Mark Ridley-Thomas, one of Los Angeles County’s most prominent politicians, was found guiltyThursday of federal corruption charges for extracting special benefits for his son from USC while ...
Prosecutors will say that justice was served. That for the good of the taxpaying public in Los Angeles, they’ve taken down a corrupt career politician "who abused his position of power" for ...
A jury convicted ex-Los Angeles Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas last week of seven federal corruption charges, including bribery, conspiracy and honest services fraud. The foreperson of the jury ...
LA City Councilmember Mark Ridley-Thomas with California Governor Gavin Newsom in 2018. (Source: Mark Ridley-Thomas via Courthouse News) LOS ANGELES (CN) — There was no need to bribe Mark ...
LA Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas speaks at a technology and entertainment conference in September 2021. (LA City Council via Courthouse News) (CN) — The Los Angeles City Council voted to suspend ...
“My neighbors have once again called on me to serve and it is my responsibility to answer that call,” Wesson said. Nury Martinez, President of the Los Angeles City Council, introduced a motion ...
Herb Wesson’s return to the City Hall as a replacement for Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas has been barred by a Superior Court judge’s restraining order issued on Thursday. The temporary ...
On Tuesday, I did something I hadn't done in a while: I went party hopping. The occasion: primary night in the San Fernando Valley, with seven first-time candidates facing off in a special ...
A man has been found guilty of murder after an assault at a nightclub following an alcohol and cocaine binge. Matthew Thomas, 47, was found outside The Arch Bar in Neath on 15 July and died the ...
Living in Inglewood these days is living in tension about change. Like many other places in and around L.A., its core is being transformed by development that’s become a spectacle, something I ...
Two years ago, voters made clear they were exasperated with Los Angeles City Hall, unseating two incumbent council members and rejecting attempts by several others to win higher office. This time ...