Race for supervisor to heat up

Now that Labor Day is over, the race for the county Board of Supervisors pickes up this week between Councilman Bernard Parks and state Sen. Mark Ridley-Thomas, D-Los Angeles.
Parks holds most of the establishment endorsements, including of the member he wants to succeed, Supervisor Yvonne Burke.
Ridley-Thomas, however, has the support of unions and a number of other elected officials -- many of them colleagues in the state legislature -- who he will use in a kickoff rally this Saturday.
The event will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at his campaign headquartrs at 2092 Jefferson Blvd..
Ridley-Thomas was the top vote getter in the June primary, falling short of winning the election outright.