Los Angeles City Councilman Curren Price was taken to the hospital on Wednesday after experiencing a medical incident during a public appearance at the groundbreaking ceremony for the L.A. Convention Center's expansion project. The 74-year-old council member received immediate medical attention on the scene, which included the care of Mayor Karen Bass, who prior to her political career, had experience as a nurse and physician assistant, as reported by KTLA.
While initial reports from the councilman's office indicated that Price was suffering from dehydration, his spokesperson Angelina Valencia described the incident as "health-related," adding that Price "will undergo evaluation to determine what factors may have contributed to it" and that "at this time, no further information is available, and it is too early to make any determinations," as stated in a release from ABC7. Notably, Price is a long-standing figure in Los Angeles politics, having represented the Ninth District, which includes most of South Los Angeles and Exposition Par,k since 2013 and served in both the state Assembly and state Senate before that.
Further adding to the complexities of Price's current situation, he was charged in 2023 with multiple counts of public corruption, "alleging he voted to approve projects involving developers who had paid money to a consulting company owned by Price's wife," according to NBC Los Angeles. Despite his legal woes, Price's focus, for now, remains on his health after this incident, which left him alert and talking with paramedics before being transported to the hospital.
The community has shown strong support for Councilman Price following his health scare, with his office expressing in a statement that he "is deeply grateful for the tremendous outpouring of love and support from the community," and extending "special thanks to the Los Angeles Fire Department and the medical professionals who provided immediate care, as well as to his colleagues, Councilmembers Heather Hutt and Hugo Soto-Martínez, and Mayor Karen Bass, who quickly stepped forward to assist him," as communicated by office communications director Angelina Valencia in an NBC Los Angeles article. Price is scheduled for a court hearing on Nov. 3 to determine if there is enough evidence for him to stand trial on the corruption charges.
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