TRICK PLAY: The football player formerly known...

TRICK PLAY: The football player formerly known as Ron McKelvey, who left the Texas Longhorns before the Sugar Bowl when it was discovered he apparently had faked his records to play college ball for seven years, was on the 1993 and ’94 roster at Pierce College (C7). . . . Pierce Coach Bill Norton said he was shocked to hear reports that the cornerback he knew as McKelvey was really Ron Weaver, who also had played for Monterey Peninsula College.

MONEY FROM HOME: How about a trip to war-torn Bosnia and a severe cut in pay? That’s what many reservists are facing this year. But today, the Los Angeles City Council is considering a proposal by Joel Wachs to pay the difference between the regular and military salaries of any city worker called to duty. . . . Benefits also would remain in effect while the reservist is overseas.

RED WIND: The gusts that ruined everything from gardens to cable reception of the Rose Bowl are finally beginning to abate (B1). . . . Three days of Santa Ana winds left many trees down. Above, Rufino Reyes trims branches on Boston Avenue in Glendale.

INDUSTRY WATCH: The entertainment industry will “pause for reassessment” in 1996, with slower job growth, Business Columnist James Flanigan reports (D1). But as he looks ahead, Flanigan calls the West Valley economy “increasingly entrepreneurial,” a label that also applies to Ventura’s economy, with its biotechnology-related companies. . . . Many are in Thousand Oaks, near Amgen Inc.

WATCH WATCH: Attention Rolex wearers. The watch-nabbing season is upon us again (B1). . . . LAPD Det. Robert Johansen suggests thinking twice about wearing an expensive watch or other fine jewelry in crowded places, such as malls or supermarkets, and saving them for more private settings. . . . People “have to be cognizant of what is going on around them,” Johansen asked.