Press Events For Wednesday

Mayor Villaraigosa will speak at the Adar Ari El Sisterhood luncheon at 12:15 today. 12020 Burbank Blvd in Valley Village.

Chief Bratton will be interviewed on radio station 89.3 KPCC FM at 2:00 p.m.

9:00 AM - Geena Davis and Hollywood Foreign Press Association President Philip Berk will announce the recipient of the Golden Globe Awards' Cecil B. DeMille Award, which recognizes ``outstanding contribution to the entertainment field.'' Miss Golden Globe will also be announced. Beverly Hilton hotel, Santa Monica suite, 9876 Wilshire Blvd.

9:00 AM - The Los Angeles Dodgers will hold a news conference to introduce Ned Colletti as their new general manager. Team owner Frank McCourt is also scheduled to attend. Dugout Club, Dodger Stadium, 1000 Elysian Park Ave. (See story by Walter O'Malley here on the Sister City)

9:00 AM - The Save Tookie Committee will hold a news conference to demand clemency for Stan ``Tookie'' Williams, who is scheduled to be executed on Dec. 13.

From the Daily News -- Neighborhood Meetings (Updated 11/14/05):

Here is a list of upcoming neighborhood council meetings:

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

Panorama City Neighborhood Council (forming), 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the second-floor meeting room at the Mission Hills Community Hospital medical building, 14860 Roscoe Blvd., Panorama City. Call (818) 785-5624.

Foothill Trails Neighborhood Council, 7 p.m. Thursday at Village Christian School, 8930 Village Ave., Sun Valley. Call (818) 607-8536 or see www.foothilltrails.org.

Reseda Neighborhood Council, 7 p.m. Nov. 21 at Canoas Banquet Hall, 18134 Sherman Way, Reseda. Call (818) 756-7330 or see www.resedacouncil.org.

Neighborhood Council Valley Village will hold a board meeting at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 30 at Colfax Elementary School, 11724 Addison St., Valley Village. Call (818) 766-2932.