Good news for the mayor

Despite a sex scandal, the mayor remains popular as ever and is expected to easily win re-election, even as he is still widely seen as a strong prospect for higher office in the future.

Gavin Newsom, that is.

Bloomberg News (link here, by way of Yahoo) has a story today on San Francisco's mayor running virtually unopposed for re-election and remaining popular as ever. Earlier this year, Newsom admitted to having an affair with his secretary, who was the husband of Newsom's one-time campaign manager and chief of staff. He also checked into alcohol rehab and recently has been accused by a county supervisor of dodging questions about possible cocaine use.

Newsom's approval ratings remain around 80 percent.

Seems like a good omen for Antonio Villaraigosa.

(By the way, scroll down a few items in this blog for a link to a similar story in Newsweek.)

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Also, on a separate note, Jay Leno had this quip about Villaraigosa last night: "I guess the mayor got some good news today. He got a big endorsement from In-and-Out."