BRIEF: The Latest line: Who’s up and who’s down

Feb. 16--Gavin Newsom

With barely 100 days until June primary election, lieutenant governor wins endorsement of the powerful Service Employees International Union, whose 700,000 members offer money and volunteers.

Aetna

State regulators open investigation into insurance giant after doctor says under oath that he never looked at patients' records before deciding to approve or deny care.

Conspiracy theorists

A proposed new measure would ban school vaccine rules, chlorine and fluoride in drinking water and genetically modified food, but 365,880 signatures are needed to get on the state ballot, a tall order.

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