Judge temporarily bars Herb Wesson from performing City Council duties
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday that L.A. City Councilman Herb Wesson cannot perform the duties of his office, at least temporarily.
“I’m happy for my clients, because justice was served for them because they didn’t vote for Mr. Wesson,” John Sweeney, the attorney for the SCLC of Southern California, said after the hearing. “Now they can have a say in who was temporarily appointed to represent them.” A judge issues a temporary restraining order barring Wesson from participating as an L.A. council member, handing a victory to allies of Mark Ridley-Thomas.
After the hearing, Sweeney said he thinks this ruling means that Wesson “cannot implement his own policies and that he can’t vote, which is crucial, and it means for my clients that they can have a voice in who represents them.” In an interview, Sweeney said he’d like to see a temporary appointment process that is more transparent and better incorporates the views of voters in the district. He said that the way Martinez went about the selection deprived voters in Ridley-Thomas’ district of a say in the process.
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