Public invited to network with Real...

Public invited to network with Real Estate Investors

SOUTH SAN FERNANDO DISTRICT -- The North Los Angeles Real Estate

Investors Club is hosting its first networking event Tuesday.

Those interested in real-estate investment can receive helpful

tips and advice from experts and participate in mentoring sessions at

7 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Media Center, 150 E. Angelino Ave. There

will also be a drawing to win free admission for a real-estate course

worth $799.

Admission is $20. For more information, call 549-0423.

Chamber hosts Red And White Ball

UNIVERSAL CITY -- Tickets are available for the “The Red and White

Ball,” a black-tie gala featuring dinner, professional entertainment

and dancing hosted by the Burbank Chamber of Commerce.

The Jan. 25 ball at the Sheridan Universal Hotel, 333 Universal

Hollywood Drive, is a tribute to the 2003 chamber president, Charles

“Bud” Alleman.

A silent auction will also be featured with gifts including

travel, sports and entertainment packages. The Grand Stakes drawing

is for a four-night Hawaiian getaway for two, including first-class

tickets on Aloha Airlines and an ocean-front room in Mauna Lani Bay

Hotel. The total value is about $6,000.

Sponsorships for the ball are still available for $125 per person.

For more information, call the chamber at 846-3111.

Ribbon-cutting today celebrates salon opening

MEDIA DISTRICT WEST -- The Burbank Chamber of Commerce is

celebrating the opening of Divine Beauty Salon and Supplies with

Divine Gift Baskets at 4 p.m. today at the salon.

An open house follows at the shop, 2701 W. Olive Ave. For more

information, call 846-3111.

Ana Garcia returns to KNBC as investigative reporter

MEDIA DISTRICT WEST -- Journalist Ana Garcia, after briefly

working on a congressional campaign and in city government, returns

to KNBC-TV Channel 4 as an investigative reporter.

She previously worked for the station for two years, co-anchoring

the station’s “Mid Day Report” and also as a general assignment

reporter with an emphasis on investigative and political stories

before leaving in April 2001.

During her first stint at KNBC, Garcia reported on unethical

campaign contributions to elected officials who sat on the board of

the Entertainment Industry Development Corp. Her exclusive story led

to an 18-month investigation by the Los Angeles District Attorney’s

office and resulted in the resignation of the head of the EIDC.

For the past year, Garcia served as the communications director

for Los Angeles City Atty. Rocky Delgadillo.

Compiled by Jackson Bell