NAME Herb Wesson

OFFICE City Council President

Wesson has a very different approach from the one fostered by his immediate predecessor and other recent council presidents.... At his best, Wesson has pushed the council to make difficult decisions for Los Angeles, and he has given his colleagues cover for votes that might antagonize their political backers.... But when Wesson doesn’t want something, it goes nowhere.... Wesson hadn’t put forward much of a long-term agenda.... But Los Angeles faces serious prob-