By Steven T. Jones
At the end of yesterday’s sex scandal whirlwind, I finally got a chance to talk with Newsom press secretary Peter Ragone about the scandal that got pushed aside by the larger scandal: Ragone being caught using pseudonyms in online posts and then lying to cover it up. Contrary to how this has been cast by the Chronicle and KCBS, Ragone has not truly owned up to what he did or shown any signs of wanting to restore his damaged credibility — something he’ll surely need as he tries to manage the other scandal and help Newsom re-engage with the public and the Board of Supervisors.