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BC-Weekly Budget
Date: 05-30-2002 7:36 PM - Word Count: 2990

BC-Weekly Budget
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   Eds: This a listing of budget items for the week of June 2-8, provided for
your planning purposes. The events will be supplemented in daily budgets and
may be revised as the week progresses. Court cases are listed on the Court
Advisory.

   Sunday

   9 a.m. LONG BEACH - SNAP (Survivors Network of Those Abused By Priests)
will distribute leaflets at St. Lucy Catholic Church and urge parishioners
``to demand that Cardinal Roger Mahony resign and that he turn over diocesan
files to prosecutors to investigate for evidence of clergy sexual abuse.''
SNAP meets at church at 9 a.m.; leaflets handed out at 9:30 a.m., 11:15 a.m.
and 1 p.m. Masses. Church, 2344 Cota Ave. Contact: Mary Grant, (626) 835-9066;
Jim Falls, (323) 933-4400; Sue Griffith, (562) 427-1061; Rita Milla, (310)
834-7033.

   9 a.m. LOS ANGELES - About 1,000 inner-city youths between the ages of 7
and 13 will receive wardrobes to attend Camp Max Straus. The camp, run by
Jewish Big Brothers, is geared toward children from low-income, single-parent
homes. Jewish Federation Goldsmith Center, roof of West Garage, 6505 Wilshire
Blvd. Contact: Irina Vaisman, JF, (323) 761-8226.

   9 a.m. WESTWOOD - A daylong ``Public Health Summit on Weapons of Mass
Destruction'' will feature experts discussing the effects of different types
of attacks and likely emergency management responses. UCLA's Ackerman Hall,
405 Hilgard Ave. Contact: Jonathan Parfrey, Physicians for Social
Responsibility, (213) 386-3901.

   10 a.m. SAN PEDRO - The 31st annual ``Whale Fiesta'' will get under way,
featuring slide shows, lectures and children's activities. Cabrillo Marine
Aquarium, 3720 Stephen White Drive. Contact: Larry Fukuhara, aquarium, (310)
548-7563.

   11 a.m. ECHO PARK - ``Presencia Cubana en Los Angeles,'' a free festival
celebrating Cuban culture, will include live music and dance performances,
Cuban food and arts and crafts. Echo Park, 1632 Bellevue Ave. Contact: Marta
Caraballo, Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department, (213) 473-8495.

   Noon TORRANCE - The sixth annual ``Oodles of Noodles'' celebration will
include Celtic music, Japanese folk songs and dance, Greek dance and Korean
dance and drumming, along with silk knotting, fan- and flute-making and
origami. Torrance Cultural Arts Festival, 3330 Civic Center Drive. Contact:
John Powers, (310) 618-6342.

   1 p.m. WEST HOLLYWOOD - Women At Risk will host its fourth annual ``Gospel
Brunch'' fundraiser. Singer Sylvia St. James will perform. House of Blues,
8430 Sunset Blvd. Contact: Nancy Miller, (310) 266-0400; Cynthia Bass, (323)
930-2215.

   4:30 p.m. ELYSIAN PARK - The Citizens Committee to Save Elysian Park will
hold its annual fund-raising banquet. Grace E. Simons lodge, 1025 Elysian Park
Drive. Contact: Michael Kogan, committee, (213) 250-2378.

   Monday

   10 a.m. LOS ANGELES - Assemblyman Paul Koretz, D-West Hollywood, will hold
a news conference to annnounce the introduction of a bill that would raise the
legal smoking age in California to 21. He'll be joined by Sen. Joe Dunn, D-
Santa Ana, Dr. Jack Lewin, head of the California Medical Association, and Dr.
Leonard Klay, the physician who introduced a CMA resolution calling for a 21-
year-old smoking age in California. Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles, 4650
Sunset Blvd. Contact: Scott Svokin, Koretz' office, (310) 652-4242 or (310)
780-1142.

   10:30 a.m. BEVERLY HILLS - Mobile Solutions, a specialized van that brings
Braille Institute's programs and services to people who are not able to travel
to the Sight Center in Los Angeles, will stop at Bridge Point of Beverly
Hills. 220 N. Clark Drive. Contact: Shun Griffin, BI, (323) 663-1111, ext.
1254; Courtney Goines, (323) 663-1111, ext. 1276.

