LOS ANGELES—Two real estate developers will be tried separately from Jose Huizar, the former Los Angeles city councilman they are accused of bribing to get their projects approved, a federal judge ruled on March 7. David Lee and Shen Zhen New World will each go to trial in downtown Los Angeles prior to the start of October proceedings against Huizar, U.S. District Judge John Walter ruled. The judge determined that the size of the case against Huizar would likely overshadow evidence against the developers. Huizar, the central figure in a six-year probe of suspected corruption in Los Angeles City Hall politics, and his associates were allegedly involved in a $1.5 million pay-to-play scheme in which real estate developers were shaken down for cash and campaign donations in exchange for help getting building projects through the city’s approval process. Federal prosecutors allege that Huizar illegally accepted more than $800,000 in benefits from …