CONVENTION BID ALIVE, OFFICIALS SAY.Byline: Daily News Staff and Wire Services Mayor Richard Riordan Richard J. Riordan (born May 1, 1930) is a Republican politician from California, U.S. who served as the California Secretary of Education from 2003–2005 and as Mayor of Los Angeles from 1993–2001. Riordan ran for Governor of California unsuccessfully in 2002. and Democratic Party officials Monday dismissed a report that said symbolic and financial obstacles have endangered the city's bid for the 2000 Democratic National Convention. ``California has 54 electoral votes,'' Riordan said. ``We will put on the best convention that any party has ever had in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . I think that they'd be making a big mistake if they don't pick Los Angeles.'' Joe Andrew Joe Andrew is the former National Chair of the Democratic National Committee. Asked to serve by President Bill Clinton, he chaired the Committee from 1999 to 2001. He was one of the youngest National Chairs in the nearly 200 year history of the DNC and one of the most successful. , chairman of a DNC DNC Democratic National Committee DNC Democratic National Convention DNC Do Not Call DNC Delaware North Companies DNC Domain Name Commissioner DNC Direct Numerical Control DNC Do Not Change DNC Does Not Compute DNC Digital Nautical Chart committee helping choose the city, added: ``It's a gross exaggeration to say that Los Angeles' bid is in trouble. It's in trouble only that we have three cities The Three Cities is a collective description of the three fortified cities of Cospicua, Vittoriosa, and Senglea on the Island of Malta, which are enclosed by the massive line of fortification created by the Knights of St John, the Cottonera Lines. and we are seriously considering all of them. It is an exaggeration to imply at any given time that somebody is ahead or behind or blowing it.'' The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name). reported Monday that DNC officials are concerned about whether the city and LA Convention 2000 - a private group charged with wooing the convention - would be able to provide adequate security and traffic control for the event. Unnamed sources were quoted as saying some members of the DNC site selection were concerned because of symbolic reasons - the city is Monica Lewinsky's hometown, and a Buddhist temple at the center of fund-raising allegations against Vice President Al Gore is nearby. Andrew and other officials disputed that Lewinsky or the temple were issues affecting L.A.'s selection, and Riordan said the private funding question was irrelevant, saying the city was going to provide security and other support systems anyway. ``All along, we have said the city is responsible for security,'' Riordan said. ``The city agreed to put up the money . . . and the personnel for the security. That's been the case all along so that concern's irrelevant.'' DNC officials have narrowed down their choices to Boston, Denver and Los Angeles. A decision won't be made until February. |
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