How Kamala Harris’s early career prepared her for this moment

SAN FRANCISCO - Lateefah Simon arrived for her first day at the top cop’s office in her usual outfit of tracksuit and Pumas, ready to work with young men who were fresh out of prison. Her new boss - the woman who persuaded her to trade her career as a high-profile activist and organizer for a job in the district attorney’s office - wasn’t having it.