the leading is former player willy brown. she would later date him briefly. he also sort of introduced her to the nonhill set and the pacific heights set. they are financiers of the political machine of san francisco. a key ingredient in that. and along with gavin newsom and willy brown, she became part of that as well. >> never underestimate kamala harris. she has been a winner each and every time she has sought public office. >> after eight years in alameda county, she would cross the bay in san francisco to become assistant district attorney. after two years, she left the job. then working in san francisco city hall under the city attorney louise, one of her first supporters when she chiled her old boss in 2002 to become san francisco d.a. it would be harris' first time appearing on a ballot. in order to run the office, showed the run for office. as she said in her memoir. >> as i hold the office of district attorney of the city and county of san francisco -- >> of district attorney of the city and county of san francisco -- >> congratulations. >> this was

. >> reporter: willie brown is proud of his friend, former san francisco d.a.harris. >> she is the first woman vice president in the history of this nation! all those are things you can't do anything but dream about. ♪ >> reporter: we saw deejay stevie martinez showing off his best victory moves off his balcony off van ness. >> we get to embrace everyone, the winners and losers. we gladly, gladly invite everybody over. one nation under a groove, baby. >> reporter: cornell bernard, abc 7 news. >> a lot of celebrating. liz spoke to many of harris' other friends this morning just after the news broke and got their reaction. >> reporter: just moments after the historic announcement that oakland native kamala harris had broke uh one of the highest and hardest glass ceilings, we spoke with some of her friends and advisers all overwhelmed by the news. >> i'm been crying all morning. >> reporter: carol porter is a childhood friend, and she calls herself "the other girl on the bus." could you have ever imagined she would be the one breaking this glass ceiling? >> no. i

>>good morning welcome back a former san francisco mayor willie brown is a longtime friend, a mentor hillipe djegal has brown's reaction to the historic results. >>former san francisco mayor willie brown enjoys every meal but lunch at original joe's in the city's north beach neighborhood saturday was extra special for the lifelong democrat just hours earlier former vice president joe biden and senator kamala harris were projected winners of the presidential election. i said the numbers of such in this nation. >>president trump would be rejected. no matter who the opponent was. to get a good man like joe biden as the opponent made it even most certain. amber take bullets as he selected kamala harris as running mate 1/8/2004, was the last day of brown second and final term as mayor here in san francisco. >>it's also the day that now vice president elect kamala harris became the city's district attorney, they have known each other for several decades she ran for president. and then make it, everybody thought it was all over. i've been saying all along. she's an ideal. petrol running mate

>>former san francisco mayor willie brown enjoys every meal but one check regional joe's in the city's north beach neighborhood saturday was extra special for the lifelong democrats. just hours earlier former vice president joe biden and senator kamala harris were projected winners of the presidential election. i said the numbers of such in this nation. >>president trump would be rejected. >>no matter who the opponent was this. to get a good man like joe biden as the opponent made it even most certain. amber take bullets as he selected kamala harris as running mate 1/8/2004, was the last day of brown second and final term as mayor here in san francisco. >>it's also the day that now vice president elect kamala harris became the city's district attorney, they have known each other for several decades she ran for president. and then make it, everybody thought it was all over. >>i've been saying all along. she's an ideal. >>petrol running mate brown and here is an oakland native dated back in the mid 90's, the former mayor says he told her in high regard and appreciates the barriers she ha

>>simmer san francisco mayor willie brown enjoys every meal but lunch at original joe's in the city's north beach neighborhood saturday was extra special for the lifelong democrat just hours earlier former vice president joe biden and senator kamala harris were projected winners of the presidential election. i said the numbers of such in this nation. >>president trump would be rejected. no matter who the opponent was. to get a good man like joe biden as the opponent made it even most certain. amber take bullets as he selected kamala harris as running mate 1/8/2004, was the last day of brown second and final term as mayor here in san francisco. >>it's also the day that now vice president elect kamala harris became the city's district attorney, they have known each other for several decades she ran for president. and then make it, everybody thought it was all over. i've been saying all along. she's an ideal. petrol running mate brown and harrison oakland native dated back in the mid 90's, the former mayor says he holds her in high regard and appreciates the barriers she has broken. >>by