   6:30 p.m. BEVERLY HILLS - Jewish Family Services will present a free hands-
on workshop for caregivers of the elderly. Topics will include proper use of
medication, safe transfer and lifting and money management. Menorah Housing
HUD Building, 225 N. Crescent Drive. Contact: Susan Alexman, JFS, (323) 851-
8202.

   Tuesday

   8:30 a.m. LOS ANGELES - Town Hall Los Angeles will present a breakfast
meeting featuring political commentator, historian and author Kevin Phillips,
whose speech is titled, ``An Examination of Wealth Concentration in America
and its Political Consequences.'' Millennium Biltmore hotel, 506 S. Grand Ave.
Contact: Town Hall, (213) 628-8141.

   10 a.m. WESTWOOD - The executive summary of a study detailing the role of
African Americans on primetime television will be released by the UCLA Center
for African American Studies. ``Prime Time in Black and White: Making Sense of
the 2001 Fall Season,'' to be released in final form this summer, is the first
report in a five-year study about the presence of African Americans in prime
time television. Founders Room, UCLA's James West Alumni Center, 325 Westwood
Plaza. Contact: Letisia Marquez, UCLA, (310) 825-2585.

   11:30 a.m. BEVERLY HILLS - The Beverly Hills Bar Association, in
association with the Beverly Hills Bar Foundation and the Law Guild of Beverly
Hills, will host the annual Supreme Court Luncheon. All seven California
Supreme Court justices are expected to attend, along with about 60 Los
Angeles-area appellate, Superior Court and federal judges. Former Florida
Supreme Court Justice Gerald Kogan will speak. Proceeds will benefit the
Beverly Hills Bar Association Foundation. Beverly Hilton, 9500 Wilshire Blvd.
Contact: Libby Huebner, BHBAF, (562) 799-6055.

   2 p.m. WESTWOOD - The UCLA Institute of the Environment will sponsor a free
symposium on the threats facing the Galapagos Archipelago. The Galapagos
Islands have become threatened because of rapid human population growth, the
invasion of alien pests and increasing ecotourism, contact says. UCLA's
Faculty Center, 480 Charles Young Drive. Contact: Warren Robak, UCLA, (310)
794-2265.

   7 p.m EL MONTE - The City of El Monte will sponsor a low-cost vaccination
clinic for dogs. El Monte City Hall, 11333 Valley Blvd. Contact: (626) 580-
2080.

   Wednesday

   8:30 a.m. LOS ANGELES - Digital Media Wire will present the second annual
``Digital Asia'' panel, titled, ``Wired and Mobile: How Far Ahead is Asia?''
Participants will discuss how mobile and broadband services will impact the
way consumers access entertainment in Asia and the United States. Four Seasons
hotel, 300 S. Doheny Drive. Contact: Krys Card Grondorf, PR, (562) 856-8299.

   9:30 a.m. LOS ANGELES - The Service Corps of Retired Executives will
present a seminar, titled, ``Publicity, Promotion, Advertising and You!'' SBA
Business Information Center, Suite L-100, 3600 Wilshire Blvd. Contact: Harry
Spitzer, SCORE, (818) 784-5204.

   11:30 a.m. INDUSTRY - Ron Wood, group publisher of the San Gabriel Valley
Newspaper Group, will address the Industry Manufacturers Council's quarterly
executive lunch. Networking at 11:30 a.m.; luncheon at noon. Pacific Palms
Conference Center, One Industry Hills Parkway. Contact: (626) 292-1400.

   4 p.m. CIVIC CENTER - The 13th annual Temporary Judge Recognition Ceremony
will be held to honor 730 attorneys for their more than four days of service
as a temporary judge for the Los Angeles Superior Court in 2001. Presiding
Judge's Courtroom, County Courthouse, Room 222, 111 N. Hill St. Contact: court
PIO, (213) 974-5227.

   7:30 p.m. REDONDO BEACH - Col. Miri Eisin, one of 11 female colonels in the
Israel Defense Forces, will speak at a community solidarity rally in support
of Israel. Temple Menorah, 1101 Camino Real. Contact: Tzivia Schwartz-Getzug,
The Jewish Federation, (323) 761-8081; Dan Witzling, (323) 761-8077.

