L.A. City Councilmember Curren Price was criminally charged in June, and calls for his suspension followed. Months later, he remains on the job.
Bob Blumenfield
called the continuous string of charges at City Hall “depressing” and said that he supported Krekorian putting forward legislation to suspend Price.in South L.A. opposed to Price’s suspension, the issue appears to have taken a back seat.to suspend Price won’t be considered again before Price is arraigned. He didn’t respond to a question about why the council was waiting for an arraignment.
Krekorian later said that it had been a mistake to suspend Ridley-Thomas so quickly, “without thinking about what would come after that.” Prosecutors charge that councilman Price had a financial interest in development projects that he voted on and that his wife improperly received medical benefits from the city.He has yet to enter a plea in the case. His arraignment has been repeatedly delayed and is now set for Oct. 13.Around Los Angeles, council members aren’t saying too much about Price’s possible suspension. Blumenfeld’s office didn’t respond to a request for comment about it.
The South Central Neighborhood Council last month submitted a comment to the city stating the group “utterly opposes” the motion to suspend Price and recommended that council members “postpone the vote until a court of law rules a verdict.”
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