Carla Marinucci
American political journalist specializing in California politics; founder of the POLITICO California Playbook and former POLITICO senior writer. Prior to that, she was the San Francisco Chronicle senior writer from 1996-2015 and served as San Francisco Examiner political editor. Marinucci, an award-winning reporter and investigative journalist, has been recognized repeatedly as a top California top digital influencer in political journalism. She covered seven presidential and gubernatorial elections, including the historic 2003 CA recall which brought Arnold Schwarzenegger to power.