LOS ANGELES—On the day Los Angeles City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas is scheduled to be arraigned on federal bribery and conspiracy charges, his council colleagues will vote Oct. 20 on whether to immediately suspend him from office.
The motion to suspend Ridley-Thomas, 66, was introduced by Council President Nury Martinez and seconded by Councilman Mitch O'Farrell, the council president pro tem. The vote is scheduled as a special meeting at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, amid the council’s regular 10 a.m. meeting.
