LOS ANGELES—One Los Angeles mayoral candidate wants to remove the city council from all land use and real estate decisions after allegations of bribery and corruption have troubled City Hall in recent years. Billionaire businessman Rick Caruso—developer of The Grove in LA and Glendale’s Americana at Brand—is the only candidate running who is seeking to change what he calls “corruption” between developers and city councilors. “Developers and their representatives bribe councilmembers because they need their support to get large out of character developments approved. None of these council members are experts in land use, planning, or environmental issues yet they wield enormous power in projects that are extremely technical and impactful,” Caruso’s campaign website reads. Caruso’s concerns illuminate an ongoing case between two real estate developers accused of bribing former Councilman Jose Huizar. Huizar held office from 2005 to 2020 when the city experienced a development boom of residential and …