As you no doubt know, Kamala Harris was born at Kaiser Hospital in Oakland. And today, on the morning of her historic win as the first-ever woman, first-ever Black woman, first-ever Indian-American woman, and first-ever Oakland native (who grew up in Berkeley) to head to the White House, many Oaklanders are honking and tweeting their joy.
Here are a few scenes that caught our eye—we’ll be updating this post throughout the day and night.
Oaklandside news editor Darwin BondGraham is out and about:
Some Oakland institutions and local officials are sharing messages of their own:
Congratulations to our first-ever Oakland-born, BIPOC, Madame Vice President — @KamalaHarris
— Oakland Museum of California (@oaklandmuseumca) November 7, 2020
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