Lopez calls it quits
Threatened with expulsion from the legislative body he has been a part of since 1985, scandal-plagued Assemblymember Vito Lopez has resigned.
Lopez submitted a terse, one-sentence letter to Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver on May 18, setting 9 a.m. on Monday, May 20 as the time his resignation would become effective.
However, rather than withdraw completely from public office, Lopez who had originally planned to resign as of June 20, but pushed forward the move when it became clear that the Assembly would not wait — has maintained that he will seek election to the City Council seat being vacated by Councilmember Diana Reyna, who represents the 34th Council District.