Hernandez off the hook in Lujan investigation

 Looks like the District Attorney's Office isn't going to need Assemblyman Ed Hernandez, D-West Covina, in their case against La Puente Mayor Louie Lujan.

Hernandez's staff was contacted about two weeks ago about setting up a tentative meeting between him and the District Attorney's office. The meeting had to do with a Dec. 4 campaign fundraiser Hernandez attended in Lujan's honor.

The fundraiser is now the focal point of a campaign finance violation case against Lujan, in which Lujan is accused of collecting donations but not reporting them. Lujan has said that there were errors in his campaign finance forms, that he has since reformed.

Hernandez said his staff initially set the meeting for Aug. 3, a day before former water board member Leon Garcia was supposed to testify in front of a grand jury in the same case.

But shortly after setting the date, Hernandez said the DA's office called back and said they didn't need him anymore.

I put in a few calls to Garcia last week to follow up on his subpoena before the grand jury, but haven't yet heard back.