Corina Villaraigosa

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa denied Thursday a recent report on a local blog that said his marriage to Corina Villaraigosa was "kaput" and that he and his wife had separated. The report, which first appeared on lukeford.net, was "absolutely not true," Villaraigosa said. "We are not separated." Although the mayor declined to discuss his marriage in detail, he conceded that there had been strains.

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa spoke publicly for the first time Monday about the breakup of his 20-year marriage, saying he was responsible for the split even as he refused to talk about what caused it. In a somber meeting with reporters at City Hall, Villaraigosa declined to answer questions about whether the break with his wife, Corina, was triggered by another romantic relationship.

The wife of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa filed for divorce Tuesday afternoon, marking the second time she has sought to dissolve their marriage. The move by Corina Villaraigosa, 49, came a day after the mayor publicly accepted responsibility for their separation, saying he felt "a personal sense of failure" about the end of their 20-year marriage.

Okay, let me be frank: I've made mistakes in my life, I'm still flawed, and there is something to be said for the line about the hypocrisy of sinners casting stones. But I can't help myself. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's halfhearted \o7mea culpa\f7 Monday, about his broken marriage, was a disaster. I've tried to give him a break, given my own past sins, but in the end I just can't let it go without commenting. We all knew what we were getting with this guy.

As her husband campaigned relentlessly to become the next mayor of Los Angeles, Corina Villaraigosa found herself surprisingly calm -- at first. She had been through this before with Antonio -- a successful council race two years ago, a heartbreaking loss for mayor in 2001, a heady win in the state Assembly that launched his political career. Always poised and reserved, Corina, 47, knew the drill. Or at least she thought she did. The morning after her husband won the election, panic set in.

Corina Villaraigosa, the wife of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, has been nominated to sit on the First 5 L.A. commission, which oversees $209 million in annual funding for early childhood development, health and education programs in the county. Villaraigosa, a teacher with the Montebello Unified School District, was selected by commission Chairwoman and Los Angeles County Supervisor Gloria Molina. The Board of Supervisors will vote on the nominee Tuesday.

The County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday appointed Corina Villaraigosa, wife of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, to the First 5 LA commission. She will help oversee planning for early childhood development, health and education programs throughout the county. Villaraigosa, a teacher, will take her place Thursday on the 13-member panel. The commission manages an annual budget of $209 million. She was nominated by the commission's chairwoman, Supervisor Gloria Molina.

Los Angeles City Councilman Antonio Villaraigosa said Thursday that he had his family's blessing to challenge Mayor James K. Hahn to a rematch and had heard from many constituents that they would also support his candidacy. "So, obviously, we're getting close," Villaraigosa said, beaming as he moved, Oprah-style, amid long tables of business and civic leaders, talking about his dreams for Los Angeles and criticizing the current mayor's leadership.

Antonio Villaraigosa, who came out of a broken home and a troubled youth in East Los Angeles to become a passionate liberal politician, on Monday was named the next speaker of the California Assembly. In a striking contrast of political styles, Villaraigosa (D-Los Angeles) was chosen to replace Cruz Bustamante (D-Fresno), the farm country moderate who has held the powerful position for 14 months and is being forced out of the Assembly this year by term limits.