Because LAUSD includes many other municipalities outside the city of Los Angeles, Villaraigosa wanted to engage all of the elected officials in those cities. Gang homicides were down more than 24 percent in 2008. Despite all the publicity the relationship garnered, Villaraigosa and Salinas were rarely seen in public once the affair was known. They reconciled in the midst of rumors of Antonio's continued reputation as a womanizer. "A Closer Look at Half-Cent Sales Tax Hike, Measure R". Despite that, he won the re-elections in 2009 quite smoothly. With several of his news conferences dominated by questions about the affair, the mayor kept a relatively low profile for two months, staying out of the spotlight as the state Legislature raided $336 million in transportation funds from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Regalado said. Villaraigosa first ran for mayor in 2001 and lost. His approval rating when he left office was 47%. A November 4, 2008 election day poll, conducted by the Center for the Study of Los Angeles at Loyola Marymount University found that Villaraigosa had a job approval rating of 61%. He had also claimed earlier that he would take the subway to work at least once a month, but he could not uphold the promise. [41] The votes of each Mayor would be proportionate to the city's population. [65][66] In June 2006, Villaraigosa received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced Friday that he and his wife of 20 years were separating, and a spokesman said the family would be physically splitting up next week. In the video, the mayor greeted the shopper who taped him using his camera phone. Corina was appointed in 2005 to the First 5 Los Angeles Commission by LA County board of supervisor Gloria Molina. I wouldnt have any information.. Each of us loves our children more than anything in the world, and we are committed to working together for their benefit, Villaraigosa said in a statement. [11] At UCLA, he was a leader of MEChA, an organization that seeks to promote Chicano unity and empowerment through political action, but later renounced his association with the group citing its controversial stances on race. [48], In his final state of the City speech as Mayor of Los Angeles, Villaraigosa reiterated his commitment to education reform and expressed concern that the other Mayoral candidates did not share the same commitment to education in Los Angeles. The 13-person commission oversees $209 million in annual funding for early childhood development, health and education programs in the county. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). [37] The figures are also disputed by Patrick Range McDonald and Professor Andrew Karmen, John Jay College of Criminal Justice. He was a rebellious teenager and was always more inclined toward the liberal and left-leaning ideologies of the Democratic Party. Salinas, an attractive woman in her mid-30s, is a 6 p.m. news anchor and on-camera reporter for the Spanish language station. Source: Tony Castro, "Anatomy of Antonio's Breakup", June 13, 2007 In 1998, Villaraigosa was chosen by his colleagues to be the Speaker of the Assembly, the first from Los Angeles in 25 years. [68], Villaraigosa was one of ten mayors from North America to be short-listed as a finalist for the 2008 World Mayor Award. The other source -- who described himself as a longtime friend of Villaraigosas -- said the relationship ended two or possibly three months ago. More than three years after Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's wife of nearly 20 years filed for divorce, both are single again, a court official confirmed Wednesday. Antonio Ramn Villaraigosa (/viraos/; n Villar Jr.; born January 23, 1953) is an American politician who served as the 41st Mayor of Los Angeles from 2005 to 2013. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa arrives for a news conference about his relationship with Telemundo newscaster Mirthala Salinas. The affair even raised questions about the mayors name. He is an actor and producer, known for The Rise and Fall of the Brown Buffalo (2017), All My Children (1970) and Lopez (2016). The same article in The New Yorker also reported that, in 1994, while his wife had been battling thyroid cancer, Villaraigosa had become involved with the wife of a close friend. Because he campaigned and won on the issue of education,[43] Villaraigosa sought the legal authority to do so through AB 1381. Antonio Villaraigosa is an American politician. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. Telemundo 52 reporter Mirthala Salinas, top left in red, at a news conference by Villaraigosa outside Gov. Search instead in Creative? Evette Lopez, a roommate of Salinas sister, said she met Villaraigosa when he attended the service and joined the family afterward. Two years later he won a . Convention Chairman Villaraigosa put the amendment to a voice vote requiring a two-thirds majority for passage. She earned her masters of arts in education from Cal State Los Angeles. He was also known for forging international relations during his tenure as the mayor. The mayor of Los Angeles, Antonio Villaraigosa, who used to be known as Tony Villar, was a name-meshing pioneer. After his divorce from Raigosa, Villaraigosa was publicly in a relationship with KTLA reporter Lu Parker that ended in 2012. Also in attendance were Mrs. Ethel Bradley, daughter Lorraine and many of Mayor Bradley's former staff members. September 3, 2012. He is focused on doing the job people hired him to do: leading the city forward on the tough issues of public safety, traffic and school reform.. The union resulted in one of the longest names in American politics. Deputy Mayor Sean Clegg said Friday that the mayor has already fully addressed the issues surrounding the end of his marriage. When she approached him again, he said that they could stay in the house and he would move out (of Getty House) and if they didnt like it, he would leave.. I'm so happy to share that Patricia Govea said "YES!!" He was previously married to Corina Raigosa. Last month, the couple formally separated and three days later the mayor held a press conference to say he was taking responsibility for what happened, and that he felt a personal sense of failure about it.. [7] His father abandoned their family when he was 5 years old, and at age of 16, a benign tumor in his spinal column briefly paralyzed him from the waist down, curtailing his ability to play sports. 