Latest line: A good week for Gavin Newsom, bad week for Bryan Azevedo

Gavin Newsom

Polls show Prop 50, of which the governor is chief promoter, heading for a big victory Tuesday, and he now has the names of 100,000 donors to the Yes campaign whom he can contact if he runs for president.

Bryan Azevedo

Feds charge San Leandro city councilman with two felonies, saying he took kickbacks to help a housing company connected with the bribery case against former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao win city contracts.

Bill Essayli

The Trump administration’s top federal prosecutor in L.A. has been serving illegally because the U.S. Senate hasn’t confirmed him, a judge rules — but allows him to keep the job if he simply changes his title.