When Vice President Kamala Harris takes the stage to accept the Democratic nomination Thursday night, she is expected to give a nod to San Francisco, a place where she built her political career as district attorney in the early 2000s. 

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and San Francisco Mayor London Breed sang its praises at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, trying to reimagine the perception people have of California’s fourth-largest city. They’ve pushed back on the narrative that San Francisco has devolved into a haven for the homeless, addicts, and the mentally ill.