willie brown is urging his former meantee to commit to a black woman. >> we've only in the history of this nation had two black women in the u.s. senate, to fill that with someone other than a black woman, i think, would be inconsistent with really good judgment. >> of course, not everyone agrees. this morning latino leaders came together to urge newsom to appoint the first latino. they say it's time latinos are properly represented. >> we have had 44 u.s. senators, not one of them, not one has been latino. >> our hard working agricultural and service workers have helped keep this country afloat. they have a leader who can speak directlily to your needs. >> why would you replace the only plaque woman with somebody other than a black person. racial minorities should be wise enough to know they should not try to fill each others' vacancy. >> alex padilla is rumored to be a frontrunner but he gave few hints today. >> that determine nation has not yet been made but progress has been made in terms of getting closer to that determination. there's no time line that we have advanced or consid

>>democrats reclaiming the white house brings joy to former san francisco mayor willie brown. he retired from politics after his second and final term as mayor in 2004. the year kamala harris was sworn in as the city's district attorneys. >>the 2 have a long history together having dated in the mid-nineties brown says seeing his friend to send to the executive office is a monumental achievement. he hoped president elect joe biden would select her as his running mate, when she suspended her campaign for president and he got his wish, she's young enough. >>bright enough able enough and credentialed enough with plenty of time and sure enough at the end of that cycle. biden selected her. it's a good thing for all of us brown believes biden and harris will make a good team adding that with biden in charge the to have the ability to bring the country together after a divided election is going to start. >>look telling all of us. revenge blaze norway. and our politics. he essentially said that when he said yes. i'm elected. by the democrats. but i'm the president. but even those who d

san francisco political icon willie brown is a very busy man. we know that. a lot of it has to do with filling the senate seat of kamala harris. in an article posted in the "l.a. times" brown says governor newsom should appoint himself to the seat. he says the job has more upside than a governor's job which gets termed out after eight years. he also says if newsom selects anyone else to replace harris it should be a black woman. politico is reporting as soon as today brown will help launch a campaign to ensure another black woman fills the seat. he tells politico loning to representative barbara lee, karen bass and maxine waters. also san francisco mayor london breed and holly mitchell. politico also cites sources who say the governor may be leaning towards secretary of state alex padilla. now back to our pandemic coverage. take a look at the scene in southern california on the first night of the new curfew. dozens of protesters gathered saturday night to defy that curfew. police say they won't enforce the curfew but if gatherings get violent they will interv

former assembly speaker willie brown speaking out, asking newsom to replace harris, whose ethnicity is black and indian, with another african-american. >> to replace kamala harris with someone other than another person of kamala harris' ethnicity and her color, i think would be inconsistent with good judgment and politically it makes good sense. >> the former mayor also floated the novel idea that governor newsom could appoint himself to the vacant senate seat and let the lieutenant governor take the governor's office. >>> cal political science professor dan sha nor says, quote, unless newsom can final a multiracial woman in a same-sex relationship, he's going to disappoint some people. >>> still to come, california's first family forced to quarantine. governor newsom talks about how he and his children are handling 14 days of isolation. >>> i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri, and, yes, my christmas tree has gone up back hire behind me. i'll talk about some colder weather on the way that will make it feel like the holidays. i'm back with that in about eight minutes. >>> when we welco

. >> reporter: willie brown talked about her experience as the city profits district attorney, as californiattorney general, and as a senator. >> it is spectacular that she has made it to that level, every female in this nation, every little girl in this nation, and, in particular, every little girl of color must be ecstatic that finally, there is going to be a tall, an image, and a cartoon that looks like them, and it will be of kamala harris. >> reporter: she posted a video on social media showing the moment she called joe biden to celebrate their wins. >> we did it, we did it, joe. you are going to be the next president of the united states. >> reporter: we heard harris to speak along with joe biden, she said now the work begins, she acknowledged the path ahead will not be easy, but she said she is ready for it. >>> london breed responded to the results, saying, for the first time, millions and millions of americans chose a black woman to help lead this country, the pride i feel as a black woman is hard to put into words, molly harris is a friend and mentor, but most importantly, she is a

