LOS ANGELES—A legal challenge against City Councilman Herb Wesson’s legitimacy in temporarily holding the office was able to move forward after approval by a state official last week.
California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta issued an opinion June 22 authorizing a request from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Southern California (SCLC) that challenges Wesson’s interim position representing Council District 10—which covers the neighborhoods of Arlington Heights, Koreatown, Mid-City, Olympic Park, Palms, South Robertson, West Adams, West Pico, and Wilshire Center.
Wesson, who previously represented the district on the council from 2005 to 2020, was appointed in February and started attending council meetings the following month to replace Mark Ridley-Thomas, who was removed from the seat due to federal indictment charges….