Today we're starting with a quick hit on U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell's (D-CA) inexorable run for the California governor's office, and how he'll work to flank Katie Porter from the right. What else do you need to know about Swalwell? Well, he farts on national TV. He also made a name for himself alongside #Resist libs like now-senator Adam Schiff during President Trump's first term in office.
We then take a dive into San Francisco's billionaire mayor Daniel Lurie's absolutely bush-league appointment of a 29-year-old pet shop owner to the ever-complex Sunset District's board of supervisor's seat--which saw her last just one week in office. Apparently, when she handed the shop over earlier this year, the new owner found countless dead mice throughout the building, as well as some 40 dead reptiles and small mammals in the freezer. That doesn't even bring into play the concerns over her business's troublesome tax practices. This may be the first of many bungles for the hapless rich boy running The City.
Finally, we discuss the serious federal charges facing the former chiefs of staff for both Governor Gavin Newsom and 2026 gubernatorial hopeful Xavier Becerra (Archive link), with a cameo quote from our favorite little ghoul, Democratic consultant Steve Maviglio.
Sean McCluskie, who served Becerra during his tenure as US Health Secretary under President Joe Biden, appears to have struck a deal with the feds. Meanwhile, Newsom's former bulldog CoS Dana Williamson is fighting her charges, which include both fraud allegations involving a dormant campaign account of Becerra's, as well as allegations of misuse of funds from COVID-era PPP money she received for her business, which included:s
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Luxury handbags and jewelry ($15,353 Chanel purse and a $5,818 Fendi wallet)
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Private jet travel ($21,000)
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Vacation spending in Mexico ($150,000 + $11,000 yacht trip)
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installation of a home HVAC system
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