In a state of some 40 million residents, Newsom could not find one who fit the bill quite like Laphonza Butler. …

I am not familiar with Phonzie, as I would guess her friends call her, but I sense that she would fit right in. If she went for it, she would not be jumping the shark. Considering the number of boxes he has checked in making her appointment, however, I think Newsom may have done it.

[That was my reaction last night when Duane and another friend alerted me to the news. Doesn’t Gavin Newsom know ANY black women that actually live in his state other than London Breed, Barbara Lee, and Karen Bass? Scott gets the highest marks, though, with the Fonzie-shark reference, which just had its 46th anniversary a couple of weeks ago. — Ed]