Press Events for Wednesday

9:30 AM -- LA Board of Public Works meeting. City Hall, 200 N. Spring St., Room 350

10:00 AM -- City Councilman Bernard Parks will hold a news conference to discuss a housing program for victims of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. City Hall, 200 N. Spring St., Third floor media room

10:00 AM -- LA Police Chief William Bratton will hold a news conference to discuss the LAPD's Holiday Toy Drive. Harmony Elementary School auditorium, 899 E. 42nd Place.

1:00 PM -- LA Commission on Disabilities meeting. 333 S. Spring St.

1:00 PM -- LA County Commission for Women meeting. Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration, 500 W. Temple St., Room 383.

1:15 PM -- LA County Commission on Alcoholism will hold a joint meeting with the Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Commission. Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration, 500 W. Temple
St., room 140.

6:00 PM -- The Central City East Association will stage "Neighborhood Watch Walk'' to call for an end to drug-related criminal behavior and to invite homeless people to be taken to a shelter for the night. A van from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority will accompany the walkers and provide shelter and counseling. Expected to participate are City Councilwoman Jan Perry, Estela Lopez of the CCEA, Capt. Andrew Smith of LAPD Central Division and Orlando Ward of Midnight Mission. Walk will begin at the Midnight Mission, 601 S. San Pedro St.

6:30 PM -- City Councilman Tom LaBonge will draw the name of the winner of a below-market-priced two-bedroom condominium unit in North Hollywood. 11124 Burbank Blvd.

6:30 PM -- County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky will kick off his re-election campaign. Cocktail hour at 6:30 p.m.; dinner at 7:30 p.m. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will attend at 8:15 p.m. International Ballroom, Beverly Hilton hotel, 9876 Wilshire Blvd.

7:00 PM -- North Hills West Neighborhood Council, in Building 22 at the Sepulveda VA, 16111 Plummer St., North Hills. Call (818) 893-8613 or see www.northhillswest.org

7:30 PM -- LA County Registrar Conny McCormack will be the keynote speaker at a meeting of Valley Grassroots for Democracy. Van Nuys State Building auditorium, 6150 Van Nuys Blvd.

From the Daily News -- Neighborhood Meetings (Updated 12/05/05)