THIS LITTLE PIGGY: The 38 ailing Vietnamese...

THIS LITTLE PIGGY: The 38 ailing Vietnamese potbellied pigs removed from an unfit home in Lake View Terrace last month have taken to the baths . . . lime baths. The soaks were prescribed for skin problems arising from squalid conditions where the pigs were kept. Capt. David Havard, lead investigator for the local SPCA, said the porkers are doing well, though they are not ready for adoption. Phyllis Frisbey, who had the pigs, is helping find homes for her former charges.

ROAD WARRIORS: Attention lead-footed drivers: Don’t look for those 70 m.p.h. signs just yet. . . . Federal law changes are needed first, even though Gov. Pete Wilson has signed legislation to pave the way for speedier driving. . . . The first roads to go to the max are likely to be those with 65 m.p.h. limits now, said the CHP’s Patricia Ryan. The closest: the Grapevine.

INCENDIARY ISSUE: During the debate over Proposition 187, Cal State Northridge student leader Vladimir Cerna became a target of hate mail after revealing in an interview that he was an illegal immigrant. Cerna, who has since attained legal residency status, talked about his life since passage of 187 (B1).

WORKPLACE WOES: Workplace violence tops the list of office security concerns for the second year, says a survey by Encino-based Pinkerton Security & Investigation Services. Pinkerton’s Lou Tyksa blames publicity over some incidents for inspiring others. But despite the Oklahoma City bombing, terrorism dropped from eighth to 14th place in the survey of 100 corporate security chiefs.

OIL AND WATER: An auto swap meet at Santa Clarita’s Princessa rail station? Puh-leeze. Councilwoman Jan Heidt nearly sprang from her council chair in disgust at the idea. And Heidt--instrumental in getting the Santa Clarita Valley hooked up to Metrolink--took a swipe at another city with an auto swap meet. “I don’t care what they do in Thousand Oaks,” she sniffed. “It’s what they do in Santa Clarita that matters to me.”