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Mayor Antonio Villaraigosas admission that he has a relationship with TV anchor Mirthala Salinas came less than a month after he announced his separation from his wife of two decades, Corina Villaraigosa. Antonio later claimed that all marriages have such ups and downs. During his tenure as mayor, he gained national attention for his work and was featured in Time's story on the country's 25 most influential Latinos. He was previously a member of the California State Assembly which he served as Speaker. 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His core focus during his first tenure remained gun control laws and public education. Villaraigosa again ran for mayor in 2005, this time winning the election. At the Town Hall event at downtown's City Club, Villaraigosa didn't discourage speculation that he is running for governor and just waiting for the right time to make it official. SpouseParentChildSiblingFamily memberOther, Sweet James has my permission to help provide a free police report, Mayor Villaraigosa and Lu Parker attend a game. He ran for mayor in 2001 against Los Angeles City Attorney James Hahn, but lost in the second round of voting. Rich Polk / Via Getty He combined their last names, becoming Antonio Villaraigosa. Antonio Villaraigosa was born on January 23, 1953 in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California, USA. His wife rarely joined him at public appearances and remained home with their children during his travels abroad. They joined their last names to create Villaraigosa. 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[14] Our solution to the married-name issue is not unheard of. But with the Daily News set to publish a story about his relationship with Salinas, an anchorwoman and reporter for NBC-Telemundo (Channel 52), and his mother-in-laws account of the climactic moment in his marriage, Villaraigosa issued the following statement: It is true that I have a relationship with Ms. Mirthala Salinas. Los Angeles Times. The couple had two children, Natalia and Antonio Jr. Antonio Villaraigosa was also known for being vocal about his goal to make Los Angeles one of the safest big cities in the country. Antonio Villaraigosa could not clear the bar exam. After a lot of effort, he eventually began his law career. [65][66] In June 2006, Villaraigosa received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement. Villaraigosa acknowledged on July 3, 2007, that he was in a relationship with Salinas. Villaraigosa, the article said, initially defended the affair as a matter of the heart, but later admitted it was an error. Gang homicides were down more than 24 percent in 2008. In fact, crime fell by 43 percent across California between 1994 and 1999. While he was studying at the UCLA, he became a leader of the group named MEChA, which was formed by the university students to empower themselves to take political actions. Actually, grandma would say he's still living in sin because he's been dating KTLA News personality Lu Parker without so much as putting a ring on her finger. Showing Editorial results for corina villaraigosa. In 2005, he ran for mayor again in a rematch against Hahn and won. And Antonio is focused on his relationships with his kids, said one person who said he learned about the breakup in October. In 2009, he was re-elected and thus became the mayor of Los Angeles for the second time in a row. 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.. [27] The two-hour-long summit meeting, held Monday, August 16, 2010, was criticized for not including input from Los Angeles' Bicycle Advisory Committee, which has held a number of Bicycle Summit meetings. [29], As mayor, Villaraigosa was a member of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition,[30][failed verification] a national organization of Mayors whose goal is to increase gun control. [42] He raised the issue of education as a critical part of solving economic disparity, providing the workforce for the future and articulated that "education is the civil rights issue of our time." Shed had enough. Both of these matters had been included in some previous platforms. The mayor, she said, arrived separately from Salinas and her sister. Despite that, he won the re-elections in 2009 quite smoothly. As Ive said I take full responsibility for my actions, and I once again ask that people respect my familys privacy. He became the first Latino Mayor of Los Angeles since 1872, when Cristbal Aguilar (who served from 1866 to 1868 and again from 1870 to 1872) held the office. [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. He gained most of his early education from local Catholic schools, but his father abandoning the family was not the only trouble that befell him when he was young. Villaraigosa ran for election as Mayor of Los Angeles in the 2001 citywide contest, but was defeated by Democrat James Hahn in a run-off election. Before stepping down in 2000 because of term limitations, Villaraigosa led initiatives to improve public schools and expand water-quality enforcement, and he was the author of a state health insurance program, Healthy Families, that expanded coverage for the children of low-income families. Former Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa was Antonio Villa prior to marrying Corina Raigosa. He attended a Roman Catholic school called the Cathedral High School and was later expelled from the school after he got into a fight with a classmate. 