L.A Mayor; L.A. Affair

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Los Angeles Times
Steve Lopez, Times Staff Writer
12:55 PM PDT, July 3, 2007


It's official. With the mayor of Los Angeles finally 'fessing up to an affair with a TV anchor, the summer meltdown at City Hall is at least as entertaining as anything on the old Rocky and Bullwinkle show.

"It is true that I have a relationship with Ms. Mirthala Salinas," Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa admitted in a statement to the Daily News.

Once again, Villaraigosa requested "that people respect my family's privacy." But let's not forget that the last time he asked for privacy after announcing that he and his wife were splitting, he then quickly called a press conference.

I suspect he'll call another one any day now, and it can't be too soon. Among other things, we need to know if Telemundo news anchor Salinas, who referred to Villaraigosa's split as a "political scandal" on the air, is moving into the mayoral mansion. Are girlfriends allowed in there?

And we need to know if the former Tony Villar, who blended his last name with that of wife Corina Raigosa, will now be Mayor Antonio Villarsalinas.

Only time will tell. And I wonder if, in the meantime, there might be more developments in the saga of City Atty. Rocky Delgadillo and his wife. Is it too conspiratorial to think that certain people in the mayor's office might be inclined to leak a story or two on the embattled Delgadillo, just to take the spotlight off the mayor?

I'd be shocked if they didn't.

Stay tuned, L.A.

The summer of love is hot and getting hotter.

Steve Lopez will have a full column on the mayor situation later. Check out latimes.com/lopez.

steve.lopez@latimes.com


http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-me-lopezwebjul04,0,660173.story?coll=la-home-center

 

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During the course of a television
interview on June 19, 2006, Villaraigosa
walks with Salinas outside the state Capitol.
(Robert Durell / LAT)

 

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Mirthala Salinas, a Telemundo newswoman, interviews
L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa at the state Capitol on
June 21, 2006. Villaraigosa has now acknowledged that
he has "a relationship" with Salinas. (Robert Durell / LAT)

 

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Telemundo 52 reporter Mirthala Salinas, top left in red,
at a news conference by Villaraigosa outside Gov.
Schwarzenegger's office in Sacramento on June 20, 2006,
when the mayor was stumping for a bill that would give
him more control over the L.A. Unified School District.
(Robert Durell / LAT)

 

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Villaraigosa and Salinas wait out a pause in filming on the north
steps of the state Capitol. Salinas is now a news anchor on
Telemundo 52. (Robert Durell / LAT)

 

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A Telemundo 52 cameraman photographs Villaraigosa and Salinas
outside the state Capitol. (Robert Durell / LAT)

 

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Villaraigosa with his wife, Corina, during a prayer
service at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
just before he was sworn in as mayor on July 1, 2005.
(Al Seib / LAT)

 

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Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa tells reporters, "I have a relationship with
Ms. (Mirthala) Salinas, and I take full responsibility for my actions."
Salinas is an evening anchor for Telemundo, Channel 52. (Annie Wells / LAT)

 

[QueEx]

Fuck the Mayor's Fucking.

Conflict of Interest, or not ??

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[cranrab]

Fuck the Mayor's Fucking.

Conflict of Interest, or not ??

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this requires a scorecard. but there's too many questions.

the mayor has cheated on his wife before. so did they reconcile for public appearance (family man, etc.) only? if that is/was the case, then he doesn't get nailed for creeping.

did he feed the reporter any information he shouldn't have? did he use her position in the media to sway public opinion?

definite conflict of interest on her part. but the station squashed that in august 2006.

the bigger scumbag is city attorney rocky delgadillo.

but both of them are clowns.

 

[Makkonnen]

When were the mayor or da of LA not total scumbags?

What has Villapanocha done about the battle royale at MacArthur Park?

Might as well be Bradley and Reiner.