Alex Tourk stepped down from his position as campaign manager to San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom. His decision, acknowledged on Jan. 31, to resign came shortly after discovering his wife, Ruby Rippey-Tourk, had an affair with the Mayor more than a year ago.

This comes just days after it was revealed through numerous news outlets, such as the San Francisco Chronicle and local news stations, that Newsom's chief spokesman, Peter Ragone, posted comments on a local news-oriented site, SFist, using aliases. The comments were pro-Newsom and sparked great controversy after establishing postings were made from the same computer. To date, Newsom has made no decision asking Ragone to resign.

SF State students and faculty share their thoughts on Newsom's character and his future as the Mayor of San Francisco.