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L.A. council member suffers health incident at groundbreaking event

A member of the Los Angeles City Council was hospitalized after he suffered an apparent health issue during a public event Wednesday morning.

During the groundbreaking ceremony for the L.A. Convention Center renovation project, Councilman Curren Price, 9th District, ended up lying on the ground behind the podium.

He was tended to by Mayor Karen Bass, who previously was a nurse and physician assistant.

“During today’s groundbreaking for the Los Angeles Convention Center, Council member Curren Price experienced a health-related incident,” Price spokeswoman Angelina Valencia-Dumarot said in a statement to KNX News. “He will undergo evaluation to determine what factors may have contributed to it. At this time, no further information is available, and it is too early to make any determinations.”

Price, 74, is facing criminal charges for possible corruption, including allegedly approving government contracts that resulted in his wife being paid $800,000.

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Author: Cameron Kiszla

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