Will Rodriguez-Kennedy is back at the helm of the San Diego County Democratic Party. He walked away from the job three years ago, after he was accused of sexually assaulting his former partner, who eventually asked that his civil lawsuit be dismissed. And his re-ascension to the post came not without its own controversy. KPBS spoke with Rodriguez-Kennedy.

Will, you won a fairly acrimonious race to head the local Democratic Party. Anonymous letters circulated calling you a Trumpian narcissist. They also focused on the now-dropped sexual assault allegations against you, and those letters talked about the allegations against your opponent, consultant Sarah Ochoa's husband. Is there lingering bad blood within the party over all of that? And if so, what do you plan to do to heal it?

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