A former staffer turned sober survivor, Ruby Rippey, lays bare the devastating personal cost of her affair with then-San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, revealing how his rise overshadowed her fall—and how she rebuilt her life after leaving her job and entering rehab. Newsom, who admitted the incident occurred 27 years ago, hasn’t publicly defended himself, leaving Rippey’s raw, powerful essay as a haunting reminder of how power imbalances can leave lasting scars.

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