Los Angeles County Supervisor Ridley-Thomas not frugal after all - LA Daily News
A series of stories by reporter Mike Reicher documented how county officials take advantage of a take-home car program. Ridley-Thomas, it turns out, had the use of two cars in 2014 — one old, one new. The older car is a 2006 Chrysler 300 Limited sedan that he drove as a California legislator. The county purchased Ridley-Thomas’ vehicle from the state at a relatively cheap price — $21,445. In July, Ridley-Thomas earned the editorial board’s praise for what appeared a relatively frugal decision compared to his colleagues using the same... Documents recently released show that in addition to the 2006 car, Ridley-Thomas has a 2012 Chrysler of the same model at his disposal. The 2012 Chrysler didn’t show up in earlier documents provided to this news organization, and Ridley-Thomas never tried to correct the record. While Ridley-Thomas’ older car underwent light maintenance that never lasted longer than a day, 9,000 miles were logged on the newer car between May and December 2014 — while it was kept spotless with three times-a-week washings. Asked about using a newer car in 2014, Ridley-Thomas told Reicher it was hard to remember. Source: www.dailynews.com