. >>> joe vasquez spoke to former san francisco mayor willie brown. >> we got his take on the electionesults and he is still optimistic for a democratic win. >> you know it's not the celebration that i thought we would be able to have by this time tonight in california. i had hoped that biden would be somewhere in near 210 or 211 before the 55 from california showed up. >> what do you say to people who are chewing their finger names off right now? >> i would tell them to stop chewing because if you keep that up there won't be enough nails left to celebrate. there's still the potential for celebration. >> and there has been plenty of support for both candidates overnight. >> in florida, miami-dade county's cuban american voting bloc has long been a reliable base for republican candidates. hundreds of president trump sporters gathered at the famous miami restaurant to watch the results roll in. they were celebrating what they hope is another four years of the trump administration. despite a mandatory curfew supporters continued part writing dancing on the sidewalk well past midnight. >>>

. >>> joe vasquez spoke to willie brown last night in north beach. >> we have his his take on the electionsults and is he still optimistic. >> it's not the celebration that i thought we would be able to have by this time tonight in california. i had hoped that biden would be somewhere in near 210 or 211 before the 55 from california showed up. >> what do you say to people chewing their fingernails off right now? >> i would tell them to stop chewing because if you keep that up there won't be enough nails left to celebrate. there's still the potential for celebration. >> i was just getting in to my candy drawer last night. eating just a little too much. watching the election results go down. all right. how is traffic? >> yeah. i was snacking too. i hear you. it was a long night. taking a look at the roadways. it's getting busy for your could you month. we say lot of brake lights as you head out of pittsburgh into bay point. there's no accidents on the mainlines of the freeway but there's a crash pretty close to there at bailey and canal and it's a major injury accident. that's causing extra

. >> reporter: willie brown is advocating for newsome to replace harris with another black woman. >>ala harris won that seat. an african-american woman should be appointed to that seat. >> reporter: among his recommendations, san francisco mayor london breed, state senator holly mitchell or congresswoman max open waters, barbara lee or karen bass. >> whether it's a racial minority that has the gig, that particular ethnic community should keep the gig. >> what are we asking for? >> reporter: many latino leaders see the opening as an opportunity for newsom to break down barriers by appointing california's first latino or latina u.s. senator. this rally in san jose was the last stop of a weeklong statewide campaign. >> it's absurd that we have never in the history of our state, had a latino senator. latinos make up nearly 40% of the state's population and in 170 years, not one senator. >> we love there are so many voices chiming in on this incredibly important slick. and we know that this is the governor's decision to make on his own and trust him to listen to the voices across the stat

. >> reporter: former san francisco mayor willie brown is advocating for newsom to replace harris with a woman of color. >> an african-american woman should be appointed to that seat. >> reporter: he recommended london breed, or congresswoman maxine waters, barbara lee, or karen bass. >> whether there's a racial minority that has the gig, that particular ethnic community should keep the gig. >> reporter: but many latino leaders see the opening as an opportunity for newsom to break down barriers by appointing california's first latino senator. >> it is absurd that we have never in the history of our state had a latino senator. latinos make up nearly 40% of our state's population, and in 170 years, not one senator. >> we love that there are so many voices chiming in on this incredibly important election. we know that this is governor newsom's decision to make on his own, but we also trust him to listen to all of the voices across the state. >> and there are also calls for newsom to appoint someone who represents the lgbtq community. although he has not said publicly who he is considering

