I believe Corina will now take over the Getty House (the mayor’s mansion) and look after the two kids there (Loyola High School is almost walking distance from Getty House) while the mayor will move to their home in Mount Washington.
KFI reported this story around 4 p.m. June 8, at the same time I was blogging it.
Rick Orlov’s story appeared quickly on DailyNews.com:
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and his wife, Corina, announced today that they are separating because of the pressures of his job.
During a transition period, Villaraigosa will return to the couple’s Mt. Washington home while Mrs. Villaraigosa and their two children continue to live at the Getty House.
"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. "I ask that the media and the public respect our privacy through this painful period of transition."
Villaraigosa has had a light public schedule the last several days and has no appearances planned for this weekend. Aides said he will hold a news conference on Monday to discuss his family situation.
Duke Helfand of The Los Angeles Times reports. LAObserved.
I reported several months ago that the mayor’s marriage was kaput.
Antonio and Corina have not been seen together in public since last May (when the then president of Mexico, Vicente Fox, visited).
Kevin Roderick wrote on Feb. 2:
Apparently responding to blogger Luke Ford’s allegation that the Villaraigosas had split up, the mayor told the Times last night that the entire family — himself, Corina and the two teenage children — is living at Getty House. "Absolutely not true," Villaraigosa said of the gossip. "We are not separated." He did admit to strains, but called them "ups and downs." The couple had broken up once, before he ran for mayor the first time, over his affair that coincided with Corina undergoing cancer treatment. Just who Villaraigosa spoke with last night is strangely murky. The Times attributed the comments to "an interview Thursday evening at Getty House," but the short story carries no byline. Corina was not at home at the time, the paper said.
