Sen. Dianne Feinstein, surrounded by staff, departs a Senate Judiciary Business Meeting at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Thursday, May 18, 2023 in Washington, DC. A crowded top two Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s health has been a subject of ample intrigue in recent weeks, and our latest UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies/Los Angeles Times poll has …
Eleni Kounalakis, left, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, center, attend an abortion rights event in San Francisco on Oct. 13. After her friend and former boss lost the presidential race in 2016, Democrat Eleni Kounalakis remembers Hillary Clinton urging women to run for public office. “Those are important endorsements.” Although Kounalakis is unknown to many voters, Nalder said, …