Asbestos Environmental Controls Inc

A New Orleans asbestos-consulting firm with political ties to state Sen. William R. Campbell (R-Hacienda Heights) can keep more than $300,000 in state contracts because it renewed its registration to perform its work by the Monday deadline, records show. Asbestos Environmental Controls Inc. was given until 5 p.m.

The Fair Political Practices Commission is investigating whether the top aide to state Sen. William Campbell (R-Hacienda Heights) improperly disclosed a $20,000 loan--apparently made at a below-market interest rate--from a City of Industry firm that has been a political contributor to his boss. The state political watchdog agency investigation of Campbell aide Jerome M. Haleva comes less than a month after The Times disclosed that Haleva intervened on behalf of the firm, United Packaging Corp.

The state architect's office said Tuesday it may cancel $347,000 worth of contracts with a Louisiana asbestos removal consultant for whom the office of state Sen. William Campbell (R-Hacienda Heights) intervened last year. The reason the office cited is that the company allowed its state-mandated registration to lapse earlier this month. A spokeswoman for the office, which administers a program to remove the carcinogenic material from state buildings, said the state architect will issue a letter today giving Asbestos Environmental Controls Inc. of New Orleans until July 3 to re-register with the state for the work.

After receiving a $20,000 loan from a City of Industry company, the top aide to state Sen. William Campbell (R-Hacienda Heights) intervened last year on behalf of the firm as it sought a million-dollar state contract, records and interviews show. Jerome M. Haleva placed a telephone call to John S. Babich, deputy director of the state's office of procurement, last June to inquire why United Packaging Corp.

The state's Fair Political Practices Commission on Monday launched an investigation into whether state Sen. William R. Campbell (R-Hacienda Heights) violated campaign contribution laws by not reporting a gift of free limousine service and the true source of a $5,000 honorarium arranged for him by a Louisiana asbestos consultant. The agency is also investigating whether the consultant--Gordon Goldman, president of Asbestos Environmental Controls Inc. of New Orleans--may have violated state law by not registering his company as a "major donor" after the firm gave Campbell more than $10,000 in 1988, FPPC spokeswoman Sandra Michioku said.

The Fair Political Practices Commission is investigating whether the top aide to state Sen. William Campbell (R-Hacienda Heights) improperly disclosed a $20,000 loan--apparently made at a below-market interest rate--from a City of Industry firm that has been a political contributor to his boss. The state political watchdog agency investigation of Campbell aide Jerome M. Haleva comes less than a month after The Times disclosed that Haleva intervened on behalf of the firm, United Packaging Corp.

After receiving a $20,000 loan from a City of Industry company, the top aide to state Sen. William Campbell (R-Hacienda Heights) intervened last year on behalf of the firm as it sought a million-dollar state contract, records and interviews show. Jerome M. Haleva placed a telephone call to John S. Babich, deputy director of the state's office of procurement, last June to inquire why United Packaging Corp.

The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District approved a management plan to remove and replace asbestos throughout the district at an estimated cost of $74,000. The management plan outlines steps the district needs to take to comply with standards of the Asbestos Hazards Emergency Response Act of 1987. It was written by Asbestos Environmental Controls Inc., a company hired by the district to inspect and test all school buildings. The district estimates that it will cost about $65,000 to remove and repair the asbestos at Malibu Park-Cabrillo schools, Santa Monica High School and Lincoln Middle School.

State Sen. William Campbell (R-Hacienda Heights) repeatedly put pressure on officials in the state architect's office to continue employing an asbestos-removal consultant who was also a major campaign contributor, a former employee of the firm charged Sunday. Campbell, a senior Orange County legislator, could not be reached for comment Sunday, nor could officials of the state architect's office. But Gordon Goldman, president of Asbestos Environmental Controls Inc. of New Orleans, called the charges by former employee Terrence McQuade "absolute falsehood."

The state's Fair Political Practices Commission has launched an investigation into whether state Sen. William R. Campbell (R-Hacienda Heights) violated campaign contribution laws by not reporting a gift of free limousine service and the source of a $5,000 honorarium arranged for him by a Louisiana asbestos consultant. The agency is also investigating whether the consultant--Gordon Goldman, president of Asbestos Environmental Controls Inc. of New Orleans--may have violated state law by not registering his company as a "major donor" after the firm gave Campbell more than $10,000 in 1988, FPPC spokeswoman Sandra Michioku said Monday.

A New Orleans asbestos-consulting firm with political ties to state Sen. William R. Campbell (R-Hacienda Heights) can keep more than $300,000 in state contracts because it renewed its registration to perform its work by the Monday deadline, records show. Asbestos Environmental Controls Inc. was given until 5 p.m.

The state architect's office said Tuesday it may cancel $347,000 worth of contracts with a Louisiana asbestos removal consultant for whom the office of state Sen. William Campbell (R-Hacienda Heights) intervened last year. The reason the office cited is that the company allowed its state-mandated registration to lapse earlier this month. A spokeswoman for the office, which administers a program to remove the carcinogenic material from state buildings, said the state architect will issue a letter today giving Asbestos Environmental Controls Inc. of New Orleans until July 3 to re-register with the state for the work.

The state's Fair Political Practices Commission on Monday launched an investigation into whether state Sen. William R. Campbell (R-Hacienda Heights) violated campaign contribution laws by not reporting a gift of free limousine service and the true source of a $5,000 honorarium arranged for him by a Louisiana asbestos consultant. The agency is also investigating whether the consultant--Gordon Goldman, president of Asbestos Environmental Controls Inc. of New Orleans--may have violated state law by not registering his company as a "major donor" after the firm gave Campbell more than $10,000 in 1988, FPPC spokeswoman Sandra Michioku said.

With sweat running down his neck and his jaw working a wad of gum, Sen. William Campbell stormed the committee room during the closing days of the legislative session, chasing down his colleagues and pleading for their support. Officially, Campbell (R-Hacienda Heights) was scouring the crucial Assembly Ways and Means Committee for the one last vote he needed to resurrect his most controversial measure of the year--a $1.

With sweat running down his neck and his jaw working a wad of gum, Sen. William Campbell stormed the committee room during the closing days of the legislative session, chasing down his colleagues and pleading for their support. Officially, Campbell (R-Hacienda Heights) was scouring the crucial Assembly Ways and Means Committee for the one last vote he needed to resurrect his most controversial measure of the year--a $1.