Alameda County Supervisor Nadia Lockyer, who for two months has been embroiled in a sex and addiction scandal that riveted the Bay Area, today announced she is resigning from office. Lockyer, the wife of state Treasurer Bill Lockyer, said in a letter to colleagues and constituents that she wanted to focus on the well-being of her 8-year-old son and recovery from chemical dependency and her alleged beating by her ex-lover.

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