Letter Cites Mayor’s Conflict of Interest
In a letter that harks to an earlier conflict-of-interest case involving Los Angeles’ wealthy mayor, the Los Angeles city attorney’s office said Mayor Richard Riordan is disqualified from acting on several matters that involve a firm that is a tenant in a downtown office building of which Riordan is part owner.
The opinion, issued at the mayor’s request and dated Wednesday, advises Riordan that he may not act on any of the steps taken by the City Council on Oct. 30 regarding the massive City Hall seismic strengthening project. That is because a subcontractor on the project, the architectural firm of A.C. Martin and Associates, is a tenant in the Fine Arts Building.
State law requires that public officials recuse themselves from participating in matters that could affect their financial holdings.
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