   Thursday

   9:30 a.m. LOS ANGELES - The Service Corps of Retired Executives will offer
a workshop on ``Creative Sales Thru Marketing.'' SBA Business Information
Center, 3600 Wilshire Blvd., Suite L-100. Contact: Harry Spitzer, SCORE, (818)
784-5204.

   10 a.m. LONG BEACH - A preview of the sixth annual ``Long Beach Dragon Boat
Tournament'' will include a news conference with athletes and a dragon boat
race. Long Beach Marine Stadium, Second Street and Appian Way. Contact: Howard
Chen, International Culture Exchange Association, (626) 288-2888.

   11 a.m. LOS ANGELES - Several thousand people are expected to participate
in  the fifth annual ``Hope for Firefighters'' event to participate in the
event to honor Los Angeles firefighters. Entertainment, food prepared and
served by firefighters and fire muster games are planned. Proceeds will
benefit the LAFD's Widows and Orphans Fund. Bunker Hill, on Hope Street
between Third Street and Hope Place. Contact: Bruce Beck, PR, (818) 706-1840.

   1 p.m. GLENDALE - The California Arts Council will hold a public meeting to
review and approve panel recommendations for funding for various art programs.
Brand Library Recital Hall, 1601 W. Mountain St. Contact: Adam Gottlieb, CAC,
(916) 322-6588.

   1 p.m. EL MONTE - The California Air Resources Board will hold a public
workshop on proposed amendments to the ambient air quality standards for
particulate matter and sulfates. ARB, Auditorium, 9528 Telstar Ave. Contact:
Richard Bode, ARB, (916) 323-8413.

   4 p.m. LONG BEACH - Eye surgeon Donald Serafano will perform live Lasik
surgery during an open house at the ViewPoint Laser Center. He will answer
questions following the procedure. Center, 3900 Kilroy Airport Way, Suite 190.
Contact: Cheryl Coleman, (562) 290-8440.

   6:30 p.m. UNIVERSAL CITY - The Valley Industry and Commerce Association
will present its second annual ``Excellence in Business Awards'' to recognize
companies and executives in the San Fernando Valley. Reception at 6:30 p.m.;
awards at 7:30 p.m. Sheraton Universal, Grand Ballroom, 333 Universal Terrace
Parkway. Contact: Laurie Golden, VICA, (818) 888-9337; Fred Gaines, (818) 593-
6355.

   6:30 p.m. VAN NUYS - The Los Angeles Police Commission will hold another in
a series of community meetings on criteria for the new chief of police. At
least one police commissioner will attend, and Police Commission Executive
Director Joe Gunn will facilitate the discussion. Valley Presbyterian
Hospital, 15107 Vanowen Ave. Contact: LAPC, (213) 485-3531.

   6:30 p.m. LOS ANGELES - The Sammy Davis Jr. Foundation and the Anti-Self
Destruction Digital Imaging Academy's International New Media and Technology
Team will join a host of nonprofit organizations in sponsoring an arts
fundraiser. The event will include live entertainment and a live auction to
benefit youths participating in programs of the contributing organizations.
Lobby of Wells Fargo Building, 707 Wilshire Blvd. Contact: Jevailier
Jefferson, PR, (323) 299-8820.

   7 p.m. LOS ANGELES - Visions, The Next Generation, will host a jazz social
mixer at the Skirball Cultural Center. The event will include live music
featuring jazz vocalist Orna Shifren and a lecture by dermatologist Harry
Saperstein on various cancers of the skin. Visions is the newest chapter of
the Israel Cancer Research Fund, an organization supporting research for the
treatment and ultimately a cure for cancer. Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd.
Contact: Dorothy Chilkov, ICRF, (310) 275-1353.

   7:15 p.m. BURBANK - Women in Solidarity, a coalition of Jewish women's
organizations in America, will launch its Southern California presence with an
inaugural event featuring a call to action in support of Israel. Activist
Rosalie Zalis will deliver the keynote address, titled, ``Political Hotline:
Washington to Jerusalem.'' Temple Adat Ari El, 12020 Burbank Blvd. Contact:
(818) 981-1298.

