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Commentary: Gavin Newsom and Kamala Harris have traveled parallel paths. Will they collide in 2028?

February 25, 2026 · Los Angeles, California Local News

Gavin Newsom and Kamala Harris have long circled one another. The two moved in the same political slipstream, wooed the same set of Democratic donors and, for a…

Column: Laphonza Butler aces her first political test, passing on uphill Senate run

October 19, 2023 · US News

Laphonza Butler has been living a whirlwind these past few weeks. Overnight she went from being a campaign strategist and behind-the-scenes operative — unknown to most, save political…