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The mayor tries to stay on message, the $165 million Beverly Hills estate, another bookstore closes...and more. Click to go on in.
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Mayor's message
Coming out in public yesterday for the first time since his affair hit the fan, so to speak, Mayor Villaraigosa told reporters:
I obviously have caused a great deal of pain to my family, to many people involved here. Some people feel let down and I understand that. I'm going to focus on my job, do the best job I can for the city of Los Angeles and the people will have to evaluate me based on that.
As for Mirthala Salinas and the investigation at Telemundo into the ethics of her situation, he said:
I'll say it again. I believe that she's a consummate professional. I also believe that there's a process that needs to take place. My hope and my expectation is that process will vindicate her, so she and I can move on.
Potholes yesterday, jobs today
The Save Antonio tour continues today with a 9 am photo op where Mayor Villaraigosa will "join youth workers during their first week of work to kick off an historic effort to provide 10,000 jobs for young people in Los Angeles."
Hearst-Davies mansion for sale
The Beverly Hills estate where William Randolph Heart lived in adultery with Marion Davies from 1947 until his death there in 1951 has gone on the market for a mere $165 million. "This is the kind of home that comes on the market once in a generation," said broker Jeff Hyland. It has been owned since 1976 by Leonard M. Ross. LAT
Lawyers love when this happens
A new prosecution witness against Phil Spector testified that the music producer once angrily declared that women "all deserve a bullet in their heads." LAT
Forecasting the future
If trends go as expected, Los Angeles County will be 80% Latino and Asian by 2050 and the state of California will have nearly 60 million residents. DN
Noted
Double-take headline of the day
"Sentinel Crowned Best Paper in America by NNPA," the hed reads in the Los Angeles Sentinel. The National Newspaper Publishers Association represents black community papers.
Other Times Books to close
Owner Andrew Dowdy is selling his stock of used books to Powell's in Portland. He recently fell into a diabetic coma in the store on Pico in West L.A. and decided it's time to go. Scott Timberg visits with him. LAT
Aloud at the library
LA Observed contributor Erika Schickel will host a conversation with author Daniel Wallace on Thursday at 7 pm at the Central Library downtown, as part of the Aloud LA series.
