DEMOCRATS LOOK FORWARD TO L.A.Byline: Rick Orlov Staff Writer With hopes the whole world will be watching in seven months, officials planning the Democratic National Convention 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. said Wednesday they are on schedule for the August event nominating their next presidential candidate. ``The question is, can the trains run on time?'' said Lydia Camarillo Camarillo (kă'mərē`yō), city (1990 pop. 52,303), Ventura co., S Calif.; inc. 1964. It is the center of a fertile farm area where citrus fruits and flowers are grown. , chief executive officer of the event. ``We are confident they will. ``We have been working closely with the mayor, the Department of Transportation, Caltrans, the Police Department and the Secret Service and everything is on track.'' The three-day event three-day event a competition in the pleasure horse sport comprising usually one day each for dressage, cross country and show jumping. will involve some 4,600 delegates and more than 17,000 media staying in 84 hotels in six cities in and around Los Angeles. At ground zero for all the attention will be the Staples Center This article has multiple issues: * Its neutrality is disputed. * It may contain original research or unverifiable claims. * It does not cite any references or sources. , which 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. , national chairman of the Democratic National Committee, said has exceeded expectations. Because it is such a new building wired for modern technology, Andrew said the arena will allow Democrats to reach out beyond the traditional media to include broad Internet access See how to access the Internet. . ``If someone in Florida wants to see what their delegation is doing, they will be able to hook in immediately,'' Andrew said. ``If they are concerned about an issue, they will be able to track where it is.'' Andrew said he is particularly pleased at the selection of Los Angeles with its diverse population and emphasis on new technology. ``We will have a convention that looks like and reflects America,'' Andrew said. The party's nominee nominee n. 1) a person or entity who is requested or named to act for another, such as an agent or trustee. 2) a potential successor to another's rights under a contract. probably will be known long before the convention, but Andrew said the party will not attempt to make it simply an entertainment spectacular. ``This will be about content and what the Democratic agenda is for the next four years.'' Andrew also disputed accounts of any problems with the Los Angeles Host Committee, which has promised to provide some $33.5 million in cash and services to offset the cost of the convention. ``The host committee has done everything we have asked of it and has been there when we needed them.'' |
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