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Kamala Harris buddy reminisces about bussing to school in Berkeley
By Andre Senior
Kamala Harris in Berkeley growing up. Photo: Kamala Harris
BERKELEY, Calif. - To get a better idea of who Vice President Kamala Harris is, we decided to get a closer look at her formative years, growing up in Berkeley through the eyes of an old friend, Carole Porter. Kamala and Mya lived here in the yellow house at the top, Porter said as she gave KTVU a tour of her old neighborhood along Browning Way in Berkeley.
Porter has known Harris since the early 70s when they were neighbors and were bussed to the same school as part of the district’s effort to integrated campus across the city.