Press Play with Madeleine Brand
LACMA RIDLEY-THOMAS
In the most-watched race of yesterday’s election, charter school advocate Ref Rodriguez beat incumbent Bennett Kayser for the District 5 seat. More than $3 million from outside groups poured into the race. But it’s another politics and money story that’s grabbing headlines today.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readIn the most-watched race of yesterday’s election, charter school advocate Ref Rodriguez beat incumbent Bennett Kayser for the District 5 seat. More than $3 million from outside groups poured into the race. But it’s another politics and money story that’s grabbing headlines today. Propublica and the LA Times have been combing through the contents of the Sony email hack. Those emails are now searchable thanks to Wikileaks. And they hit upon a series of emails that show a cozy and lucrative relationship between LACMA officials, the chairman of Sony, and County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas.
