Williamson, who is based in Los Angeles and has spent the better part of her adult life in the state, is a uniquely California creature, writes sherlyholmes in today's Essential California:
There was only one presidential candidate on stage during last night’s debates who has ever lived in a geodesic dome, led a room of hand-holding moguls in prayer at David Geffen’s 48th birthday party or officiated a wedding at Neverland Ranch. The brideWilliamson, who is based in Los Angeles and has spent the better part of her adult life in the state, is a uniquely California creature.
Williamson typically speaks as if she’s delivering the answer to a riddle at a dinner party hosted by Tom Wolfe. She has written seven New York Times bestsellers, including the 1992 debut “A Return to Love” that launched her career into the mainstream with Oprah’s ringing on-air endorsement. Los Angeles — a city that specializes in the brand of post-denomination, choose-your-own-adventure spirituality necessary to casually accessorize a red string Kabbalah bracelet with a crucifix necklace — was a natural destination for a Jew to riff on a book that purports to be the words of Jesus, as dictated directly to a New York shrink.
She launched her political career in 2014 with a glitzy bid for California’s 33rd Congressional District . The campaign was unsuccessful but drew support from multiple Kardashians and spawnedIn the crowded race for 2020, Williamson remains a long-shot candidate who has been polling at less than 1%. Her wacky and extremely meme-able performance during the first round of debates last month brought her outsize attention, though much of it was as a punch line.
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