Mayor's Residence
Getty House became the official residence for the mayor of Los Angeles. Mayor Tom Bradley was the first to move into Getty House at the beginning of his second term in 1977, and resided there until leaving office in 1993. However, his two immediate successors opted not to move into the house, so Getty House was unoccupied between 1993 and 2005. Mayor Richard Riordan (1993–2001) resided in his mansion in Brentwood. Mayor James Hahn (2001–2005) lived in San Pedro so his children could be near their mother's residence.
After his election in 2005, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced that he and his family would live in Getty House on at least a part-time basis, alternating between it and their existing home in the Mt. Washington district on the Northeast side. However, in September 2005, Villaraigosa decided that he would move into Getty House full-time, becoming the second mayor to reside in the house. In June 2007, Mayor Villaraigosa and his wife Corina announced that they were separating, and he would temporarily move out of the Getty House, with his wife and children to continue residing there during the separation.
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