3 momentous days for California: From the death of Dianne Feinstein to the rise of Laphonza Butler

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : Before joining Emily's List -- a political organization dedicated to electing women to political office -- Butler served as director of public policy and campaigns at Airbnb.
47% : The 100-member Senate does not include a Black woman, a void left when California's Kamala Harris vacated her seat in 2021 to become vice president and Newsom tapped then-Secretary of State Alex Padilla to the coveted post.
39% : Some names that sparked speculation included California Secretary of State Shirley Weber; San Francisco Mayor London Breed; civil rights leader Angela Glover Blackwell; and human rights activist Lateefah Simon, who is running to replace Lee in Congress.
28% : "What are you doing for freedom today?"Butler moved to California in 2009 after serving as a labor organizer for nurses in Baltimore and Milwaukee, janitors in Philadelphia and hospital workers in New Haven, Conn.Mourners can pay their respects to Feinstein this week when her body lies in state at San Francisco City Hall, where her political career began.

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