Los Angeles City Councilmember Curren Price was ordered Wednesday to stand trial on a collection of public corruption charges. Following a multiday hearing, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Shelly Torrealba rejected a defense motion to dismiss the case, saying she found “sufficient cause” for the case against Price to proceed to trial. Price, who has represented the South Los Angeles/Exposition Park district since 2013 after previously serving in the Assembly and state Senate, has maintained his innocence. He remains free on his own recognizance while awaiting arraignment March 13 at the downtown Los Angeles courthouse. Price pleaded not guilty to the initial 10 charges in December 2023, with prosecutors subsequently adding two additional counts of conflict of interest last August.