Chamber serves up star power at inaugural dinner.THE Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Area Chamber of Commerce s inaugural dinner was held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel just 10 days after the same venue was the site of the Golden Globes. The Chamber soiree soi·ree also soi·rée n. An evening party or reception. [French soirée, from Old French seree, from seir, evening, from Latin not only drew a larger crowd than Hollywood's kudofest, it may have packed more star power. Former Paramount Pictures head Sherry Lansing, was introduced by former Motion Picture Association of America chief Jack Valenti. Lansing and USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. President Steven Sample received the Distinguished Business Leader Award. Sample headed the table on education with Marlene Canter, president of the L.A. Unified School District A unified school district is a school district which includes both primary school (kindergarten through middle school or junior high) and high school (grades 9-12). In Illinois, these districts are called unit school districts. . Lansing sat near filmmaker Rob Reiner, while state Attorney General Bill Locklear talked politics with L.A. City Council President Eric Garcetti. Dodgers owners Frank and Jamie McCourt sat with California Speedway president Gillian Zucker. Other attendees included KMEX-TV president and general manager Jorge Delgado; Majestic Realty's chief executive, Ed Roski; Thomas Properties' chief, Jim Thomas; and MPAA MPAA abbr. Motion Picture Association of America president Dan Glickman. The chamber's Chris Martin, chief executive of architecture and urban planning firm AC Martin Partners, passed on the group's chairmanship to Dave Nichols, senior vice president of external affairs for AT&T Corp. |
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