San Francisco mayor calls Padillo pick a ‘blow’ to African Americans

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 San Francisco mayor calls Padillo pick a ‘blow’ to African Americans

By Mark Moore

December 23, 2020 | 1:36pm | Updated
 

​San Francisco’s mayor blasted California Gov. Gavin Newsom for appointing Alex Padillo to fill the Senate seat vacated by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, calling it an affront to African Americans and predicting there will be no more black women in the chamber.

“This is a real blow to the African American community, to African American women, to women in general,” Mayor London Breed told ABC 7 in San Francisco on Tuesday.

“It’s really challenging to put it into words, but it was definitely a surprise,” she continued. “And it’s an unfortunate situation as we are trying to move this country forward, and making sure that black lives truly matter and that African Americans have a seat at the table — especially African American women. After what was done in this race on a national level, (it) definitely is unfortunate.”

https://nypost.com/2020/12/23/san-fran-mayor-calls-padillo-pick-a-blow-to-african-americans/