Rally Sunday: Harris for President Campaign Launch

OAKLAND, CA — She's already announced that she is running for President of the United States. On Sunday, Sen. Kamala Harris will lead a campaign rally launching her bid. It will take place in Oakland from noon to 2 p.m. in Frank Ogawa Plaza, in front of Oakland City Hall.

On her Facebook page, the details of the event read, "Kamala is a fearless fighter for the vulnerable in our society. She's been taking on the big fights by challenging powerful special interests who prey on working families, like Wall Street, big oil, and the Trump Administration. But she can't do it alone. Join us in Oakland to kick off Kamala's historic campaign for president!"

Harris made her announcement Monday on ABC's Good Morning America from New York."This is a moment in time that I feel a sense of responsibility to stand up and fight for the best of who we are," Harris said on the national morning show, according to her campaign. "My entire career has been focused on keeping people safe. It is probably one of the things that has motivated me more than anything else."

Her announcement on Monday that she is running for President has energized her backers. In just one day she raised $1.5 million in online donations. According to the campaign, those donations came from all 50 states, and more than 99 percent of them were for less than $250.

The entrance to the plaza is at the corner of 14th Street and Broadway.

A number of rally-related street closures are in effect. It started at about 5 p.m. Saturday, when 14th Street was closed between Broadway and Clay Street.

At 7 a.m. Sunday, the following were closed: Broadway from 12th to 17th Streets (partial closure until 10 a.m.); Telegraph Avenue from 15th to 17th Streets; Clay Street from 14th to 17th Streets; 14th Street from Franklin to Jefferson Streets; 15th Street from Franklin Street to Broadway; and San Pablo Avenue from 17th to 16th Streets. All these streets are expected to remain closed until
approximately 4 p.m., two hours after the rally's scheduled end time.

Also, BART's 12th Street station under downtown Oakland will be closed much of Sunday. Instead, use the 19th Street station.

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— Patch editor Bea Karnes and Bay City News contributed to this story; Image via US Senate