Press Events for Thursday

9:30 AM -- First 5 LA celebrates 100th Preschool Center, 116 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

10:00 AM -- LAUSD Board of Education's Select Committee meets regarding legislation, year-end report, and November election, 333 S. Beaudry Ave., Board Room

10:30 AM -- Firefighters rally against Props 75 and 76. Also claim they were forced to pose in Governor's photo op earlier this week. Burbank Fire Training Facility, 1845 N. Ontario Ave.

1:00 PM -- Delgadillo hosts hearings on school safety, City Council Building, Room 201, 14410 Sylvan St.

1:00 PM -- LAUSD Board of Education's Budget and Finance Committee meets, 333 S. Beaudry Ave., Board Room

2:00 PM -- Mayor Villaraigosa will discuss his first 100 days in office during a media briefing. City Hall, Tom Bradley Room, 26th floor, 200 N. Spring St.

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


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.