Latest line: A good week for Gavin Newsom, a bad week for Sofia Navarro
Gavin Newsom
California governor basks in a week of national attention for suing oil companies over climate change, speaking at the United Nations, meeting with Hillary Clinton, and doing long interviews with CNN and the New York Times.
Sofia Navarro
Interim director of Oakland’s Economic and Workforce Development Department draws public outcry after her agency missed the deadline to apply for millions in state funds to combat retail theft — money other Bay Area cities received.
Jackie Speier
Peninsula leader who served 15 years in Congress before retiring this year announces a run for San Mateo County Board of Supervisors. Some will say she’s too old (73) but it’s a near certainty she’ll win back the seat she held in the 1980s.