Mayor Gavin Newsom attended a kick-off ceremony for Black History Month at City Hall in San Francisco, Calif. on Friday, Feb. 2, 2007 one day after acknowledging an affair with the wife of his former campaign manager Alex Tourk. PAUL CHINN/The Chronic

Mayor Gavin Newsom attended a kick-off ceremony for Black History Month at City Hall in San Francisco, Calif. on Friday, Feb. 2, 2007 one day after acknowledging an affair with the wife of his former campaign manager Alex Tourk. PAUL CHINN/The Chronicle Ran on: 02-03-2007 Mayor Gavin Newsom attends a Black History Month ceremony where the scandal went unmentioned. Ran on: 02-03-2007 Ran on: 02-03-2007 Mayor Gavin Newsom attends a Black History Month ceremony where the scandal went unmentioned. Ran on: 02-03-2007 Mayor Gavin Newsom attends a Black History Month ceremony where the scandal went unmentioned. Ran on: 12-31-2007 Weed-covered lawns like this one at a foreclosed property in Antioch are signs of the mortgage meltdown. The crisis was particularly hard on homeowners with low incomes. (Photo By Paul Chinn/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)