   Friday

   7:30 a.m. LOS ANGELES - A two-day bilingual conference for people with
special needs will feature workshops and lectures on such topics as mental
retardation, autism, special education, individual living and parent
leadership. USC's Davidson Conference Center, 3551 University Ave. Contact:
Fernando Del Rio, (323) 255-3079, or cellular, (323) 678-7398.

   9:30 a.m. UNIVERSAL CITY - The Writers Guild Foundation will hold its
``Words Into Pictures 2002 Conference.'' The three-day event will include
panel discussions on such topics as ``Diversity in Hollywood,'' ``License vs.
Limits in the Land of Cable'' and ``The Writer as Subversive (in a marketplace
of global conglomerates).'' Hilton hotel, 555 Universal Terrace Parkway.
Contact: Ken Droz, PR, (323) 469-9252.

   10 a.m. LONG BEACH - The 2002 ``Abilities Expo'' will get under way. The
three-day event will include demonstrations of the latest innovations in
assistive technology. Long Beach Convention Center, 300 E. Ocean Blvd.
Contact: Cathy Woolfolk or Michele Johnsen, Easter Seals, (818) 996-9902.

   10:30 a.m. BEVERLY HILLS - Mobile Solutions, a specialized van that brings
Braille Institute's programs and services to people who are not able to travel
to the Sight Center in Los Angeles, will stop at the Felicia Mahood Center.
11338 Santa Monica Blvd. Contact: Shun Griffin, BI, (323) 663-1111, ext. 1254;
Courtney Goines, (323) 663-1111, ext. 1276.

   Noon HOLLYWOOD - The Hollywood Coordinating Council will present its final
meeting of the year. The director/curator of the Hollywood Bowl Museum, Carol
Merrill-Mirsky, will discuss works at the museum. Hollywood Roosevelt hotel,
Academy Room, 7000 Hollywood Blvd. Contact: Dorothy Remsen, HCC, (323) 463-
0716.

   5:30 p.m. LOS ANGELES - The 22nd annual ``Joel Garcia Memorial Scholarship
Banquet'' will be held. Honorees include Los Angeles Times columnist Al
Martinez; John Reardon, vice president and general manager of KTLA; Felix
Gutierrez, the California Chicano News Media Association's first executive
editor and former executive with The Freedom Forum; and Anthony Cisneros, a
television photojournalist with KXTV. NBC4 reporter Kim Baldonado will emcee.
Millennium Biltmore hotel, 506 S. Grand Ave. Contact: Julio Moran, (213) 743-
4960.

   8 p.m. HOLLYWOOD - We Care About Kids will present a screening of the anti-
smoking film, ``The Big Leaf Tobacco Company,'' narrated by actor Cuba Gooding
Jr. Harmony Gallery, 5911 1/2 Franklin Ave. Contact: Marcia Groff, PR, (310)
855-0498.

   Saturday

   8 a.m. GRIFFITH PARK - The United Autism Alliance's 24th annual ``Walk for
Autism'' will get under way. Walkers can choose between a 1K or 5K journey to
benefit the United Autism Alliance and Jay Nolan Community Services. The event
will also include a carnival with games, rides and entertainment. Griffith
Park, Riverside Drive and Los Feliz Boulevard. Contact: Sheila Rasu, (310)
314-5406.

   9 a.m. LOS ANGELES - A news conference will be held on ``Current
Developments in HIV/AIDS Research and Treatment and the Growing HIV/AIDS
Epidemic in the World Today.'' Participants will include: David Ho, founding
scientific director and CEO of the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center; Stewart
Kwoh, executive director of the Asian Pacific American Legal Center; and Rep.
Juanita Millender-McDonald, D-Torrance. News conference at 9 a.m.; seminar at
10 a.m.; reception at 4 p.m. APALC, 1145 Wilshire Blvd., second floor.
Contact: Kelli-Ann Nakayama, APALC, (213) 977-7500, ext. 201.