effort, i was named team liaison for 26 engineering firms and went to meetings with then-mayor willie brown and went on hard-hat tours of the building. since joining the commission, i have made many walk-throughs and pointed out problems to address. i have spoken with city administrator naomi kelly about -- [inaudible]. >> -- human rights and stopping ha hate crimes. this year, it was eliminated by the masterminds behind the bay bridge lighting, and that was certainly a thrill, and it was up for three weeks and will be back next year for the 2016 triangle. in summary, my main goal for wanting to continue on this commission overseeing city hall is to make sure the vision of the restoration of the architectural team is maintained and we hopefully will never have to go through another $340 million series of bond measures to bring this building back to what it needed to be, so i wanted to make sure that all the interventions that we went through for four years is maintained and the design is maintained. thank you so much. i appreciate your time. >> chair ronen: thank you so much. thank you for

willie brown is advocating for newsom to replace harris with another woman. >> an african-american woulduld be appointed to that seat. >> he recommended london breed, holly mitchell, or congresswoman maxine waters, barbara lee, or karen bass. >> whether it's a racial minority that has the gig, that particular ethnic community should keep the gig. >> reporter: but ben make latino leaders see the openings an opportunity for newsom to break down barriers by appointing the first latino or latina senator. >> it is absurd that we have never in the history of our state had a latino senator. latinos make up nearly 40% of our state's uponlation, and in 170 years, not one senator. >> we love that there are so many voices chiming in on this incredibly important selection. we know that this is governor number's decision to make on his own, but we also trust him to listen to all of the voices across the state. >> there are also calls for the governor to appoint someone who represent this lgbtq community. although number hasn't said whether his top choices are, we know his short list includes women an

former san francisco mayor willie brown says he's proud of kamala harris. >> she is the first woman viceresident in the history of this nation. all those are things you can't do anything but dream about. >> i'm so elated. it's a weight lifted off our shoulders. we're here to celebrate. the power of the people. >> at the intersection of 18th and castro, there was a very large dance party as you see. abc 7 news was also in the nearby mission district to talk to many people about what a biden/harris victory means for the future of the country. the latino vote played a crucial part in this election. we spoke to some who gave their vision for what they not want t see. >> there has been a transition and a vindication for the pain we have felt for the last four years. >> i'm hoping kamala harris keeps bindiden more accountable. >> many believe what gave joe biden an edge with latinos was his promise to create a pathway to citizenship. at the golden gate bridge, there was a scheduled rally to protect the vote but after the big announcement it also turned into a celebration. the i-team's dan noye

former san francisco mayor willie brown is proud of kamala harris. >> she is the first woman vice presidenty of this nation all those are things you can't do anything but dream about. >> i'm so elated. just a whole, i don't know, weight lifted off of our shoulders, here to celebrate. the power of the people, getting the people in power. >> crowds took over the intersection of 18th and castro, where there was a huge dance party as you can see there. abc 7 news was also in the nearby mission district to talk to many people about what a biden-harris victory means for the future of the country. the latino vote played a crucial part in this election. we spoke to some who gave us their vision for what they want to see. >> there is going to be a transition, there has been a vindication for the pain that we have felt the last four years. >> i'm hoping kamala harris also keeps biden more accountable. >> the latino task force believes what gave president-elect joe biden the edge with latinos was his promise to create a pathway to citizenship. >>> we also saw organizers show up at the beacon landmark

we're talking about willie brown and every administration since has been a democratic liberal, and they've by a progressive, more or less progressive board of supervisors that voters continue to give them. >> at this point, there's no estimate on when the vote count will be completed in san francisco. the county has 30 days to certify the election results. christien kafton, ktvu fox 2 news. >> all right, christien, thank you. >>> governor newsom joined bay area leaders today and phone bank for joe biden and kamala harris in the final hours of this election. they. the mission district at manny's cafe, which is often a hub for political discussion. representatives barbara lee and jackie spear and mayor breed and schaaf joined the mayor. the goal was to mobilize voters across the country in order to defeat donald trump. >> this is unprecedented. and we've long said this, that when democrats vote, when people vote broadly, democrats win, and so we, i think, will prove that theory, >>> just test it tonight, and i just -- i'm real confident. >> reporter: aside from phone calls and text messages,

