Nearly two decades after a political sex scandal rocked San Francisco City Hall, Ruby Rippey, the former appointments secretary who had an extramarital affair with now-Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom, has broken her silence in a first-person essay for Vanity Fair.
Newsom’s fmr aide breaks silence on 2005 affair in explosive essay for Vanity Fair
Brooke Mallory
Jul 28, 2026 | 5:47 PM