Judge blocks $50 million in funds amid fierce legal dispute over L.A. Zoo finances – Los Angeles Wave Newspaper Group

Judge blocks $50 million in funds amid fierce legal dispute over L.A. Zoo finances – Los Angeles Wave Newspaper Group

LOS ANGELES — A judge has issued a preliminary injunction preventing a nonprofit that has helped operate and develop the Los Angeles Zoo for more than 60 years from taking actions that the city alleges would misuse $50 million in surplus funds meant for the zoo’s benefit. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Kerry Bensinger heard arguments on the city’s request for injunctive relief against the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association on June 16. He took…