| From the New Yorker 5/2007: "Can Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa keep control of L.A.’s battling factions?" | ||
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/05/21/070521fa_fact_bruck?currentPage=allProfiles Fault LinesCan Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa keep control of L.A.’s battling factions?by Connie Bruck May 21, 2007 The Mayor’s talent for connecting with people is a boon, but he has alienated some old supporters. Photograph by Martin Schoeller. |
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| From the LA Weekly 9/11/08: "The All-About-Me Mayor: Antonio Villaraigosa's Frenetic Self-Promotion" | ||
http://www.laweekly.com/2008-09-11/news/the-all-about-me-mayor/The All-About-Me Mayor: Antonio Villaraigosa's Frenetic Self-Promotion Hours of travel, fund-raising and PR leave little time for his jobBy Patrick Range McdonaldPublished on September 11, 2008
IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON of July 14, a week after quietly slipping home from a trip to Hawaii, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa was halfway though a typical workday. He'd spent the morning doing interviews on two Latino radio stations, his picture was taken with an old friend, Juan Alvarez, he met with major labor union insider Sean Harrigan, he lunched with his staff, he was prepped by aides on what to say at an upcoming press conference urging Angelenos to vote for higher taxes, and he held a meeting to discuss one of his persisting embarrassments as mayor — his failure to plant a promised "one million trees," or even a fraction of them, in Los Angeles. more » |
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| From LA Times 11/23/07: L.A. mayor, reporter end their affair, sources say | ||
L.A. mayor, reporter end their affair, sources say Robert Durell / LAT TOGETHER: Before their affair was known, Mirthala Salinas, then a Telemundo 52 reporter, interviewed L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa in Sacramento. She has since left the TV station. Villaraigosa's political standing was affected, and his wife has filed for divorce. Salinas was suspended, then left her job at Telemundo. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and television news reporter Mirthala Salinas have ended their romantic relationship, two sources familiar with the situation said Friday. more » |
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| 255 From LA Times 8/3/07: Newscaster Suspended Over Affair | ||
Newscaster suspended over affairLos Angeles television newscaster Mirthala Salinas was suspended without pay for two months — but not dismissed — Thursday from KVEA-TV Channel 52 for covering Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa while they were romantically involved, a relationship that journalism experts said damaged the station's credibility. Three of Salinas' superiors with the Telemundo network also were disciplined, including the top two station officials. KVEA General Manager Manuel Abud was reassigned to another position, and News Director Al Corral was suspended for two months without pay. more » |
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