Richman remembered as man of reform

Keith Richman, the former California assemblyman and San Fernando Valley secessionist who died last week, was remembered Wednesday by nearly 1,000 mourners as a down-to-earth citizen-politician whose brief public career left a long legacy.Kevin Modesti in the Daily News,

"He was a tireless champion of reform, a tireless advocate for the people of the San Fernando Valley," Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said during a memorial service at Forest Lawn Memorial-Park, Hollywood Hills.

Referring to one of Richman's pet issues, Villaraigosa vowed that Los Angeles will reform the city pension system in his honor.