Kamala Harris to deliver first major speech in San Francisco since loss to Donald Trump

Her speech comes as Trump reached his first 100 days in office on Tuesday

by Alise Maripuu, Bay City News April 30, 2025April 29, 2025

FILE: Former Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks at the 40th Annual Black History Month Virtual Celebration, hosted by Congressman Steny Hoyer of Maryland, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021, in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House. (Lawrence Jackson/White House via Bay City News)

Former Vice President Kamala Harris will make her first major speech since last year’s election loss on Wednesday at a San Francisco hotel.

Emerge, a program that recruits and trains Democratic women who want to run for office nationwide, announced on Monday that Harris will be the keynote speaker for Emerge’s 20th anniversary gala.

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Alise Maripuu, Bay City News

Alise is a general assignment reporter with a focus on covering government, elections, housing, crime, courts and entertainment in San Francisco and on the Peninsula. Alise is a Bay Area native from San Carlos. She studied history at University of California, Santa Cruz and first started journalism at Skyline College’s school newspaper in San Bruno. She has interned for Bay City News and for Eesti Rahvusringhääling, or Estonian Public Broadcasting. She has covered everything from the removal of former San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus to the divisive battle over the Great Highway on San Francisco’s west side. Please send her any tips.

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