Cunningham lay wreath at National AIDS Memorial on 40th Anniversary of AIDS (Photo: National AIDS Memorial)

If you ever find yourself in San Francisco, seek out the National AIDS Memorial Grove in Golden Gate Park.

It was conceived in 1989 when the city was in the grip of the AIDS epidemic. Its aim is to provide a…