. >>> staying in the politics theme, political icon willie brown, busy man, a lot has to do with filling formerly occupied by kamala harris. in an article post this had morning in the "l.a. times" brown says governor newsom should appoint himself to the seat. he says the job has more upside than a governor's job which gets termed out after eight years. if newsom selects anyone else to replace harris it should be a black woman. in the meantime politico is reporting as soon as today brown will help launch a campaign to ensure another black woman fills the seat. he tells politico his leading choices are representative barbara lee, karen bass and maxine waters. also san francisco mayor london breed and state senator holly mitchell. politico also cites sources to say the governor may be leaning toward secretary of state alex padilla. >>> turning to sports, the niners coming off their bye week with plenty of uncertainty. it's about who is healthy enough to play. the team has nine players on the covid list. the latest two defensive linemen d.j. jones and willis were both added yesterday. being

willy brown is urging his former men tee to commit to a woman of color, but to a black woman. >> in the of this nation had two black women in the u.s. senate. tara brawn and kamala harris. and to fill that with someone other than a black woman, i think, would be inconsistent with really good judgment. >> reporter: of course in the everyone agrees. latino leaders from across the state came together to urge newsom to appoint california's first ever latino senator. they say it's time the state's 40 million latinos are better represented. >> since california joined the union in 1850 we have had 44 u.s. senators. not one of them, not one has been latino. >> our hard working agricultural and service workers have helped keep this country afloat. they deserve a leader who can speak directly to their needs. >> why would you replace the only black woman with somebody other than a black person? racial minorities should be wise enough to know they should not try to fill each other's vacancies. >> reporter: secretary of state alex padilla, a latino, is rumored to be a front runner. he gave few hints

former san francisco mayor willie brown is openly urging his former me former mentee to o woman of color. >> we've only had two black women in the senate, carol mosley brown and kamala harris. to fill that with someone other than a black woman i think would be inconsistent with really good judgement. >> reporter: of course not everyone agrees. this morning latino leaders from across the state came together to urge newsom to appoint california's first-ever latino senator. they say it's time the state's 40 million latinos are better represented. >> since california joined the union in 1850, we have had 44 u.s. senators. not one of them, not one has been latino. >> our hardworking agricultural and service workers have helped keep this country afloat. they deserve a leader who can speak directly to their needs. >> why would you replace the only black woman with somebody other than a black person? racial minorities should be wise enough to know they should not try to fill each other's vacancies. >> reporter: secretary of state alex padilla, a latino, is rumored to be a front-runner, but at ne

former san francisco mayor willie brown is proud of kamala harris. >> she is the first woman vice presidentn the history of this nation all those are things you can't do anything but dream about. >> i'm so elated. just a whole, i don't know, weight lifted off of our shoulders, here to celebrate. the power of the people, getting the people in power. >> crowds took over the intersection of 18th and castro, where there was a huge dance party as you can see there. abc 7 news was also in the nearby mission district to talk to many people about what a biden-harris victory means for the future of the country. the latino vote played a crucial part in this election. we spoke to some who gave us their vision for what they want to see. >> there is going to be a transition, there has been a vindication for the pain that we have felt the last four years. >> i'm hoping kamala harris also keeps biden more accountable. >> the latino task force believes what gave president-elect joe biden the edge with latinos was his promise to create a pathway to citizenship. >>> we also saw organizers show up at the beac

former san francisco mayor willie brown is urging his former mentee to commit to a woman of color, buta black woman. >> in the first history of this nation had two black women in the u.s. senate. tara brawn and kamala harris. and to fill that with someone other than a black woman, i think, would be inconsistent with really good judgment. >> reporter: of course not everyone agrees. latino leaders from across the state came together to urge newsom to appoint california's first ever latino senator. they say it's time the state's 40 million latinos are better represented. >> since california joined the union in 1850 we have had 44 u.s. senators. not one of them, not one has been latino. >> our hard working agricultural and service workers have helped keep this country afloat. they deserve a leader who can speak directly to their needs. >> why would you replace the only black woman with somebody other than a black person? racial minorities should be wise enough to know they should not try to fill each other's vacancies. >> reporter: secretary of state alex padilla, a latino, is rumored to b

