Photograph by Jill Greenberg

The Mayor and His MistressThe Mayor and His Mistress

The Mayor and His Mistress

Mirthala Salinas on the affair that rocked LA

The story was the stuff of telenovelas: A handsome, popular mayor has an affair with a pretty television reporter, who then reports on the mayor’s marital woes from her anchor desk. For the first time, Mirthala Salinas talks about her relationship last summer with Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. Go to Article

By Shawn Hubler

Illustration by Peter Hoey

The 64 Greatest Things About LAThe 64 Greatest Things About LA

The 64 Greatest Things About LA

We're down to the elite eight

Help us whittle down our list of the 64 greatest things about Los Angeles to a single winner! Painful? Yes. (We still love you, Farmers Market.) Unpredictable? You bet. (Spaceland trounces the Huntington Gardens?) Round four is now open, and you’ve got until Monday, May 19, to weigh in. Go to Article

Illustration by Heads of State

Ripped from the HeadlinesRipped from the Headlines

Ripped from the Headlines

Times Editors Speak Out

Amid all of today’s budget cuts and employee buyouts, it’s hard to believe that it wasn’t that long ago when running the Los Angeles Times was considered one of the best jobs in journalism. Six former Times editors weigh in on the chaos that has plagued the paper since the arrival of the Tribune Company and that expletive-spewing real estate maverick, Sam Zell. Go to Article

As told to RJ Smith