2. The other source -- who described himself as a longtime friend of Villaraigosas -- said the relationship ended two or possibly three months ago. Both sources spoke on the condition of anonymity, saying they were not authorized to discuss the matter. [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. 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. She remained Corina . He has been awarded with honorary degrees from universities such as the University of Southern California, the Loyola Marymount University, and the Whittier College. Corina is her husbands mirror opposite -- shy, reserved, inclined to avoid the spotlight he so relishes. News of the latest separation came as little surprise to some who know the Villaraigosas. The mayors aides said at the time that he had removed the band because he had lost weight and it was slipping off. "[38], Villaraigosa sought to gain control of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) as one of his top priorities as mayor, but instead was able to create the Partnership for Los Angeles Schools, a subset of LAUSD comprising the district's lowest-performing schools. [82], In February 2015, while Villaraigosa was considering a run for the United States Senate,[83] the Los Angeles Times reported on Villaraigosa's work as an advisor to controversial multi-level marketing dietary supplement company Herbalife Nutrition. Villaraigosa and his wife, Corina Villaraigosa, separated in June, weeks before he confirmed that he was romantically involved with Salinas. He became the first Latino Mayor of Los Angeles since 1872, when Cristbal Aguilar (who served from 1866 to 1868 and again from 1870 to 1872) held the office. She filed for divorce the next day. I think he was hurt by it politically. The mayors official calendar shows his usually frenetic schedule of public events across Los Angeles was cleared out Jan. 6 and Jan. 7. The Great Depression was hard on many Americans, and Antonios father was among them. He then began studying law at the Peoples College of Law and attempted the bar exam many times, unfortunately failing each time. 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%. The couple divorced in 2007.) Most prominently, they were caught on video in August shopping for shoes together at a mall -- images that were broadcast on the celebrity gossip website TMZ.com. Estoy muy feliz que Patricia Govea dijo SI !! Hes tenacious, he keeps fighting and fighting and fighting. " the breakup was triggered by Corinas discovery on Antonios Blackberry of revealing romantic e-mails and messages from a woman. "[95], Villaraigosa's first of four children, Marisela Villar, was born when he was 21. The other woman was the wife of one of their friends and the mother of their godchild. The 13-person commission oversees $209 million in annual funding for early childhood development, health and education programs in the county. Corina Villaraigosa filed her petition in Superior Court in June 2007, citing "irreconcilable differences" as the reason for the breakup. The panel planned for such issues as counter-terrorism measures, evacuation planning and emergency preparedness. Previously on LA Observed: They broke up earlier in the fall. Beth Barrett, (818) 713-3731beth.barrett@dailynews.com, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Revealed: The other woman in Antonio Villaraigosas life, About $31M goes to San Fernando Valley light-rail line, and to engage community, Snow at Disneyland and other lower-elevation places in SoCal? 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[5], Antonio Ramn Villar Jr. grew up in the City Terrace neighborhood of Los Angeles County's Eastside, and attended both Catholic and public schools. In 1994, he was elected to the California State Assembly. He took office on July 1, 2005, becoming Los Angeless first Latino mayor since 1872. Within his first term, he was selected to serve as Democratic Assembly Whip and Assembly Majority Leader. [32], Villaraigosa vowed to hire 1,000 new police officers. The Partnership includes a program for parents called the "Partnership's Parent College." Unlike when the low-key James Hahns marriage fell apart during the second year of his term as mayor and the press discretely gave him a pass, the break-up of the charismatic Villaraigosas marriage sent dozens of newspaper and television reporters and paparazzi scurrying for the story behind the story. June 12, 2007: Corina filed for divorce. For my part, I intend to stay focused on my job, and to work as hard as I can every day to be the best mayor I can be.. And I think hes trying hard to get past everything that was that summer, the friend said. At the end of that suspension, she was reassigned from her post as temporary anchor to a Telemundo bureau in Riverside County. "In a twenty-year marriage, there are many ups and downs", Villaraigosa said. [22] Measure R included funding for the portion of the "Subway to the Sea" between Wilshire/Western and Westwood/VA Hospital; a project known as