People in San Francisco react to election of Donald Trump as president

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By by Melanie Woodrow

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- ABC7 News spent hours in downtown San Francisco giving people a platform to vent following Tuesday's election. Watch the video above for Melanie Woodrow's full report.

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From sadness to satisfaction to the offer of free hugs .. We heard a cross section of opinions today #ABC7now @abc7newsbayarea 4 & 6pm pic.twitter.com/D40cLX04Oc
— Melanie Woodrow (@MelanieWoodrow) November 9, 2016

I accepted the free hug. No matter what side of the aisle you're on, we can all use a hug today #MakeAmericaHugAgain pic.twitter.com/BG5wzpetSy
— Melanie Woodrow (@MelanieWoodrow) November 9, 2016