Clarence Page: The LA City Council scandal reveals ethnic politics at its worst

Never say anything important to anybody, I once heard a Chicago politician say, without presuming that they’re wearing a wire.

I know some Los Angeles City Council members who should have followed that advice before talking trash about some of their fellow Democrats.

Our best ideas often come out of freewheeling discussions. Unfortunately, so do some of our worst inclinations.

In an uproar that reached all the way to President Joe Biden’s White House, the City Council