Retiring San Francisco former House speaker endorses struggling supervisor Connie Chan for her seat, propelling her to a top-two finish against fellow Democrat Scott Wiener and showing Pelosi still has clout.
Once a darling of the left, the former Orange County congresswoman finishes a distant fifth in the governor’s race, following a loss in the 2024 Senate primary to Adam Schiff. End of the road for her political career?
The former state attorney general secures a top-two spot in the governor’s race. But if he faces Democratic billionaire Tom Steyer over Republican Steve Hilton, it will be a long, costly slog to November.
