She said her change of heart came amid fears that she would be expelled from the county party's governing Central Committee after being among six elected by the 77th Assembly District in March 2020.
A simmering intraparty war boiled over this week after an aide to Rep. Scott Peters filed a series of complaints with the local party, leading to a demand that Lori Saldaña apologize.
Last week, local activist Tasha Williamson said on Facebook that Will Rodriguez-Kennedy had been accused of assault. She told KPBS the accusations involved sex while his accuser was intoxicated and incapable of giving consent.