San Francisco leaders are holding a rally for Vice President Harris at San Francisco City Hall, the same place where the Bay Area native's political career began.
ByStream local breaking news and original programming, live 24/7, from ABC7 Bay Area.San Francisco Democratic leaders are wasting no time letting the country know that the city has the back of Kamala Harris as she becomes the favorite to win the Democratic nomination.
Supporters and former advisers of hers are already mobilizing efforts to get voters to chose her come November.Now, the Bay Area native has a chance to become the first woman, first Black woman and first South Asian woman to become president of the United States."We are living through history right now.
"I have nothing but respect and admiration, and her story is America's story," said Rep. Mark DeSaulnier of Walnut Creek. "First of all, investing in field organizing. Investing in organizers that'll not just go to the cities, but the rural communities across this county, especially in battleground states," said Harini Krishnan, director of South Asians for Harris.Watch Kamala Harris' journey from Berkeley to be 1st Black, Asian woman elected to vice presidency
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