RUBALCAVA OVERHEARD AT HAHN FUND-RAISER.Byline: Beth Barrett Staff Writer The head of the commission overseeing the Department of Water and Power introduced Mayor James Hahn For the Iowa politician, see . James Kenneth "Jim" Hahn (born July 3, 1950) is an American politician from the Democratic Party. He was the Deputy City Attorney (1975-1979), City Controller (1981-1985), City Attorney (1985-2001) and Mayor of Los Angeles, California at a fund-raiser Thursday at an expensive downtown restaurant, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a witness to the event. Fred Gaines, a prominent Encino attorney and past president of the Valley Industry and Commerce Association, said he was eating at a nearby table at the Pacific Dining Car restaurant and saw DWP DWP Department of Work and Pensions (UK) DWP Drinking Water Program DWP Dynamic Weapon Pricing (gamin, Counter-Strike: Source) DWP Department of Water & Power DWP Drinking Water Protection Commission President Dominick Rubalcava sit at the head of the table and heard him introduce Hahn and thank the 10 or so contributors for attending. Under a city law enacted after local and federal investigations of alleged corruption engulfed the Hahn administration, commissioners are barred from hosting fund-raisers - or even providing lists of potential donors. Hahn signed the ban last year. The mayor's re-election campaign said Rubalcava did not actually participate in the event and that no laws were violated. Kam Kuwata, Hahn's campaign spokesman, said the mayor was holding a fund-raiser at the downtown Pacific Dining Car, where Rubalcava was eating breakfast separately. Rubalcava greeted a few of those in attendance but otherwise didn't say anything, he said. ``Dominick wasn't part of the event. He saw (Hahn) there, and after he was done he walked in and listened in. ... He can have breakfast at the Dining Car, but he can't raise money - and he did not.'' Rubalcava, who oversees the utility including the awarding of contracts that have included those given to the controversial public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most firm Fleishman-Hillard, did not respond to calls for comment. Gaines, a supporter of mayoral challenger Bob Hertzberg, said Rubalcava was sitting at the head of a table when Hahn arrived. After Rubalcava's introduction, the mayor then thanked his supporters and urged them to raise more money to pay for upcoming campaign ads on TV, Gaines said. ``It was a fund-raiser,'' Gaines said. ``Rubalcava thanked them for coming.'' Ethics Commission In the United States, an Ethics Commission is a commission established by State law to discourage dishonest practices by their public employees and elected officials. Almost all American states have such a commission. Executive Director LeeAnn Pelham Noun 1. Pelham - a bit with a bar mouthpiece that is designed to combine a curb and snaffle bit - piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding; "the horse was not accustomed to a bit" declined to comment. The incident is another in which Hahn's campaign has overlapped with city officials. On Monday, more than 20 campaign lawn signs Lawn signs are one of the most visible features of an election campaign in some countries. They are small signs placed on the lawns of a candidate's supporters. Signs are also often placed on lamp posts and larger signs may stand next to busy intersections. for Hahn produced by Service Employees International Union Local 347 were stored at a municipal yard, despite campaign laws that forbid for·bid tr.v. for·bade or for·bad , for·bid·den or for·bid, for·bid·ding, for·bids 1. To command (someone) not to do something: I forbid you to go. 2. political activity on city property. The union said it erred in leaving the signs at the North Central Yard, and that they were supposed to have been given to members on their way home, without going onto city property. Beth Barrett, (818) 713-3731 beth.barrett(at)dailynews.com |
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