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California Governor Gavin Newsom is facing renewed public scrutiny after reports about an alleged affair with former staffer Ruby Rippey resurfaced in political discussions and online searches. As ...

A former staffer who had an affair with Gavin Newsom more than 20 years ago offered extensive details in an essay published Tuesday by Vanity Fair. SAN FRANCISCO -- A former staffer who had an affair ...

Ruby Rippey writes in Vanity Fair of relationship with then San Francisco mayor and appears to contradict his account A former aide to Gavin Newsom has publicly shared for the first time her full ...

A former senior aide to Gavin Newsom has published her most detailed account of their affair since it became public nearly 20 years ago Ruby Rippey's new essay reflects on her alcoholism and the ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom has spoken out after his former affair partner described their fling in explosive detail in a new tell-all piece on Tuesday. “The governor acknowledged his role and publicly ...

A former staffer who had an affair with Gavin Newsom is setting the record straight two decades after the scandal rocked Democratic politics. Ruby Rippey, 54, penned a first-person essay in Vanity ...

Like this article? Keep independent journalism alive. Support HuffPost. A former aide who had an affair with Gavin Newsom while he was mayor of San Francisco nearly 20 years ago revealed her account ...

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New details emerged Tuesday about an affair that took place 20 years ago between Gov. Gavin Newsom and Ruby Rippey, his former aide when he was the mayor of San Francisco. In an essay published in ...

Ruby Rippey had stayed mostly quiet since her relationship with the San Francisco mayor rocked the city. By Heather Knight Heather Knight covered San Francisco City Hall while Gavin Newsom served as ...