A Southern California mayor has been indicted on nine counts related to conflicts of interest and perjury, officials announced on Thursday.
The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office said Coachella Mayor Steven Hernandez was indicted on one felony count of conflict of interest related to government contracts, four felony counts of perjury and four misdemeanor counts of conflicts of interest related to governmental decisions.
The conflict of interest charge was tied to a vote Herndanez made to approve a contract between the city of Coachella and the Coachella Valley Association of Governments’ Housing First Program, as well as votes advocating related downtown Coachella development projects…