Latest line: A good week for Willie Brown, a bad week for Apple
"Ayatollah of the Assembly" hits a milestone as regulators pummel a Silicon Valley titan.
Willie Brown
California’s longest-serving Assembly speaker and San Francisco’s first Black mayor turns 90, outliving most of his rivals and celebrating at a big party in SF City Hall with typical flair while appearing 20 years younger.
Apple
Cupertino tech giant loses $113 billion in value after feds file antitrust lawsuit, and European regulators open investigation into its fees and terms that could cost the company 10% of annual worldwide revenues.
Vince Fong
Bakersfield GOP assemblyman wins primary to succeed Kevin McCarthy in Congress. But in the ruby red district, he’ll face a fellow Republican, Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux, in the May special election.