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The student news site of The Harker School.

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The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

2020 Democratic primary candidate Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) addresses a crowd of over four hundred at his happy hour fundraiser yesterday. The fundraiser, hosted prior to the Democratic National Committee summer meetings this weekend, was held at the Folsom Street Foundry in San Francisco to popularize Bookers campaign.

“Saving democracy”: Cory Booker taps into the “moral imagination” of supporters, voters

by Kathy Fang and Nicole Tian August 23, 2019

Against two neon projections spelling out “CORY 2020” in bold letters, New Jersey Senator and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker led the crowd in an emphatic chant to conclude his speech...

In his speech at a fundraiser in Morgan Hill yesterday, Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang called himself “the opposite of Trump: an Asian man who likes math.” Of people who voted for Trump in 2016, 10 percent have said that they support Yang.

“Not left, not right, forward”: Presidential candidate Andrew Yang solicits the support of tech workers and Asian Americans in the Bay Area

by Eric Fang, Editor-in-Chief August 22, 2019

“How many of you work in technology?” Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang asked the over 150 people having lunch at circular tables around him.  About half the people in the room raised...

Presidential candidate Marianne Williamson spoke to a crowd of over 300 people at Mannys in San Francisco last night as part of her four-day campaign swing in California this week. Williamsons plans to repair, restore and renew the country included reparations to African Americans and Native Americans and investments in the nations children.

‘Repair, restore and renew America’: Presidential candidate Marianne Williamson brings her vision to the Bay Area

by Eric Fang, News Editor August 16, 2019

Over 300 people gathered for a town hall meeting in the restaurant and community space Manny’s in San Francisco on Thursday night. Some of the people fanned themselves with navy and pink “Marianne...

2020 presidential hopeful Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D.) addresses a crowd of thousands at her town hall rally in Oakland yesterday night. Warren put forth a number of policy proposals, including education reform, universal healthcare and anti-corruption legislation.

“Dream big, fight harder”: Elizabeth Warren has a plan for American families

by Eric Fang and Kathy Fang June 1, 2019

With the American flag behind her and a crowd of several thousand Bay Area voters and supporters before her, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) stepped into the spotlight...

Former Rep. Beto ORourke addresses a crowd of supporters and voters at a town hall event in San Francisco this afternoon. ORourke announced his bid for the presidency on March 14 and made his first stop in the Bay Area today.

Starting from the bottom: Beto O’Rourke builds momentum at town hall in San Francisco

by Kathy Fang and Eric Fang April 28, 2019

Presidential candidate and Democratic rising star Beto O’Rourke traveled to the Bay Area to host a town hall at the United Irish Cultural Center in San Francisco this afternoon. Introduced by Rep....

From left to right: Democratic 2020 candidates Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and former San Antonio mayor Julian Castro.

2020 Democratic primaries race opens with first round of presidential bids

by Kathy Fang, Managing Editor January 13, 2019

Three prominent Democrats—Sen. Elizabeth Warren, former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and former San Antonio mayor Julian Castro, and Rep. Tulsi Gabbard—have announced their candidacy...

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