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Feb. 8, 2007

Aide's Pay Deal May Pose Problems for Newsom

Mayor Gavin Newsom, who issued an emotional public apology last week for having an affair with the wife of a former aide, may be in legal hot water if he used campaign funds to pay the aide's salary after he resigned.

By Donna Domino
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      SAN FRANCISCO - Mayor Gavin Newsom, who issued an emotional public apology last week for having an affair with the wife of a former aide, may be in legal hot water if he used campaign funds to pay the aide's salary after he resigned.
      A preview of the trouble the mayor may face came in an advisory opinion issued Monday by the office of City Attor...

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