Approve the 2012 “Shakespeare in the Park” performance schedule to be held on Friday evenings from June 1 through June 22 at 6:30 p.m. at the Heisler Park amphitheater.
Establish the limit on campaign contributions for the 2012 City election cycle.
Hear public input on issues related to the San Onofre [...]

… He wants to make a plea to officers who are in the same type of trouble he was in, with physical disabilities and stress, not to let the macho atmosphere of police departments prevent them from getting help,” Cardoza said. [...]

… He will be able to reach a lot of people” on the daytime show, Cardoza said.“A lot of wives of police officers will be watching and we hope they will have a chit-chat with their husbands in the evening.“If he can reach just one person, he will feel good,” the [...]

… The State Department is to be commended,” said Danielle Grijalalva, executive director of the Committee for Safety of Foreign Exchange Students. “However, we will continue to look to the U.S. Department of State to make sure its sponsors adhere to the Federal Regulations which were written to protect foreign students.”The overhaul memo was written [...]

Presenting crime statistics over the past year, Huizar noted that violent (so-called Part 1) crimes in Eagle Rock went down from 541 in 2010 to 519 in 2011. Larceny (theft) went down 14 percent and auto theft was reduced by 12 percent, the Council member said, pointing out that there were no homicides or rapes. [...]

The Jan. 18 memo comes more than a year after an AP investigation uncovered widespread abuses in the J-1 Summer Work Travel program, which annually allows more than 100,000 foreign college students to work in the U.S. for up to four months. It came from Adam Ereli, assistant secretary for the State Department’s Bureau of [...]

DOWNEY – A foot-massage parlor has applied to open in a Downey strip mall.Rosemead resident Fan Qiao has applied to open an 11-seat spa at 9448 Telegraph Road near Passons Boulevard.The application is to go before the Planning Commission on Wednesday.In general, the customers will get a foot soaking and a foot rub, according to [...]

Sex is no city’s businessGive Simi Valley Mayor Bob Huber credit.When he sees something he believes is dangerous for Simi Valley starting to make inroads into our little hamlet, he talks tough and tries to take action.His target du jour for the past two months? Sex.Last December, Huber took aim at Simi Valley’s massage parlors [...]

… After you take all the shouting and the drama out of it, it’s an issue of public health,” he said.Some actors opposed the idea. Nina Hartley, an actress who is also a registered nurse, called the initiative “pure politics” and denied that it would make actors safer. Hartley said increased costs and oversight would [...]

Simi Valley mayor to the adult film industry: you’re not wanted here.Bob Huber is taking a proactive move to discourage adult filmmakers who might be thinking of relocating to the city by pushing an ordinance that likely will mirror the hotly-debated ordinance approved Tuesday by the Los Angeles City Council. It calls for denying permits [...]

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