These are dark days in Los Angeles, but perhaps nowhere is that more true than at scandal-ridden City Hall.
The weather phenomenon known as June Gloom has for weeks sealed the city known for crystalline sunshine under a murky blanket of clouds. That could be an apt metaphor for a metropolis struggling with a panoply of crises, most recently a shocking string of corruption cases in city government.
All have left the council hobbled -- in numbers and reputation -- to address persistent problems in the sprawling city of nearly 4 million, like an unyielding homeless crisis, post-pandemic office vacancies and poorly maintained roads."Our governance structure in downtown Los Angeles seems beset with these crimes," he said of the City Hall corruption scandals.
He has been charged with five counts of embezzlement of government funds, three counts of perjury and two counts of conflict of interest -- alleging in part that between 2019 and 2021, Price's wife received payments totaling more than $150,000 from developers before Price voted to approve their projects.
"Every time there is a new scandal, I recognize that ... there are going to be people who lose confidence, not just in this institution, but in government as a whole," he said. Amid the racism scandal in October, both Martinez and a powerful labor leader, Ron Herrera, resigned. Krekorian pledged to undertake an orderly process that will include input from Price's district on how to proceed. He said the suspension motion will initially be referred to the council's rules committee.
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