Finally!
San Diego Mayor Bob Filner resigns, faces criminal investigation
The city agrees to pay some of his legal expenses in sexual harassment suit. A defiant Filner apologizes to his backers but says he was victimized by 'the hysteria of the lynch mob.'
tony.perry@latimes.com, richard.marosi@latimes.com, latimes.com -- latimes.com
Filner becomes the fourth of the last seven mayors of San Diego to leave office early.
Before the council went into closed session, it heard the comments of several dozen people from among the 200-plus who had crowded into the council chambers for the 1 p.m. meeting.
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Faced with the allegations, Filner distributed a video in which he admitted treating women with disrespect, apologized and said, "I need help." He hired new staff to give a sense of stability in his office.
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WHAT was he waiting for anyways?
Sexual harassment to become 'social acceptable' again?
-- AS IF it ever was!?
Good riddens Filner! Hope we never see your mopey mug shot again, not in this election cycle, anyways. (Unless it's in the form a civil suit being brought again him.)