Ridley-Thomas hopes for speedy transition

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State Sen. Mark Ridley-Thomas said Wednesday his first order of business is to... (File photo)

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As the first new member elected to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors since 1996, state Sen. Mark Ridley-Thomas said Wednesday his first order of business is to assemble an effective staff and focus on immediate needs in South L.A., including reopening Martin Luther King Jr.-Harbor Hospital. Troy Anderson in the Daily News.

Ridley-Thomas said he also plans to introduce an anti-crime initiative, advance an economic development agenda focused on green jobs, and address the foreclosure crisis, which has hit his district particularly hard.

"Therefore, you can expect an initiative from our office on the matter that increases the scrutiny of agents, brokers and speculators who do unscrupulous things in the real estate market only to harm unsuspecting borrowers," he said.

Ridley-Thomas, who has served on the Los Angeles City Co