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Mayor’s Wife Approved for Early Childhood Post

From Times Staff Reports

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.

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