VIDEO: Interview with KQED

San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris joins KQED to discuss solutions to crime, proposed in her new book, "Smart on Crime: A Career Prosecutor's Plan to Make Us Safe."

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But maybe the most interesting woman to watch is Kamala Devi Harris, the district attorney for San Francisco, whose Democratic primary win puts her on course to become the first African-American and Asian-American woman elected attorney general in California. Born to one of the first black economics professors at Stanford University and an Indian physician at a time when interracial marriage was still illegal in parts of America, she has already made history. Now, Harris’ challenge is to break through one of the last glass ceilings in California.
06/09/10: Kamala Harris wins AG primary
Career prosecutors Steve Cooley and Kamala Harris won the GOP and Democratic primaries for attorney general Tuesday, paving the way for a tough November race between the moderate Republican district attorney from Los Angeles and the liberal San Francisco prosecutor.
05/30/10: San Jose Mercury News Endorses Kamala Harris
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05/23/10: Holding parents responsible for truancy
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05/07/10: The Arizona Immigration Law: Politics over Policy
Never let bad policy get in the way of good politics. That's the cynical motto of the growing class of political copycats bent on replicating Arizona's controversial new immigration law in other states, including California.
05/13/10: United States Senator Dianne Feinstein Endorses Kamala Harris as California’s Next Attorney General
Today California’s Senior Senator Dianne Feinstein announced her endorsement of Kamala Harris as California’s next Attorney General.
05/04/10: Sacramento Bee Endorsement: State needs a strong attorney general
The Sacramento Bee endorses Kamala Harris for CA Attorney General.
05/02/10: SF Chronicle Endorsement: A focused vision for Attorney General
The San Francisco Chronicle endorses Kamala Harris for California Attorney General.
04/30/10: LA Times Endorsement: Kamala Harris in Democratic race for state attorney general
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04/22/10: Harris gets endorsement from Pelosi
San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris, who's gunning for the Democratic nomination for Attorney General, scooped up a big endorsement today: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
04/16/10: LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Endorses Kamala Harris as Attorney General
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa today announced his endorsement of San Francisco District Attorney Kamala D. Harris in her candidacy for California Attorney General. The Mayor announced his support in a press conference with DA Harris on the steps of Los Angeles City Hall.
04/13/10: SF district attorney tags Tagged.com with $650,000 settlement
Four months after settling similar cases with New York and Texas, social network Tagged Inc. has agreed to pay the San Francisco District Attorney's office $650,000 for sending millions of illegally "deceptive" e-mail messages in a 2009 campaign to build membership.
04/13/10: SEIU California Endorses Kamala Harris
The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California, a coalition of more than 700,000 working Californians, today announced its endorsement of Kamala Harris for Attorney General.
04/15/10: California Nurses Association Endorses Kamala Harris for Attorney General
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Los Angeles City Controller Wendy Greuel today announced her endorsement of Kamala Harris for California Attorney General.
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03/22/10: Los Angeles City Council President Eric Garcetti Endorses Kamala Harris for Attorney General
Los Angeles City Council President Eric Garcetti today announced his endorsement of Kamala Harris for California Attorney General. "District Attorney Kamala Harris has a proven record of innovation and success, demonstrating that the best way to keep our communities safe is to be both tough and smart on crime," said Garcetti. "As California Attorney General, Kamala Harris will help make Los Angeles and cities across the state safer, cracking down on violent crime, protecting Californians from financial fraud and internet predators, and making our state a better place to live."
03/22/10: Kimberly Emerson: Kamala Women's Day Festival
The message of yesterday, shaped in one form or another by the performers and speakers, was that Kamala is taking the reins of leadership, refusing to submit to the status quo when the status quo is not working, setting forth a vision and fulfilling it, and understanding that if we positively impact our children, we save them for life.
03/18/10: California Legislative Black Caucus Endorses Kamala Harris for Attorney General
Assemblymember Sandré R. Swanson (D-Alameda), Chair of the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC), today announced that the CLBC has endorsed San Francisco District Attorney Kamala D. Harris’s candidacy to become California’s next Attorney General.
03/11/10: Bill could ban predators from social sites
03/05/10: Protect Children From Online Predators
The time has come again for us to band together. We must protect our kids from registered sex offenders trying to "friend" them online. That is why we joined forces to introduce the Child Cyber Safety Act of 2010. This legislation would make it a crime for registered sex offenders in California to use a social networking Internet site. Period. If they do, they go back to jail.
03/04/10: San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom Endorses Kamala Harris for Attorney General
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom today announced his endorsement of Kamala Harris for California Attorney General.
