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Ruby Rippey, former aide to Gavin Newsom during his San Francisco mayoralty, has broken her silence with a raw, revealing essay about their two-decade-old affair — a story that starkly contrasts Newsom’s own accounts. While he once called it a “briefest of affairs” and admitted it publicly in 2007, Rippey frames it as a life-altering trauma, a “footnote” in his political ascent. She details her struggles with alcohol, her decision to leave her job and seek treatment, and the power imbalance that defined their relationship — one she now reflects on with honesty, accountability, and nuance. Her story, emerging as Newsom eyes a 2028 presidential run, reignites public scrutiny and invites deeper questions about power, responsibility, and redemption.

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