Among those who are dedicated to alleviating homelessness in Los Angeles, the news of the indictment of City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas brought only sadness and dismay
City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas has long been seen as a pivotal figure behind homeless policies in Los Angeles, especially in recent months as the Los Angeles City CouncilEven as Ridley-Thomas voted for new anti-camping laws, he was perceived as a tempering force who also brought forth new plans to expand outreach to homeless people and enforce the new law humanely.
“I don’t want the allegations to be true,” said Va Lecia Adams Kellum, president and chief executive of St. Joseph Center, a Venice-based service provider that moved more than 200 homeless people from Venice Beach into shelter or housing this summer. “If they are, it’s very, very sad and disappointing. As you know, he was a champion for those folks who were unsheltered.
“Councilman Ridley-Thomas has served our community for more than 40 years — especially when it comes to combatting homelessness in our city,” Hayner said. “Many had looked to him as an expert on this issue and sought his counsel and his advice — this campaign included.”The desperation that brought USC dean, Mark Ridley-Thomas together
As a county supervisor, Ridley-Thomas threw his support to the city measure even as he was wrangling with a divided board to get the sales tax on the same ballot. Failing that, he seized on the election of two more progressive board members to get the measure on the ballot the following March. As a consequence, Santana, currently the president and chief executive of the Weingart Foundation, which supports racial and economic justice in Southern California, sees the question of what to do about homelessness shifting into a new phase of political maneuvering.
But as the political realities shifted, Ridley-Thomas also had to adjust with them, sometimes disappointing his most loyal allies.
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