Steamy moment aide’s affair with Newsom began — in cringeworthy detail

Former San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is the subject of a Vanity Fair essay published Tuesday by Ruby Rippey. Rippey, who previously served as Newsom's appointments secretary, provides detailed accounts of their decades-old affair. The relationship previously caused significant disruption within San Francisco politics. In the essay, Rippey revisits the encounter and shares specific, descriptive details regarding the nature of their past romantic involvement while Newsom held the mayoral office in the city.