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Government Contracts

Jul. 10, 2002

Beware Wrath of Political Lazarus Whose Spending Cap Is Violated

LOS ANGELES - Ernani Bernardi, the 91 1/2-year-old former Los Angeles City Councilman who once was a saxophonist with the Benny Goodman and Tommy Dorsey bands, wants to have the entire City Council, the city of Los Angeles and the Community Redevelopment Agency held in contempt of court for allegedly violating a court-sanctioned spending cap on downtown redevelopment.

By Garry Abrams
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        LOS ANGELES - Ernani Bernardi, the 91 1/2-year-old former Los Angeles City Councilman who once was a saxophonist with the Benny Goodman and Tommy Dorsey bands, wants to have the entire City Council, the city of Los Angeles and the Community Redevelopment Agency held in contempt of court for allegedly violating a court-sanctioned spending ...

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