For more than a year, the affair between san francisco mayor gavin newsom and the wife of his good friend and campaign manager, alex tourk, was a bomb that those around. Ruby rippey gibney, at the time of the affair with newsom, was married to his good friend and senior advisor alex tourk, and was last known to be a city hall employee as. In 2007, newsom publicly apologized for having an affair in 2005 with ruby rippey gibney, who was his commission appointments secretary. At the time, she was married to alex tourk,. Ruby rippey gibney, the woman gavin newsom had an affair with while mayor of san francisco, says their relationship wrecked her marriage but was not comparable to. The affair, first reported thursday by the san francisco chronicle, apparently took place in late 2005 while ms.