the Westside Subway Extension. In 1987, he got married again, this time to Corina Raigosa. On November 4, 2008, Los Angeles County voters passed Measure R, an additional half-cent per dollar sales tax that increased the sales tax rate in Los Angeles County from 8.25% to 8.75% and is projected to generate up to $40 billion over 30 years for transportation. Antonio Villaraigosa, originally in full Antonio Ramn Villar, (born January 23, 1953, Los Angeles, California, U.S.), American Democratic politician who served as the mayor of Los Angeles (200513), the first Hispanic to hold the post since 1872. Because LAUSD includes many other municipalities outside the city of Los Angeles, Villaraigosa wanted to engage all of the elected officials in those cities. They have two children, Natalia, age 13; and Antonio, Jr., age 17. Proceeds would accelerate the construction of 12 mass transit projects. Advertising disclosure: We may receive compensation for some of the links in our stories. He then married Patricia Govea in August 2016. Later, he left Antonio and his mother to fend for themselves. "[57], Villaraigosa then lobbied to place Proposition S on the ballot to fund new police officers, concerned that a pending court ruling could eliminate the 40-year-old 10% telephone tax. [72] In recent years, he developed a relationship with the Mayor of the Israeli city of Sderot, Eli Moyal, and met with him during the visit. After serving three terms consecutively, he officially resigned from the assembly in 2000. Although he was able to walk a few weeks later, he was left unable to play sports. June 3, 2007: Antonio and Corina separated. [81], At the 2012 Democratic National Convention, where Villaraigosa was chairman, the original 2012 party platform caused controversy after it was written, because of the lack of typical invocations and references to God and God-given rights, as well as lack of language affirming the role of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Couple sues Pasadena fertility clinic after baby is born with stomach-cancer gene, Legislators propose changes to Californias conservatorship law, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass endorses Rep. Barbara Lee in Senate race, Sirhan Sirhan, convicted of killing Robert F. Kennedy, denied parole by California board. Also in attendance were Mrs. Ethel Bradley, daughter Lorraine and many of Mayor Bradley's former staff members. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. She mentions that former Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa merged his surname, Villar, with that of his wife's, Corina Raigosa, when they married, in part because his father wasn't around.. [39][40], In his first State of the City address, he announced his intention to assume full control of the LAUSD, through a bill passed by the State Legislature. "[36] However, former Chief of Police Daryl Gates argued against this statistic, citing a trend toward lengthier prison sentences for career criminals as the reason for the change. A day later, Corina filed for divorce citing irreconcilable differences.. Basically, he said it was none of her business, according to Corinas 88-year-old mother, Manuela Raigosa. The turmoil is not the first for the Villaraigosas. His father left home and remarried when his son was 5 years old. [77], On May 2, 2007, the Los Angeles Times reported that Villaraigosa was under investigation for ethics violations: "The executive director of the Los Angeles Ethics Commissionaccused Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa of 31 violations of campaign finance and disclosure laws stemming from his 2003 campaign for the City Council. [44] However, the plan received significant opposition among the Los Angeles Board of Education, Board President Marlene Canter and then-superintendent of LAUSD, Roy Romer, among others. After his divorce from Raigosa, Villaraigosa was publicly in a relationship with KTLA reporter Lu Parker that ended in 2012. A member of the Democratic Party, Villaraigosa was a national co-chairman of Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign, a member of President Barack Obama's Transition Economic Advisory Board,[1] and chair of the 2012 Democratic National Convention.[2]. Corina and Antonio separated for 2 1/2 years. The divorce between the mayor and. After they were married, they combined the two names into one to demonstrate their faithfulness. [3][4] In June 2018, Villaraigosa came in third in the blanket primary election, losing to Gavin Newsom and John Cox. Schwarzeneggers 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. "I take responsibility for what is happening and I feel a personal sense of failure about it, and that's all I'm prepared to say on this question," he told reporters. He brought together union leaders and state legislators to create a Council of Mayors of the 28 cities served by LAUSD. He served as a part of the Transition Economic Advisory Board for President Barack Obama. I believe she did not cover the mayor since her new assignment, Richard said. [73] Villaraigosa has long retained strong ties to the Los Angeles Jewish Community, having spent part of his childhood in the once-Jewish dominated neighborhood of Boyle Heights. She had been battling