Kamala Harris, Richard Pan Blocked Some Journalists From Covering Event

Former Vice President Kamala Harris and Democratic congressional candidate Dr Richard Pan blocked some news organizations, including KCR three from covering their event in Sacramento. Harris was in town for a private fundraiser with pan, but the two made a public appearance at pants campaign headquarters friday where select journalists were invited. Harris's team and pants team are not blaming each other. KC three political director Ashley Zavala went to pants campaign headquarter headquarters today to ask why other news organizations were left out. We came to this event this morning at Dr Richard Pan's headquarters after he and Kamala Harris excluded us from their public event here yesterday. A spokesman for Dr Pan's campaign said the decision to ultimately not just exclude us but also the new york times came down to the Harris team. Typically for high profile events, journalists are notified and have the opportunity to apply for credentials. But there was none of that for the event with the president approved outlets were simply told they could come. A spokesperson for the pan campaign said all credentialing to the campaign office drop was directed by V. P. Kamala Harris's office. Dr Pan hosted another event today with congressman Ami Barra and other Sacramento area candidates running in down ballot races. I asked Dr Pan about what happened yesterday. Here's how that went. Dr Pan at a time when the trump administration is excluding media outlets from the White House. Was it a right call to exclude media outlets from your event with Kamala Harris yesterday? We did not exclude media outlets. You excluded us in the new york time. Well, you know what? I don't handle the details of the press. My staff does. Do you think that was a bright move there? But you didn't have, I mean, half of the journalists who cover your campaign. Dr Pan, you don't, we had media there. Dr Pan, was it the right move to exclude media outlets? Do you intend to exclude media and I appreciate it. We have offered to host a debate between Dr Richard Pan and his opponent, Representative Kevin Kylie. We've also offered to do a sit down one on one interview with Dr Pan to talk about what he'd like to accomplish if he's elected to Congress. But Dr Pan's campaign has been mostly ignoring those requests for the last couple of months reporting in Natomas Ashley Zavala KCR three News. Harris's team denied the claims from the pan campaign, said pan's team was fully responsible for handling the press.