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Los Angeles City Councilman Zev Yaroslavsky, an outspoken advocate of campaign finance reform, has amassed more than $700,000 in his bid for county supervisor, much of it in donations of
more than $1,000 from special interests. Telephoning prominent lobbyists, developers and other potential contributors to support his candidacy, Yaroslavsky raised more than half the
money--about $400,000--during the last three weeks of 1993. The rest was left over from his previous council campaigns. Yaroslavsky, who kicked off his campaign last month with a pledge to
push for limits on political contributions, acknowledged Wednesday that his fund-raising task was made easier by the absence of restrictions on county elections. Candidates for City Council
cannot accept more than $500 from a single donor, a law that does not apply to county elections. Thus, Yaroslavsky was able to raise the $400,000 in three weeks from 189 contributors. By
contrast, Yaroslavsky’s only opponent so far, retired city firefighter Don Wallace, has raised about $10,000 in his bid for the 3rd District seat. MORE TO READ