Press Events for Monday

10:00 AM -- LA City Council Public Safety Committee, City Hall, Room 1010, 200 N. Spring St.

10:00 AM -- LA City Council Audits and Governmental Efficiency Committee, City Hall, Room 1060, 200 N. Spring St.

10:00 AM -- City Controller Laura Chick will address the Los Angeles City Council's Audits and Governmental Efficiency Committee regarding her audit of cable franchise agreements. Chick's audit found that the City's cable pact's were 18 years old, expired, and operating on a year to year basis, City Hall, Room 1060.

10:00 AM -- State Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi will hold a news conference to announce the largest fine in the history of the Department of Insurance, to be levied against a firm whose practices included improper claims denials and benefit terminations of individuals with brain damage, spinal cord injuries, heart disease, AIDS and other disabilities, contact says. Glendale Adventist Therapy and Wellness Center, 2560 Colorado Blvd. Contact: Byron Tucker, DOI, (213) 346-6363; Norman Williams, DOI, (916)492-3566.

11:00 AM -- Councilmen Tom LaBonge and Eric Garcetti will announce a pilot program for two neighborhoods, aimed at collecting large household items left curbside. Southwest corner of Beverly Boulevard and Normandie Avenue. Contact: LaBonge aide Jane Galbraith, (213) 485-3337.

11:00 AM -- City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo and Councilman Dennis Zine will hold a news conference to discuss plans for a Web site offering residents information on buying "safe, legal and effective pharmaceuticals at affordable prices," contact says. First Street entrance of City Hall, 200 N. Spring St. Contact: Frank Mateljan, City Attorney's Office,(213) 978-8340.

7:00 PM -- Reseda Neighborhood Council meeting, Magnolia Science Academy, 18238 Sherman Way, Reseda.

From the Daily News -- Neighborhood Meetings (Updated 10/3):

Chatsworth Neighborhood Council, 7 p.m. Wednesday at Lawrence Middle School, 10100 Variel Ave., Chatsworth. Call (818) 464-3511.

West Hills Neighborhood Council, 7 p.m. Wednesday at the 911 Communications Center, 23001 Roscoe Blvd., West Hills. (818) 719-8656 or see www.westhillsnc.org.

North Hills West Neighborhood Council, 7 p.m. Wednesday in Building 22 at the Sepulveda VA, 16111 Plummer St., North Hills. Call (818) 893-8613 or see www.nort hhillswest.

Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 10 in the auditorium at Sherman Oaks Elementary School, 14755 Greenleaf St., Sherman Oaks. Call (818) 503-2399.

North Hills East Neighborhood Council, 7 p.m. Oct. 10 in the library at Sepulveda Middle School, 15330 Plummer St., North Hills. Call (818) 891-0060.

Porter Ranch Neighborhood Council will hold a board meeting at 6 p.m. and a regular meeting at 7 p.m. Oct. 11 in room 130 at Shepherd of the Hills Church, 19700 Rinaldi St., Porter Ranch. Call (818) 831-2330 or see www.prnc.org.

Mission Hills Neighborhood Council will hold a meeting with its interim board at 6 p.m. and a general meeting at 7 p.m. Oct. 11 in the auditorium at San Jose Elementary School, 14928 Clymer St., Mission Hills. Pauline Kamiyama Los Angeles City Cultural Affairs Department, will discuss the design of the new animal shelter being built in Mission Hills. Call (818) 894-9566.

Sylmar Neighborhood Council, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 11 in the auditorium at Dyer Street Elementary School, 14500 Dyer St., Sylmar. Call (818) 833-8737.

Northridge West Neighborhood Council, 7 p.m. Oct. 11 at Beckford Avenue Elementary School, 19130 Tulsa Ave., Northridge. Call (818) 359-7256.

Woodland Hills-Warner Center Neighborhood Council, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 12 at Parkman Middle School, 20800 Burbank Blvd., Woodland Hills. Call (818) 713-8600 or see www.woodlandhillscouncil.org.

North Hollywood North East Neighborhood Council, 7 p.m. Oct. 13 in the recreation room at the Park Plaza Apartments, 6755 Rhodes Ave., North Hollywood. Call (818) 982-2174.