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LOS ANGELES — Former vice president Kamala Harris’ return to her Los
Angeles home on Monday was meant to be a grand affair: After she was flown
to LAX by an all-woman aircraft crew, she served food to wildfire evacuees
and then thanked firefighters at a county fire station in Altadena.
But for her own neighbors in the ritzy Brentwood district in northern Los Angeles, the newly unemployed politician’s would-be triumphal entry
brought jeers from some neighbors — and more traffic.
“I don’t care that she’s back, except that they block off the road
whenever she comes to town,” said one resident who lives around the corner
from Harris’ boudoir.
Harris has not revealed what she plans to do after her ouster from
Washington, but last Friday she vowed not to “go quietly into the night,” strongly implying that she’ll stay active in politics.
And in the wake of weak showings by Mayor Karen Bass and Gov. Gavin Newsom during the worst disaster in Los Angeles history, the former vice
president wasted no time trying to endear herself to her hometown.
“We wanted to come out … and just let people know that we see them and
that they are cared for,” she told reporters from an LA County fire
station mere hours after landing at LAX on Monday, after serving meals at
a World Central Kitchen food station.
The next morning, Harris herself was nowhere to be seen, but least four
black SUVs guarded the $4.8 million home of the failed presidential
candidate while Secret Service personnel in earpieces and sunglasses
milled about.
All outgoing vice presidents receive Secret Service protections for at
least six months, but some neighbors find Harris’ personal G-men an
eyesore.
“I’m embarrassed that she lives here, and I’m embarrassed that she
represented the United States,” said one neighbor, a real estate investor
who identified himself by first name, Lewis.
Lewis has been bitterly disappointed with Democratic leaders like LA Mayor Karen Bass and Gov. Gavin Newsom, particularly in the way they’ve handled crime, immigration, and wildfire preparedness.
Amid broad speculation that Harris could be plotting a gubernatorial run,
he wants the former vice president as far from California politics as
possible.
“Karen Bass, Gavin Newsom, they’ve destroyed my state. Kamala Harris will
do exactly the same. I’d rather she find another state to destroy,” he
said.
Other residents were happy for the return of who they see as a hometown
hero.
“It’s tragic that she’s not in the White House, but it’s a delight to have
her as a neighbor,” said retired lawyer Peggy Garrity.
Her neighbor, interior designer Morlene Keller, agreed.
“I wish she were back in Washington, but I’m happy to have her back,” she
said.
Yet both Garrity and Keller recognized that their feelings don’t
necessarily represent those of Brentwood — or Los Angeles in general.
“This neighborhood is a mixed bag. It’s not only super wealthy, and even
among the wealthy, there is a mix of progressives and conservatives.
Mostly, people find it annoying when they block off Sunset Boulevard,”
Garrity said.
One resident, who preferred not to be named, doesn’t mind the politician
living nearby.
But she said she has no business in California politics and would never
vote for Harris in any election.
“She’s a good neighbor, but maybe she should just go back to the private
life,” she said.
Conversation
Forward
2 hours ago
Can you imagine, if Harris, a California native such as myself, decided
not to hold pressers but actually went to the people through centers to
help people? No publicity through tv, but actually getting into the mix to
help out? It won’t happen because in Harris world, it’s all about
“showing” her empathy, not actually the giving of self.
Mister Happy
1 hour ago
Virtue signaling.
Trump 2024
1 hour ago
She is unburdening herself on the LA/CA to launch her CA governorship
campaign. CA folks, enjoy her word salads and her hysterical laughs.
Oscar Madisox
2 hours ago
Harris visited Los Angeles Monday for the first time since the wildfires
broke out on January 7.
Fire station 12 is near the 89% contained Eaton Fire in Altadena,
California: 45 Miles from Pacific Palisades.
https://nypost.com/2025/01/21/us-news/kamala-harris-neighbors-annoyed-by- her-return-to-la/
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