These government officials in Los Angeles indulge in weekly car washes — despite California's terrible drought
As California continues to suffer from severe drought conditions, leading the state government to limit water consumption through expensive fines, the five members of the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors continue to indulge in frequent car washes at taxpayers' expense.
One supervisor, Mark Ridley-Thomas, had his vehicles washed more often than his four colleagues, actually ramping up the wash frequency for his sedan to more than three times per week after a statewide push to reduce urban water consumption by a quarter. The four other supervisors wash their cars one to two times per week, and two of them also upped the washing schedule post-water reduction orders.
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