BRIEFLY : HUANG'S FUND-RAISING HEARING POSTPONED.A hearing for former Democratic Party fund-raiser John Huang A major figure in the 1996 United States campaign finance controversy, John Huang (Chinese: 黄建南) worked for Lippo Bank in California, Worthen Bank in Arkansas, and as deputy assistant secretary for international economic affairs in U.S. was postponed Monday when a key Republican congressman demanded that he testify before Congress prior to making a court plea bargain plea bargain n. in criminal procedure, a negotiation between the defendant and his attorney on one side and the prosecutor on the other, in which the defendant agrees to plead "guilty" or "no contest" to some crimes, in return for reduction of the severity of the . Huang, the Democrats' chief fund-raiser for the Asian-American community in 1996, brought in $1.6 million in questionable donations that later were returned. He has been cooperating with Justice Department investigators in their campaign finance probe. - Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Public works public works pl.n. Construction projects, such as highways or dams, financed by public funds and constructed by a government for the benefit or use of the general public. Noun 1. board sets meeting, fair SHERMAN OAKS - The Los Angeles Board of Public Works will hold a public meeting and information fair beginning at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Van Nuys-Sherman Oaks Senior Citizens Center, 5040 Van Nuys Blvd. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m., and will be preceded at 6 p.m. by the information fair featuring representatives of the four bureaus in the Department of Public Works - engineering, sanitation, street services and street lighting. - Daily News Homeless woman's son sues over death The son of a homeless woman who was shot and killed after threatening Los Angeles police officers with a screwdriver sued the city and Police Department on Monday in federal court. Attorney Leo Terrell filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court on behalf of Richard Mitchell, 34, the only son of Margaret Laverne Mitchell, 54. She was shot and killed May 21 after two police officers stopped her while she was pushing a shopping cart. - Associated Press L.A. Zoo association taps new president Deborah Ives has been named president of the Greater Los Angeles Zoo The Los Angeles Zoo founded in 1966, is a large zoo located in Los Angeles, California, USA. The Zoo, located in Los Angeles' Griffith Park, is home to 1,200 animals from around the world. Association, the Los Angeles Zoo's support organization. Prior to her appointment, she served as GLAZA's chief administrative officer A chief administrative officer (CAO) is responsible for administrative management of private, public or governmental corporations. The CAO is one of the highest ranking members of an organization, managing daily operations and usually reporting directly to the chief executive , overseeing finances, contract administration, human resources and trustee activities. - Daily News |
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