03/03/10: California League of Conservation Voters Endorses Kamala Harris for California Attorney General
The California League of Conservation Voters (CLCV) — the non-partisan political arm of the environmental movement in California — today announced its endorsement of San Francisco District Attorney Kamala D. Harris in her campaign for California Attorney General.
03/02/10: Bill to Ban Social Networking for Sex Offenders
Sex offenders in California would be barred from using social networking Web sites such as Facebook and MySpace under a proposed law aimed at making the Internet safer for children as more and more of them flock to the Web.
03/02/10: VIDEO: SF Indicts Alleged Leaders of BNT Gang
San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris's Office Indicts 10 Alleged Members of BNT Gang.
03/01/10: EMILY’s List endorses Kamala Harris for Attorney General
Getting African American Children Back in School Before It’s Too Late
It is up to us to get our children in school. We know what happens when they are not there. Let’s call on our locally- and state-elected leaders to recognize that the children in a community should be thought of as the children of us all.
02/26/10: The Mortgage Crisis is Not Colorblind
Ask anyone to define the "American Dream" and almost surely, the reply will be: "owning a home." And for good reason - a home is equal parts family sanctuary and financial cornerstone. But for too many African-Americans, that part of the American Dream is still that - just a dream. And the recent mortgage crisis has made matters worse. But as we respond to today's headlines, I urge you to not forget yesterday's lessons.
02/26/10: Book 'Em: Smart on Crime - Crimesider - CBS News
Interview with CBS News about the contents of "Smart on Crime".
02/23/10: VIDEO: Discussing Human Trafficking at the Commonwealth Club
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02/04/10: San Francisco DA Accuses Doctor of Fraud
Prosecutors today charged a 66-year-old San Francisco man with 51 felony counts for allegedly practicing medicine without a license and defrauding dozens of patients out of about $75,000.
02/01/10: TheGrio's 100: Kamala Harris, the future of California politics
Kamala Harris, the future of California politics.
01/14/10: California Federation of Teachers Endorses Kamala Harris for Attorney General
The California Federation of Teachers, which represents 120,000 faculty and other school employees in public and private schools and colleges, from early childhood through higher education, today announced its endorsement of San Francisco District Attorney Kamala D. Harris’ candidacy for California Attorney General.
01/13/10: Introducing "Ask Kamala"!
Today, we are launching a weekly Twitter event where supporters can tweet their questions to Kamala.
01/12/10: SF launches anti-human trafficking coalition
City agencies and nonprofits have joined forces to fight human trafficking in San Francisco, launching Monday a coalition to raise awareness of the issue, develop policy to fight it and support its survivors.
01/09/10: VIDEO: Interview with KQED
San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris joins KQED to discuss solutions to crime, proposed in her new book, "Smart on Crime: A Career Prosecutor's Plan to Make Us Safe."
01/05/10: No felon should have body armor
"Let's be very clear: The only reason a violent felon would need body armor is if he or she expects to get shot or intends to shoot someone else. This court has stripped peace officers of a vital, and frankly basic, protection from violent felons like Saleem. Such protection was why the law was enacted in the first place."
12/23/09: Safety Tips for Holiday Travelers and Visitors
This is the time of the year where police normally see a higher rate of identity theft, and San Francisco officials are providing some safety tips for travelers.
12/23/09: Announcing the Launch of myKamala 1.0!
Today, we have officially launched myKamala.org to give our activists and supporters a place to organize and collaborate.
12/15/09: Secretary Norman Mineta Endorses Kamala Harris for Attorney General
Secretary Norman Y. Mineta, who represented San Jose in Congress for over twenty years and served in the Cabinets of both Democratic and Republican presidents, today announced that he is supporting San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris for California Attorney General.
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10/21/09: DA Gets $1M Grant for Mortgage Cases
10/19/09: Kamala Harris Looks to Achieve Another "First"
10/21/09: $1 Million Grant to Fund Mortgage and Investment Fraud Unit
10/19/09: L.A. Police Chief William Bratton endorses Harris
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10/15/09: Law Aims to Keep Witness Info off Web
10/15/09: District Attorney program is now statewide example
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09/26/09: City beefs up efforts at truancy prevention
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05/29/09: Why It Is Critical That the African American Community Unite Behind Sonia Sotomayor
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04/23/09: San Francisco District Attorney gets key Democratic endorsement for AG race
04/21/09: Harris Gets Steinberg Endorsement for A.G.
04/21/09: SF Targets Fradulent Car Smog Tests
04/21/09: SF DA Gets Tough on Environmental Polluters
04/19/09: Bill would ban gun shows at Cow Palace
04/02/09: S.F. moves to crack down on mortgage fraud
04/03/09: Former Broker Charged With Mortgage Fraud
03/16/09: Contenders line up for Attorney General race
11/12/08: Kamala Harris for State Attorney General
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