Phyllis S2E15 The Threat 

I agree. As much as I enjoyed this show, there seemed to be a lot of tragedy surrounding it. Cast deaths and an eerie foreshadowing of the tragic event in San Francisco politics. Even a character named “Dan”

I wondered about the timing of this with regard to Harvey Milk. I hadn't watched this episode when the thought came to mind.

A group I spend time with recently received an anonymous threat of violence, so looks like things aren't that much different.

Not together, but yes.

He was there at the beginning. Cloris was there at the end.