California state Sen. Wiener says he was chased from Trans March (opens in new tab)

California state Sen. Scott Wiener, a San Francisco Democrat running for Nancy Pelosi’s seat in Congress, said he was forced to leave San Francisco’s Trans March kickoff at Dolores Park on Friday after people confronted him over his positions on Israel and Gaza. Wiener said the group “began screaming at me, ran up to me, surrounded me, and began harassing me, both verbally and physically, including physical contact,” and said he could not safely remain in the park. Wiener issued the statement...