SAN FRANCISCO — Supporters called it a homecoming for Kamala Harris, her first trip back to San Francisco since securing the Democratic nomination.
The fundraiser at the Fairmont Hotel Sunday afternoon was a who’s-who event filled with a lot of tech billionaires, CEOs and politicians like Gov. Gavin Newsom, state senator Nancy Skinner and Lateefah Simon who is running for Congress.
“Incredibility exciting and inspiring and kind of surreal for those of us who have known Kamala for a long time,” said Steve Phillips, a friend and Harris supporter. “For those of us who have been on the journey, a lot of us haven’t seen each other in a long time. So it’s kind of like this big reunion and homecoming.”
Phillips has known Harris for 25 years and supported her in the San Francisco District Attorney race and the State Attorney General seat.
“To be able to see her — we haven’t seen each other in years — the warmth in her eyes and the greeting, In this context, it was actually very moving,” Phillips recalled.