scott shafer addresses the race ahead with reporter marisa lagos. >> marisa lagos, welcome. >> thanksor having me. >> you bet. so what a week in politics in california. on monday gavin newsom says he's not running for barbara boxer's seat, and then the very next day kamala harris says i'm running you know, full speed ahead. what do you make of the way it unfolded? that sort of one-two punch this week. >> well, we in the political world heard rumblings that they would be kind of sittingndown to discuss both of their futures. they share a political consultant. they share the same donor and sort of political base. i wasn't that surprised. i think that those positions make sense for them to be pursuing. gavin newsom was an executive in san francisco. he likes being the sort of star in the room. he likes being controversial. that's kind of what he's made his namt on. i think kamala harris is a better fit for that world too. and i think she probably sees it as a launching pad to even higher office. >> although there was also talk they both wanted to be governor. and newsom coming out the wa

. >> marisa lagos thank you very much.on't want to let you go before i say welcome because today's your last day with the "san francisco chronicle." you're going to be joining us here at kqed covering california politics and government. so i'll be able to call you a colleague in just a few hours. >> i'm very excited. thank you for having me. and we'll be talking more i'm sure about this race and many others. >> no doubt. thanks a lot. >> thanks, scott. >> and speaking of the "san francisco chronicle," the paper made some news of its own this week when it appointed audrey cooper as editor-in-chief. she's the first woman to hold the position in the paper's 150-year history. cooper joins the "chronicle" nine years ago as an assistant metro editor and has been rising up through the ranks ever since. she takes on her new role as the newspaper industry struggles to redefine itself in the new media landscape. audrey cooper is here now, and welcome. >> thank you so much. >> first of all, congratulations on your new post. >> thank