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"People want a movement that stands for something and this is what this is right here," Chakrabarti said. "The thing that has kept me going is all of you. We have built a community. The positivity and the joy is really the antidote for what we have in this country."

San Francisco residents are happy to be at Saikat's election party celebrating this moment together and eagerly waiting for the election results. The gathered audience at the election party leans on the younger side.

The first set of results came in and they don’t look good for Saikat. But this first set of results are mainly from mail ballots and people that are 65+ years old. So organizers say they are feeling hopeful because of their team of young and progressive volunteers.

Crowd is gathered at The Chapel on 777 Valencia St in San Francisco to enter Saikat Chakrabarti's election party.

Hundreds of protestors are at the U.S. Supreme Court in support of #Birthright citizenship. There are only a handful of counterprotestors. ACLU attorney Cecilia Wang is being hit with lots of questions about domicile. #AAPI #SCOTUSz

A descendant of a WWII veteran joins protest outside Supreme Court in support of birthright citizenship. #Birthright #AAPI #SCOTUS

Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton has won the Illinois primary for U.S. Senate. Stratton now faces GOP’s Don Tracy and is the favorite in deep-blue Illinois. Winner replaces retiring Sen. Dick Durbin. #IllinoisPrimary #Election2026 #USSenate #JulianaStratton

Follow @AsAmNews and www.asamnews.com for live updates on the Illinois Senate primary election today. #IllinoisPrimary #RajaKrishnamoorthi #USSenate #Election2026 #AAPI #ChicagoPolitics #Democrats

In the middle of humanity at #NoKings March in SF. One of 100s across the country.

Five years ago, an organ donor saved the life of Kam Shenai. Today he is giving back to the community by living his 88 hours to the fullest.