What VP Kamala Harris likely leading Democratic ticket means for women in California

Vice President Kamala Harris stood before a group of women at a lunch in Los Angeles earlier this year and said, “Black women are always leading us forward.”

She was addressing the L.A. Sentinel Women’s Luncheon at a luxury hotel in Century City, talking about how reproductive health care rights are under threat and noting the impact women have on the upcoming presidential election.

Fast forward just three months and President Joe Biden would exit the race, putting Harris, who has...