70 Year Old Aquarius #39. Hes hard to keep down.. It's where he met his wife, Corina, a high-school teacher. From the moment it became public, the affair between the mayor and the rising media star had a largely harmful effect on both parties. Salinas received a two-month suspension for her handling of the situation. A woman standing to his left said, "You've got to rule, and then you've got to let them do what they're gonna do." When Salinas mom, Yolanda Avila Fernandez, died in early January the mayor cleared his usually hectic calendar and went to Phoenix for the services. We are getting married & want to thank everyone for your well wishes. The mayor has been sighted at Salinas upscale Studio City town house in recent months, a neighbor told the Daily News. Do men adopt their wives family names? His zodiac sign is Aquarius. "[92] At the same time, his showing and that of the candidates he supported in the election were lackluster. He was previously a member of the California State Assembly which he served as Speaker. [17][18], Villaraigosa was re-elected in 2009, receiving 55.65% of the vote against his most prominent challenger, attorney Walter Moore who won 26.23% of the vote. Villaraigosa acknowledged he had a relationship with Salinas. Salinas moved out of the way to avoid being seen. Richard said the move from political correspondent to backup anchor and general correspondent was intended as an expansion of Salinas responsibilities at the station. Lynn Lawrence, director at the Greer-Wilson Funeral Home where Fernandezs visitation was held, also recalled the mayor. The eldest of four children, Villaraigosa was born Antonio Villar in 1953. Within his first term, he was selected to serve as Democratic Assembly Whip and Assembly Majority Leader. The couple were married in 1987 and combined their surnames -- he was known at the. The couple divorced in 2007.) 24 hours before the March 3 election, Villaraigosa and Bratton reannounced a statement from the Mayor's Office that the "citywide crime-rate drop to the lowest level since 1956, the total number of homicides fall[ing] to a 38-year low. Corina and Antonio separated for 2 1/2 years. He then began studying law at the Peoples College of Law and attempted the bar exam many times, unfortunately failing each time. I hope Los Angeles gives them privacy.. Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students. In 2004 he served as a cochairman of Democratic candidate John Kerrys presidential campaign. [41], The biggest issue during the Mayoral election of 2005 was public education. Under the agreement, the ICT will train US homeland security officials. [25] Villaraigosa's 30/10 plan eventually morphed into the America Fast Forward program and was passed by Congress. He worked there until 1994, the year he was selected to the California State Assembly. He ran for mayor in 2001 against Los Angeles City Attorney James Hahn, but lost in the second round of voting. Given the seriousness of the allegations that have been made, we have decided to conduct an internal review of the decisions and events that led us to where we are today. Similarly, he notes, "In 1956, 42 percent of robberies were cleared by an arrest. At the time, Villaraigosa said he had lost weight and the ring needed to be re-fitted. Corina told her she didnt want to talk about all the details because she didnt want to upset her mom. Villaraigosa again ran for mayor in 2005, this time winning the election. [90][91] In 2009, a poll by the Los Angeles times showed his approval rating had slipped to 55%, "relatively low for a sitting Mayor who faced little name opposition in his recent re-election victory. He took office on July 1, 2005, becoming Los Angeless first Latino mayor since 1872. He quickly became a successful businessman and lived with his family in the City Terrace neighborhood of Los Angeles County. [84] The story questioned whether Villaraigosa's relationship with Herbalife would become a significant hurdle in a statewide run, given the company's checkered reputation and ongoing U.S. Federal Trade Commission investigations. vyrgs [key], 1953-, American politician, b. In 2009, the local and the national media wrote many articles on him. Well no longer: Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's divorce from Corina Raigosa was finalized this week. Villaraigosa has also supported implementation of Los Angeles' Bicycle Master Plan, adopted in March 2011, which set a long-term goal of creating a network of 1,680 miles (2,700km) of interconnected bikeways spanning the city. (? A Telemundo 52 cameraman photographs Villaraigosa and Salinas outside the state Capitol. [76] This budget does not include the annual $118,000 covering of the Getty House, the official residence of the Mayor of Los Angeles. The mayor has repeatedly expressed his profound regret and apologized, wrote Clegg, the deputy mayor. [58] Controller Laura Chick noted that Proposition S language does not restrict expenditure to police and firefighters, and instead deposits the money into the general fund. Salinas did not respond to requests for comment. [52][53][54] In June 2010, fifteen months after Boks' resignation, Brenda Barnette, former CEO of the Seattle Humane Society was appointed. Politico. [84], Villaraigosa's role as a consultant to the embattled company was condemned by the League of United Latin American Citizens,[84] an advocacy organization focused on Hispanic advancement. After the first vote had greater volume of "nays", Villaraigosa called for a second vote, which was again met with greater volume of "nays" than "yays". The rumors apparently were fed by the fact that Villaraigosa had stopped wearing his wedding ring. In 2006, he held a meeting with businessmen from China, Japan, and South Korea and secured a funding of about $300 million in the form of investments. [67] In 2007, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Whittier College. Salinas did not respond to repeated requests for an interview. He has been awarded with honorary degrees from universities such as the University of Southern California, the Loyola Marymount University, and the Whittier College. He said his bride-to-be is Patricia Govea and that they have been dating since last year. Villaraigosa declined at the time to discuss his marriage at length. Villaraigosa, the article said, initially defended the affair as a matter of the heart, but later admitted it was an error. Antonio later claimed that all marriages have such ups and downs. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and television news reporter Mirthala Salinas have ended their romantic relationship, two sources familiar with the situation said Friday. Villaraigosa (whose name is an amalgamation of his own family name, Villar, and that of Corina Raigosa, whom he married in 1987 and divorced in 2007) grew up in a predominantly Latino area of East Los Angeles, where he and his three younger siblings were raised by their mother. ], the year he was selected to serve as Democratic Assembly Whip and Assembly majority Leader,... 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