Herb Wesson engineers another shake-up at L.A. City Hall
The new City Council president strips rival lawmakers Bernard C. Parks and Jan Perry of key committee chairmanships. The move is expected to widen the divide between Wesson and the council's only other African American members.
Newly installed Los Angeles City Council President Herb Wesson engineered another shake-up at City Hall on Friday, stripping rival lawmakers Bernard C. Parks and Jan Perry of key committee chairmanships that had major influence over the city budget crisis and utility rates.