LA Council Committee Delays Decision to Suspend Price Until August

LOS ANGELES—A Los Angeles City Council committee voted on June 23 to defer a recommendation regarding the possible suspension of Councilman Curren Price, who faces various criminal charges, until their Aug. 25 meeting.
In the meantime, the committee voted 3–0 to approve a second motion calling for the city to engage constituents of the Ninth District and receive input on Price’s possible suspension.
With Price facing charges of embezzlement, perjury, and conflict of interest, the council’s Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relations Committee mulled the suspension motion that was put forth last week by Council President Paul Krekorian. The committee voted 3–0 to delay any recommendations on Price’s possible suspension and wait to hear more information on what actions the council could take….