   9 a.m. WATTS - The Kedren Head Start/State Preschool & Family Service
Center will present its 12th annual ``Community Services Day & Kedren Junior
Olypmics.'' The event will include games, rides, food and entertainment.
Kedren's Administrative Facility, 710 E. 111th Place. Contact: Kitty Davis-
Walker, center, (323) 777-1411.

   9 a.m. CARSON - Cal State Dominguez Hills will present ``California 'Aha
Kaleponi,'' a Native Hawaiian Health & Wellness Conference. The daylong event
will include discussions on health care disparities of Hawaiians living in
California and the health status of Hawaiians. CSUDH, School of Health, Center
for Health Partnerships, Extended Education Center, 1000 E. Victoria St.
Contact: Thomas Knox, CSUDH, (310) 243-3367; Barbara Kimler, (949) 214-0417.

   10 a.m. LONG BEACH - The Aquarium of the Pacific will offer a ``Fintastic
Shark Workshop'' for children age 3 and up and their families. Learning
Center, 100 Aquarium Way. Contact: Cecile Fisher, aquarium, (562) 951-1676;
Marilyn Padilla, (562) 951-1684.

   10 a.m. PACIFIC PALISADES - The 13th annual ``Kids Nature Festival'' will
get under way. Children can learn about animals, dig for dinosaur bones, crawl
through kid-size mole mazes, spin spider webs and plant a garden. Temescal
Gateway Park, 15601 Sunset Blvd. Contact: Lizette Castano, Children's Nature
Institute, (310) 998-1151.

   10 a.m. LOS ANGELES - Norwood Street School and USC will sponsor a free
health and community fair. More than 40 health care providers will offer free
dental checkups and cholesterol, diabetes and other health screenings. The
event will also include puppet shows, face paintings and ballet folklorico.
School, 2020 Oak St. Contact: (213) 744-1639.

   11:15 a.m. PALOS VERDES - The 15th annual Palos Verdes Street Fair will get
under way. The two-day event will include a marionette show by puppeteer Jim
Gambel, Dixieland music by the ``West Coast Dixieland Five'' and hula dancers
and Tahitian drummers wearing traditional island attire and performing
Hawaiian and Polynesian songs. Avenue of the Peninsula, 550 Deep Valley Drive.
Contact: Stacy Taylor or Linda Sonnonstine, PR, (562) 435-5727.

   Noon LOS ANGELES - Southwestern University School of Law will sponsor ``A
Summer Day at Bullocks Wilshire.'' The landmark building will be opened for
tours, followed by lunch or tea. 3050 Wilshire Blvd. Contact: Carolyn Ziegler-
Davenport, SUSOL, (213) 738-8238.

   Noon LOS ANGELES - The Central Library will present the eighth annual
``L.A. Kids Read Festival.'' The event will include free magic shows,
storytelling, pop music, crafts and circus clowns. The library will also
present actress Jamie Lee Curtis with its ``Reader Leader Award'' in honor of
her contributions to children's awareness of arts and literature. Central
Library, 630 W. Fifth St. Contact: Peter Persic, library PIO, (213) 228-7555.

   4:30 p.m. SANTA MONICA - Closing ceremonies will be held for bicycle riders
who participated in the 575-mile, seven-day California AIDS Ride from San
Francisco to Santa Monica to benefit AIDS Project Los Angeles and HIV
organizations throughout the state. Corsair Field, 1900 Pico Blvd. Contact:
Bruce Smith, Santa Monica College, (310) 434-4209; Calvin Fleming, (323) 342-
1072.

   4:30 p.m. WEST HOLLYWOOD - The Avenues of Art & Design will present its
fifth annual ``Art & Design Walk.'' The event will include activities in more
than 70 showrooms and art galleries, including a Buddhist blessing at Silk
Roads and a Japanese tea ceremony at Sabi's. Melrose Avenue and Robertson and
Beverly boulevards. Contact: Kristin Gabriel, AAD, (323) 650-2838.

   5 p.m. STUDIO CITY - Safe Passage, a transitional shelter and counseling
service for abused women and their children, will present a country western
barbecue. The event will include live entertainment, cowboys and stunts,
saloon casino and line dancing. CBS Studio Center, 4024 Radford Ave. Contact:
Trish Steele, SP, (818) 947-0250 or (818) 207-0867.

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