Ex-Facebook exec Chamath Palihapitiya says he wants to run to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom [SFGate, San Francisco] Jan. 26—Silicon Valley venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya has endorsed the efforts to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom and launched a website announcing his own potential candidacy. Palihapitiya, a former Facebook executive who is now the CEO of venture capital firm Social Capital and a minority stakeholder in the Golden State Warriors, has not filed any forms with the California’s Secretary of State Office or taken any other concrete steps toward running for office. He did not immediately return an SFGATE request for comment.