Mark Ridley-Thomas indignant, but still convicted
from Inside the Issues: The Podcast Hosted by Spectrum News 1
This week, former Supervisor and Los Angeles City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison, with the judge specifically saying they wanted to make an example out of him. Ridley-Thomas dug in his heels with a statement before the sentencing, but was convicted anyway. "Inside the Issues: The Podcast" hosts Alex Cohen and Sara Sadhwani take a look at the man who majored in ethics at USC, then was busted for an ethics violation in a case involving USC. Then a sex trafficking bill introduced by state Sen. Shannon Grove in Sacramento is causing a kerfuffle with all sorts of LA implications. Also, will the debate between Gov. Gavin Newson and Gov. Ron DeSantis actually happen? And a look at how a political force in the San Fernando Valley is being honored for her work after being recently diagnosed with terminal cancer.
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