Earlier this week, over 200 attendees came out to the groundbreaking ceremony held by Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chairman Mark Ridley-Thomas for the Avis and Mark Ridley-Thomas Learning Center.
Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas mentions how having the Lucas Museum promotes arts and culture
On November 13, 2015, the YWCA Greater Los Angeles (YWCA-GLA) hosted their 14th annual Rhapsody Gala at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. The Rhapsody Gala, the organization’s main fundraising event, provides assistance to the area’s most at-risk population; emancipated foster youth, and other underserved individuals in the YWCA GLA’s program areas: Workforce/Youth Development, Sexual Assault Crisis Services, Child Development, and Senior Services. This year, the YWCA-GLA celebrated the extraordinary achievements of Debra L. Lee, Chairman and CEO of BET Networks recipient of the Media Visionary Award, Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas as Man of the Year, and
Supervisor Ridley-Thomas takes the wheel of Metro’s Multi-Billion Dollar Transportation System
On Monday, October 28, Metro will host the first ever Metro to Crenshaw/LAX Business Opportunities Summit in South Los Angeles. The Business Summit will highlight the broad range of business and economic opportunities available at Metro for small and minority owned businesses in the Crenshaw/Inglewood Transportation Corridor, including but not limited to the work that is about to begin on the Crenshaw / LAX Transit Corridor. Walsh / Shea, the contractor for the Crenshaw / LAX Light Rail Transportation Project, will also present information about their procurement and subcontracting opportunities that will be available along the Corridor. In addition, Metro
MAYOR ANTONIO R. VILLARAIGOSACity of Los Angeles FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLYMay 23, 2013MAYOR’S OFFICE MEDIA CONTACT:Barb Solish [email protected] SUPERVISOR’S OFFICE MEDIA CONTACT: Lisa Richardson [email protected] 213-361-6980 MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA, SUPERVISOR MARK RIDLEY-THOMAS TO CELEBRATE FUNDING FOR LEIMERT PARK VILLAGE STATION ON CRENSHAW/LAX LINE South LA Stop No Longer Optional LOS ANGELES — Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, and community leaders will celebrate actions by the LA City Council and Metro this week that will fully fund a Leimert Park Village Station on the future Crenshaw/LAX light rail line at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, May 24, at 4395 Leimert Blvd, Los
Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas on Sunday endorsed Wendy Greuel to become the city’s next mayor. “As I have watched the election unfold, I have become convinced that the candidate best able to lead all of Los Angeles during this troubled time is City Controller Wendy Greuel,” Ridley-Thomas said. “I have known Wendy for over 25 years. I have confidence in Wendy Greuel. She is a committed problem solver, whose knowledge of city government, experience, and appeal to all segments of our city equips her to lead.” Ridley-Thomas served on City Council and in the state Senate
Supervisor Ridley-Thomas takes the Oath of Office from Dr. Robert Ross The Supervisor was sworn-in to a second term on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors amidst throngs of well-wishers from the community, public officials, construction workers, members of the staff of King/Drew hospital (where the ceremony was held); county and city department heads including (D.A. Jackie Lacey, Sheriff Lee Baca, William Fujioka and City Council president Herb Wesson; and two of his colleagues on the Board – Supervisors Don Knabe and Zev Yaroslavsky . In addition, the Supervisor’s wife, Mrs. Avis Ridley-Thomas, and some family members were
Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas will be the first African American man to chair the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors In 2008, Mark Ridley-Thomas was elected the first Black man to become a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, as Supervisor of the Second District. On Friday, November 30, at 10 a.m., the Supervisor will make history when he is sworn in as the first African-American man to hold the position of Chairman of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. The ceremony will include highlights of the Supervisor’s first term in office, such as