former san francisco mayor willie brown is urging his former mentee to commit to a person of color, buto a black woman. >> in the first history of this nation had two black women in the u.s. senate. tara brawn and kamala harris. and to fill that with someone other than a black woman, i think, would be inconsistent with really good judgment. >> reporter: of course not everyone agrees. latino leaders from across the state came together to urge newsom to appoint california's first ever latino senator. they say it's time the state's 40 million latinos are better represented. >> since california joined the union in 1850 we have had 44 u.s. senators. not one of them, not one has been latino. >> our hard working agricultural and service workers have helped keep this country afloat. they deserve a leader who can speak directly to their needs. >> why would you replace the only black woman with somebody other than a black person? racial minorities should be wise enough to know they should not try to fill each other's vacancies. >> reporter: secretary of state alex padilla, a latino, is rumored to

appoint then mayor willie brown to address issues with the public transit system and develop ways to how to best address them and governance and structure and funding and safety issues. one year later after representing the public transportation commission at the table, she co-wrote the transition plan for the merger between d.p.t. and muni and then again with taxis to form what is now the sfmta. she oversaw the transition to what is now the sfmta board of directors along with the creation of the citizens' advisory council. through her efforts she was the first city department to make the materials fully accessible to people with disabilities and to the public by posting them online and accessible format. she has been instrumental in the creation of how we conduct public records requests and records retention policy and created the agency's e-routing system to stream line the approval of board agenda item. she has also been a player on the national scene. she's been very active in the american public transit association have been been the mta plan for conferences and is on the execut

she sparred with willie brown at his tuesday press conferences, generating countless kcbs reports fromcity hall that drove p.j. crazy. and while conducting a live interview during a hotly contested election night she famously got right up on a table with mayor brown, who had jumped on the same table and was screaming and dancing as the numbers came in and continued the interview. i do believe that it was over the -- the 49ers ballpark, which all went down the drain. and her dog tanner, which many of us knew, that she brought to city hall every day, even though then city administrator bill lee tried to banish that dog from city hall, was actually -- and i'm not making this up -- eventually given a press pass by mayor brown. when mayor newsome came around she always began her questions with, well, mayor newsome, that's all well and good, and then would just nail him with a bunch of sharp and insightful and tough questions and, you know, then he became governor. when the olympic torch was secreted through the city and nobody -- and that would be literally nobody, and i was the president o

pass the brown paper bag test, if your skin was darking than a brown paper bag, you couldn't be part of a group. it made me think about the willie lynch letter and the system was rigged to actually have african-americans or slaves fighting against each other to continue the work of slavery. there's so much that is embedded, that's been kept going, that needs to be addressed as we try to think about and design a plan for reparations for black san franciscans. this quote. if we think that the issues of slavery are the issues of the past, then we are sadly mistaken. today's inequities that are put out are not dependent on intentional racism. it's not based on our personal racism or racist acts. it is baked into the system, as i shared earlier. it is embedded. and seeing that's something that happened hundreds of years ago is not going to be the solution to address that. 40 acres and a mule is a story that we heard often times. and the truth that was it was about 40 acres, the mule was a gift that was a little bit extra. it was a promise that was never made happen. never came to fruition, because after the assassination of president

effort, i was named team liaison for 26 engineering firms and went to meetings with then-mayor willie brown and went on hard-hat tours of the building. since joining the commission, i have made many walk-throughs and pointed out problems to address. i have spoken with city administrator naomi kelly about -- [inaudible]. >> -- human rights and stopping ha hate crimes. this year, it was eliminated by the masterminds behind the bay bridge lighting, and that was certainly a thrill, and it was up for three weeks and will be back next year for the 2016 triangle. in summary, my main goal for wanting to continue on this commission overseeing city hall is to make sure the vision of the restoration of the architectural team is maintained and we hopefully will never have to go through another $340 million series of bond measures to bring this building back to what it needed to be, so i wanted to make sure that all the interventions that we went through for four years is maintained and the design is maintained. thank you so much. i appreciate your time. >> chair ronen: thank you so much. thank you for