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Police reform advocate share a lot of history in oakland, they do not share the same politics though. The people is who i represented as district attorney. I think she is smart and capable and qualified to do the job, but i think that the area politics are much further to the left than where she is. I think in some ways one of the remarkable things is in 2020 the state pick in the bay area and california. That tells us something that iesays by some measures, harris could be considered a historically liberal candidate. Voting record in the senate was liberal not all that different from a Elizabeth Warren and bernie sanders. This will be far more important in states other than california but for bay area progressives come the choices the same. That is our option. I am frustrated i am and one more election cycle. The race has been remarkably stable in terms of polling, we will see if the selection changes that at all. In oakland, kpix 5. An endorsement today from governor newsom. My insig