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Gov. Gavin Newsom's former lover is pulling back the curtain on their affair ... revealing the lengths she went to get him alone -- and the advice Kamala Harris gave her when the scandal exploded. Ruby Rippey writes in a new Vanity Fair essay that professional boundaries with Newsom began crumbling while she worked as his secretary during his time as San Francisco mayor. Rippey says she would scan Newsom's calendar for openings, show up wherever he was expected to be and make sure he spotted her before slipping away. She says her phone would soon light up with a...

VIDEOGavin Newsom has gotten a lot of attention recenly for inviting MAGA type guests to his new podcast. However, if Newsom were to invite his former deputy chief of staff, Alex Tourk, onto his podcast to discuss the Man Code, it would probably be the most watched podcast in Web history. And if you're wondering why, after you watch this video I think you'll agree that such a podcast could break the Internet.

SAN FRANCISCO -- In the midst of an election year, Mayor Gavin Newsom's campaign manager Alex Tourk has announced that he will step down from his post. SFGate.com reported Tourk resigned after confronting Newsom for allegedly having an affair with his wife, Ruby Rippey-Tourk. The admission from Rippey-Turke came as part of a rehabilitation program she has been undergoing for substance abuse, according to sources to the paper. Newsom refused to comment on the report, according to NBC11. Rippey-Tourk, 34, was the mayor's appointments secretary at the beginning of his administration in 2004. She worked for the mayor until the...