Kamala Harris
Oakland-born vice president, the nation’s first female and Black VP, accepts the Democratic Party’s nomination for president after a month of record fundraising, huge crowds and post-Biden excitement.
Student protesters
As fall semesters begin amid the Hamas-Israel war, UC President Michael Drake announces UC will strictly enforce rules against blocking sidewalks, building camps and concealing identities.
Gavin Newsom
He still has two more years as California’s governor. But if Harris wins in November, Newsom will be likely blocked from seeking the presidency until 2032 and searching hard to find a way to stay in the public eye.