Indictment of LA councilman brings fresh uncertainty to an already unsettled City Hall
LOS ANGELES — In a city where the mayor is partway out the door, one former councilman has been handed a prison sentence and another is awaiting trial, the indictment of Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas delivered yet another blow to the stability of Los Angeles city government.
Mayor Eric Garcetti is still waiting for a confirmation hearing that will determine whether he becomes U.S. ambassador to India, and no one knows for certain when or if he will leave.
Ten of the city’s 18 elected officials are running for reelection or for higher office, with some beginning to take shots at each other on the campaign trail. Meanwhile, anxious council members still don’t know which neighborhoods they will represent next year — thanks to a contentious redistricting process that has sparked protests across several parts of the
