LA City Council Votes To Appoint Herb Wesson To Temporarily Represent 10th District

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — The Los Angeles City Council has voted to appoint former Councilman Herb Wesson to represent the city's 10th district, replacing Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas, who was suspended after being indicted in a federal corruption case.

Wesson represented the 10th District from 2005 to December 2020.

Wesson will stay on until Dec. 31, unless Ridley-Thomas is acquitted or the charges are dropped.

The corruption trial is set to begin in August.

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