Area officials meeting in Washington
A delegation of city, county and school officials, along with members of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce, met Tuesday with top federal officials in Washington, D.C., to discuss local needs.
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa led the delegation in meetings with Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., who is incoming chair of the Democratic National Committee. The meetings will continue through Wednesday.
L.A.-area officials will also meet with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., White House Chief of Staff William Daley, Energy Secretary Steven Chu and former Sen. Chris Dodd, who now heads the Motion Picture Association of America.
Also on the trip are Supervisors Zev Yaroslavsky, Michael D. Antonovich, Mark Ridley-Thomas and Don Knabe, Sheriff Lee Baca, School Board President Monica Garcia and LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy.
The chamber delegation is headed by Chief Executive Officer Gary Toebben. Also, Elise Buik, president of the United Way of Greater Los Angeles, is on the trip.
The group plans to stress the need for federal investment in education, workforce development, infrastructure, water and power, green jobs, health care and housing.
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