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Russian Hill penthouse
Coverage of Russian Hill penthouse in the Nexus archive.
- Ex-Newsom mistress exposes wild affair step by step, reveals Kamala Harris advice to stay quiet
Ruby Rippey detailed a 2007 affair with then-Mayor Gavin Newsom in a Vanity Fair essay, revealing former San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris advised her to remain silent during the scandal. Rippey criticized Newsom's memoir for misrepresenting his confession to her husband and described the affair as driven by power dynamics and addiction.