[citation needed] In 2017, Curren Price was investigated due to allegations that he was willingly engaging in illegal bigamy which as an offense be punishable as either a misdeamenor or felony in California.
[9] In 2020, it was reported that the Los Angeles District Attorney was reviewing a 2003 ordinance that would provide lifetime medical benefits for retired Inglewood elected officials.
[12] Critics argued the development would fuel gentrification, could provide a hazard to drivers, and the proposed digital billboards could shine into the homes of the lower income South Los Angeles community.
Subsequently, a political action committee co-sponsored by the lobbying firm representing Reef paid for campaign mailers, outdoor signs, and robocalls to voters from former Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.
Price also failed to disclose the businesses owned by second wife Del Richardson-Price including DRA Associates, Just Work Inc. and Cuba Travel Service.
A year later, in 2013, at least 20 businesses and government agencies fit that description Price either failed to detail his wife's client-based income in 2012, or she went from zero-to-20 clients as soon as he was elected to LA City Council.
[18] Price voted on decisions involving at least 10 companies in the same years they were listed as providing at least $10,000 in income to Del Richardson & Associates, according to his annual financial disclosures and council records.
In November 2020, when indictments were unsealed against Jose Huizar, no evidence of corruption was presented against Price but five new names were added to the corruption scandal, including former Deputy Mayor Raymond Chan, Wei Huang of San Marino, Shen Zhen New World 1, LLC a company owned and controlled by Huang, Dae (David) Lee of Bel Air and 940 Hill, LLC which is owned by Lee.
[21] On June 30, 2021, an LAPD bomb disposal squad detonated confiscated illegal fireworks in a residential neighborhood in Curren Price's 9th District, injuring 17 people, causing extensive damage to 22 residences, 13 businesses, and 37 vehicles.
In February 2023, nineteen months after the explosion, it was reported many residents were still displaced and living in the hotels due to delays caused by what they claimed to be negligence from Los Angeles city officials and unresponsive insurance companies.
"[22] Following widespread criticism, Price later issued an apology and vowed to secure additional funding for victims to stay at the hotel beyond the initial deadline.