Legal trouble for Curren Price is like awful version of ‘Groundhog Day’

Los Angeles City Councilman Curren Price speaks during a college football playoff press conference on Nov. 17, 2022 at Banc of California Stadium, Los Angeles, CA. Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports.

Curren Price was charged on Tuesday with embezzlement, perjury, and conflict of interest. Why have developers and pay-to-play schemes been involved in several city council scandals? 

Credits

Guests:

  • Jon Regardie - a city politics journalist at LA Magazine
  • Mindy Romero - USC professor and the director of the USC Center for Inclusive Democracy