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LA Wave: Ridley-Thomas’ pay suspension being challenged

Staff and Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — Suspended City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas’ two closest allies on the council are looking out for him. Councilmen Curren Price and Marqueece Harris-Dawson are questioning whether City Controller Ron Galperin had the legal authority to cut Ridley-Thomas’ pay and benefits last October after 10th District

LA Focus: In Defense of Voting Rights in City Council District 10

Opinion Rev. Norman S. Johnson and Rev. Edward Anderson Next week the Superior Court will hear arguments as to whether it should grant a preliminary injunction barring Herb Wesson from acting in any capacity as a Councilmember for District 10. The lawsuit was filed by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference—

My News LA: LA Council Members Seek Report on Controller Suspending Ridley-Thomas’ Pay

Members of the Los Angeles City Council continue to question whether City Controller Ron Galperin had the legal authority to cut Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas’ pay and benefits after Ridley-Thomas was suspended from the council last year, with the latest motion filed Tuesday by Councilman Curren Price. Ridley-Thomas was suspended in

LA Focus: Ridley-Thomas’ Lawsuit Against the City Targets City Controller Ron Galperin’s Political Motives And Two Council Members Introduce Motion to Investigate Galperin’s Move to Strip MRT of His City Salary and Benefits

Lisa Collins Last Thursday, attorneys representing Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas filed a lawsuit against the city, maintaining that City Controller Ron Galperin’s decision to strip him of his salary was unauthorized, unlawful and politically motivated. The lawsuit alleges that “Controller Ron Galperin seized upon the City Council’s suspension of

Our Weekly: CD10 Voices for Empowerment group submits document to city council

by OW Staff Following months of debate and discussion among members of the community, clergy and leading 10th District stakeholders and constituents — all members of CD10 Voices for Empowerment — the group recently submitted a “Framework for Transparent and Accountable Representation” to the Los Angeles City Council. The document includes three

Spectrum News: Council members question controller suspending Ridley-Thomas’ pay

BY CITY NEWS SERVICE LOS ANGELES PUBLISHED 4:50 PM PT AUG. 03, 2022 LOS ANGELES (CNS) — Two Los Angeles City Council members are seeking clarity on whether Controller Ron Galperin had the legal authority to cut Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas’ pay and benefits after Ridley-Thomas was suspended from the council

Dr. Raphael Sonenshein on "Tavis Smiley"

Dr. Raphael Sonenshein - Executive Director of the Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs at Cal State LA. He joins Tavis to shed light on the long-running drama in the 10th Council District of LA. Click here to listen.

ABC7: LA City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas sues to restore pay after suspension from council

LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- Los Angeles City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas sued the city Friday over the decision to suspend his pay and benefits following his indictment in a federal corruption case. The lawsuit names City Controller Ron Galperin and alleges that Galperin's decision was "unauthorized, unlawful and

LAT: L.A. City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas sues City Hall, seeking to restore his pay

BY DAVID ZAHNISER Los Angeles City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to have a judge strike down the city’s decision to cut off his pay while he fights federal corruption charges. In his filing, Ridley-Thomas called the decision by City Controller Ron Galperin to terminate his

Report: Framework for Transparent and Accountable Representation

Click link below to download full report. TRANSPARENCY20TASK20FORCE20FINAL20REPORT compressed TRANSPARENCY%20TASK%20FORCE%20FINAL%20REPORT-compressed.pdf 728 KB download-circle

Southern Christian Leadership Conference – So. Cal. Letter to Council President Martinez

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LAT: Editorial: L.A. is too quick to freeze City Council members’ pay upon suspension

BY THE TIMES EDITORIAL BOARD JULY 27, 2022 5 AM PT Here’s an unpopular opinion: Los Angeles elected officials charged with corruption or sidelined by a pending court decision should continue to be paid while awaiting judgment. Three members of the City Council have been removed from their official

Framework for Transparent and Accountable Representation

LA Mag: District 10 Hurled Back In Time as Political Battle Royale Intensifies

ByJon Regardie [https://www.lamag.com/author/jon-regardie/] I’m pretty sure that time machines don’t exist. But last week, part of the Los Angeles ruling class managed to zip a swath of the city back in time five months into a previous period of problematic uncertainty. On Tuesday,

LAT Column: How the fight over a City Council seat is tearing apart Black Los Angeles

BY ERIKA D. SMITH [https://www.latimes.com/people/erika-d-smith] JULY 22, 2022 As a community advocate, Joe Delgado has learned to expect dysfunction from the city of Los Angeles. For months, he and others with the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment have been trying to get help for

LA Focus: Court Again Blocks Herb Wesson from Acting As A Voting Representative for the Tenth District

Lisa Collins In its current battle against the L.A. City Council over who can rightfully represent the Tenth District, the Los Angeles chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and a group representing 10th District residents have racked up another victory as L.A. County Superior Court Judge Mary

Tavis Smiley KBLA Editorial: When You Rush To Judgment Black Voters Get Disrespected

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LAT: Judge temporarily bars Herb Wesson from performing City Council duties

BY BENJAMIN ORESKES [https://www.latimes.com/people/benjamin-oreskes] STAFF WRITER JULY 19, 2022 12:09 PM PT A Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday that L.A. City Councilman Herb Wesson cannot perform the duties of his office, at least temporarily. The move hands a victory to a

Where We Stand Update

The City Council action to suspend Councilmember Mark Ridley-Thomas and the subsequent legal proceedings continue to disenfranchise CD10 constituents.  The suspension was unnecessarily punitive. The suspension process denied a duly elected member of the Council the presumption of innocence as well as his pay and benefits.  It was an unjust

Our Weekly: Southern Christian Leadership Conference goes to bat for residents

Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) National President, Dr. Charles Steele, Jr. celebrated the achievement of the organization’s local chapter leader, Pastor William D. Smart, Jr., in the organization’s fight to go to court on behalf of the people living in the city council’s 10th District. “Well, first

KBLA: Dr. Charles Steele on "Tavis Smiley"

Dr. Charles Steele on "Tavis Smiley" Dr. Charles Steele - National President/CEO of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). He is a civil rights leader first, using his constituency as a pulse to direct action and chapter development of public policies. He joins Tavis for a conversation

L.A. Focus: Bonta Decision Gives New Life to L.A. Council District 10 Leadership Battle & the Legality of the Wesson Appointment

Lisa Collins Attorney General Rob Bonta has sided with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and Council District 10 residents in concluding that “substantial questions of law exist as to whether Wesson’s appointment to the Los Angeles City Council was lawful.” Bonta’s published June 22 opinion paves the way

LA Magazine: Attorney General Ruling Adds to the Heat in the Mark-Ridley-Thomas-Nury Martinez-Herb Wesson Battle

Cityside Column: Approval of a lawsuit could add more uncertainty to who will occupy a crucial council seat By Jon Regardie [https://www.lamag.com/author/jon-regardie/] -June 27, 2022 With the votes in the June city primary races mostly counted, and the combatants in the runoffs determined, the Los