thyroid cancer during the campaign, during which he positioned himself as a dedicated family man. Much of the gossip from City Hall insiders and speculation on Internet blogs has focused on Salinas as the other woman in the mayors life. Despite such criticisms, he was easily reelected in 2009. Los Angeles as Antonio Villar; he changed his name in 1987 when he married Corina Raigosa. [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. His net worth has been growing significantly in 2021-2022. Corina was appointed in 2005 to the First 5 Los Angeles Commission by LA County board of supervisor Gloria Molina. He quickly became a successful businessman and lived with his family in the City Terrace neighborhood of Los Angeles County. He subsequently worked to implement school reform, green initiatives, and massive funding of the citys transit system. However, his personal political ideology clashed with that of the groups on many occasions, owing to difference of opinions on racial matters. In 2001 he was a . Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa arrives for a news conference about his relationship with Telemundo newscaster Mirthala Salinas. Villaraigosas second term was notable for a steady decline in the citys crime rate. But the divorce was never finalized, and they reconciled about 2 1/2 years later. [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. Corina has recently been out of town, her mom said. Do men adopt their wives family names? Villaraigosa's marital status had become the subject of intense speculation for several months before the divorce, triggered when he was first spotted in public without his wedding ring. He also refused to get into a debate with any of his opponents. His father abandoned the family when Antonio was 5 years old. 70 Year Old Aquarius #39. 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. The idea is for the separation to be minimally disruptive for the kids until they make more permanent arrangements, one of the mayors aides said. [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. But when Corina raised the same question about her husbands wedding ring, she got a very different answer. In the wake of his affair with Spanish-language television reporter Mirthala Salinas, Villaraigosa announced that he was separating from his wife, and . In 1985 It was while he worked for the union American Civil Liberties. Did you know that for the past three years we've had a mayor who has been as our grandmother used to say living in sin! Well no longer: Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's divorce from Corina Raigosa was finalized this week. After leaving office as mayor of the nation's second largest city, Villaraigosa worked for a time at public relations firm Edelman. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. He later also acquired a law degree. Most Popular #161371. Villaraigosa has sought to regain his political footing since Labor Day, introducing into his speeches the notion that he has made mistakes but will continue to work hard for the city. Convention Chairman Villaraigosa put the amendment to a voice vote requiring a two-thirds majority for passage. Times staff writer Steve Hymon contributed to this report. They divorced in 2010. Despite not receiving a two-thirds majority, Villaraigosa still declared the amendment passed, causing an eruption of boos on the floor. Source: Tony Castro, "Anatomy of Antonio's Breakup", June 13, 2007 Lisa Cohen, who briefly served as a spokeswoman for the anchor last summer, said earlier this week that she no longer represents the former Telemundo employee. [58] This generated some controversy among tax activists, as Villaraigosa and his negotiating team had recently reached a salary agreement resulting in a 23% pay hike. Antonio Sr. made huge losses due to the economic slowdown, and it also led his first wife to leave him. 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. Free Online Library", "Controversial L.A. Villaraigosa supports Proposition O, which currently adds $10.22 to the property tax bill of a $350,000 home and will eventually climb to $35.00. His approval rating when he left office was 47%. He adopted the blended surname Villaraigosa upon his marriage with Corina Raigosa in 1987. In 2003, Villaraigosa defeated incumbent Councilman Nick Pacheco to win a seat on the Los Angeles City Council representing the 14th District. In 1984, Corina became a teacher in the Montebello Unified School District. "[49], In January 2005, Villaraigosa appeared before a coalition of animal rights activists and pledged that, if elected, he would implement a no-kill policy for Animal Services and fire General Manager Guerdon Stuckey, an appointee of former Mayor Hahn. His last name is a composite of his family name, Villar, and the last name of his first wife, Corina Raigosa. Manuel Abud, KVEA general manager: "As we have stated, we are committed to journalistic excellence. Later, he joined the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), from where he graduated with a BA degree in history. 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. Villaraigosa ran for and was elected to the Los Angeles City Council in 2003. 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