Alioto progeny ties the knot

Newsom eyes Sophia Milos

Julie Gilman and Joe Veronese, newlywedded
Photo(s) by Luke Thomas

By Luke Thomas

February 19, 2006

Queen of Hearts Angela Alioto, 46 pounds lighter and made more beautiful than a Tuscan dawn, gave away her son, Police Commissioner Joe Veronese, to Julie Gilman earlier today.

Angela Alioto

The effervescent couple betrothed matrimonial vows at the National Shrine of Saint Francis, with a who's-who entourage in tow. Only Pope Benedict and Italian crooner Emilio Pericoli were conspicuously absent.

Following the regal marriage ceremony, invite-only guests ascended City Hall's majestic rotunda to be received by our 42nd Mayor of San Francisco, the Honorable Gavin Newsom

Recently made single in a mystery better left unsolved, a bouquet of buzzing debutants quickly encircled Newsom, all eager to flutter their brightest wits for the Mayor's attention.

Claudia Ross, Mayor Gavin Newsom, Sarah Berger and Beth Hilliard

A Hollywood glam standout in the mix was actress Sophia Milos of CSI:Miami fame who seemed to have succeeded in catching our Mayor's eye.

Sophia Milos (left)

Veronese and Gilman will be honeymooning in a week to a location non-disclosed. We can tell you it will be somewhere warm, where Marlin is plentiful and privacy is prized.

Veronese, Gilman, Milos

Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier (right)

Leroy King with Angela Alioto's mother, 91 years young.

Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown

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