NEWSOM PICKS LAPHONZA BUTLER AS FEINSTEIN REPLACEMENT: “Newsom will appoint EMILY’s List President Laphonza Butler to fill the seat of the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, elevating the head of a fundraising juggernaut that works to elect Democratic women who support abortion rights, according to a person familiar with the decision.”

UPDATE: Why does Butler list her location as “Maryland” on her Twitter homepage?