A fundraiser for Korean-American candidates for LA City Council will be held tomorrow (Feb. 22).
The fundraiser for 12th District incumbent John Lee will take place at 6 p.m. at the Maureen Gaffney Wolfson Art Gallery (19860 Plummer St., Chatsworth). Korean Americans interested in attending should call the gallery at (800) 588-8552 to make reservations.
A significant number of individuals from the Korean-American community in LA and the Valley, as well as artists, will be present at the fundraiser to express their support for the candidate. The 12th District race currently features one candidate running against incumbent Lee. The outcome of the 12th District race will be determined on March 5 in a primary election.
A fundraiser for Grace Yoo, who is running for the 10th District seat, will be hosted by Byung Chul Park of Everest Trading Corp at 5:30 p.m. the same day at Fremont Place in Hancock Park.
To RSVP to the event, please contact Yoo’s campaign at changemaker@graceforla.com or (213) 864-5675 to receive the event address.
Contributions to the LA City Council candidates are limited to $900 each for the primary and general elections.
BY BRIAN CHOI, JUNHAN PARK [ichoi@koreadaily.com]
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