Overview
- The three-day gathering at Moscone Center runs Friday through Sunday as party leaders outline priorities and hear from candidates for major offices.
- Nancy Pelosi will be honored at the event and says Democrats are preparing for the midterms, expressing hope for a blue wave.
- Sen. Adam Schiff says the convention will help sharpen a contrast with the Trump administration after what he calls a politically motivated $600 million cut to public health grants.
- Delegates are closely watching the crowded governor’s race featuring Eric Swalwell, Katie Porter, Tony Thurmond, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan and Tom Steyer, with recent polls showing Republicans leading the wide field.
- In the contest to succeed Nancy Pelosi, a 151-member pre-endorsement caucus gave Scott Wiener 117 votes, Connie Chan 30 and Saikat Chakrabarti none, setting Wiener up for a likely consent-calendar endorsement.
- 48 Hills reports that Gov. Gavin Newsom, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are not on the official program and describes the agenda as steered by establishment Democrats, noting no scheduled remarks from SEIU-UHWW.