Show Biz in Glendale: Groundbreaking for the...

Show Biz in Glendale: Groundbreaking for the 13-acre DreamWorks SKG animation campus in Glendale brought out the Big 3 on Thursday. . . . Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen, the principals of DreamWorks, joined Glendale City Council members in praising the Mediterranean-influenced design, complete with a man-made river. Coming in late 1997.

Disney Responds: But show-biz vibes aren’t always so good. . . . Disney, under fire for alleged sweatshop conditions in Haitian apparel factories licensed to use its trademarks, issued a statement Thursday saying the workers are paid “substantially more” than Haiti’s minimum wage, which was just doubled--to a hefty 28 cents an hour.

Park Perils: Two consumer groups released a study Thursday warning that badly designed play equipment can hurt or kill children in public parks (B1). The equipment often is too high, installed too close together or surrounded by dangerously hard landing areas, said the report. . . . Two-year-old Edwin Chavez, above, seems oblivious to any risk from his perch on a slide at the Sepulveda Recreation Center in Panorama City.

Country Road: Nature lovers who once trespassed on the private land that became Wilson Canyon Park in Sylmar last year soon will have a more dignified way of getting in. On June 15, the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy will dedicate a tree-lined entrance to the park, complete with parking lot and restroom. . . . Until now, the site has been accessible only through a field west of Olive View-UCLA Medical Center.