"It's an honor to serve as chairman of one of the nation's most exceptional arts organizations," Stull said in the news release. "As we approach the Festival's 20th anniversary, I look forward to building on its legacy of artistic excellence and furthering its mission to make the arts accessible to all."
"It saddens me immensely to say that with your recent comments, and failure to understand their impact, I now barely recognize the person I have so long admired," Conway, a top Democratic donor, wrote to Benioff in the email. Conway was so disturbed by Benioff's comments that he contacted his longtime friend about them and they discussed the matter over the past few days, according to the email.
(Read her letter: Page 1, Page 2.) Maggie Cornejo resigned today (Aug. 19) as executive director of San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus' Sheriff's Activities League, saying in a scathing resignation letter that the organization has been crippled by politics and fear. Cornejo's resignation comes on the second day of a hearing to determine whether Corpus will remain as sheriff. She's accused of nepotism, intimidation, retaliation and other forms of corruption.
