Thomas D. Shepard

Thomas Donald Shepard (December 19, 1925 – September 8, 2012) was an American politician who served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council between 1961 and 1967.

"[9] He told the council in 1964: The rawest type of lascivious and lustful paperback magazines may be obtained from racks in almost any drug or liquor store and in many markets in the Valley, with much of the offensive material which features teen-age nudism disappearing rapidly from the shelves into the hands of impressionable youngsters.

[12] Shepard and former Recreation and Parks Commissioner Mel Pierson were indicted by a grand jury in September 1968 on charges of bribery and conspiracy in the rezoning of land in the San Fernando Valley.

"[14][15] In May 1971, Shepard became general manager and vice president of Ries Biological of Los Angeles, which dealt in drugs and medical supplies and devices.

[16] He served a 15-month sentence at the Chino Institution for Men, and after his release he was hired by City Council Member Ernani Bernardi in January 1975 "as a project assistant under the federal government's emergency jobs program.