LOS ANGELES—The judge overseeing the public corruption case involving ex-Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar agreed May 10 to put off the trial until next year. Citing concerns over issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, attorney schedules and voluminous evidentiary materials, prosecutors and defense lawyers filed a stipulation to start the trial on May 24, 2022. U.S. District Judge John F. Walter granted the proposal after indicating he had wished to start proceedings earlier. Huizar, the central figure in a six-year probe of suspected corruption in City Hall politics, is charged in a 41-count racketeering indictment alleging that he accepted $1.5 million in bribes from developers in exchange for his support of downtown building projects. The federal probe also ensnared political operatives, lobbyists and the former general manager of the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety. Huizar, who represented downtown L.A. and was the chairman of the Planning and …