After months of advocacy, South Bay Democrat wins procedural battle to force a House vote to require the Justice Department to make public files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Former chief of staff to Gov. Gavin Newsom is arrested and charged with being involved in a scheme to steal campaign funds from former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra.
San Mateo County supervisors name Santa Clara County undersheriff as new San Mateo County sheriff. But he has a big job to fix an agency roiled by controversy under former sheriff Christina Corpus.

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