DEMOCRATS STILL PLAYING SOFTBALL HARD SLUGGING LIKELY TO GET GOING IN 2006.Byline: Alex Dobuzinskis Staff Writer Assemblywoman Cindy Montanez of Mission Hills and City Council President Alex Padilla Alex Padilla is a politician in California. He was elected as the State Senator for the 20th District of California in November 2006 and was inaugurated in early December. In order to enter the Senate he had to resign as Councilman for the 7th District on the Los Angeles City will be playing hardball next year in the race for a state Senate seat. But on Sunday, the two Democrats faced off on a softball diamond. Padilla and Montanez were opposing team captains during the annual Labor Day Labor Day, holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada on the first Monday in September to honor the laborer. It was inaugurated by the Knights of Labor in 1882 and made a national holiday by the U.S. Congress in 1894. weekend softball game at Van Nuys-Sherman Oaks Park, a fundraiser for the Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. . Elected officials, community activists, legislative aides, local residents and children all shared a crowded softball field, as families picnicked in the nearby shade and toddlers whacked a pinata with the words ``Take a Swing at Republicans.'' ``The who's who Who’s Who biographical dictionary of notable living people. [Am. Hist.: Hart, 922] See : Fame of Democratic activists in the Valley are here, playing in our version of the national pastime,'' Padilla said before Sunday's game. Montanez scored an early triumph against Padilla when she hit the ball to him and he dropped it, allowing her to reach first base. But Padilla and his squad members, calling themselves the Dodgers, ended up with a 6-5 victory. ``We only get better from here,'' Montanez said after her team's loss. She and Padilla both want the 20th District seat occupied by Sen. Richard Alarcon, D-Van Nuys. Ballgame organizers set up a bucket to collect funds for victims of Hurricane Katrina  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. . Among the 200 people at the event Sunday was pilot
Jim Alger, 35, of Northridge, who today was expected to fly his Cessna
to the Gulf Coast to deliver emergency supplies and help ferry evacuees Resident or transient persons who have been ordered or authorized to move by competent authorities, and whose movement and accommodation are planned, organized and controlled by such authorities. .
``From what I hear, there are entire towns that are completely being ignored,'' said Alger, who is president of the Northridge West Neighborhood Council. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Antonio Ramon Villaraigosa (born Antonio (Tony) Ramon Villar, Jr. on January 23, 1953) is the mayor of Los Angeles, California. He is the first Latino mayor of Los Angeles since Cristobal Aguilar in 1872. attended the softball game again this year, but not as a player. ``I played twice, and I realized I'm better as a coach than as a player,'' Villaraigosa said. He talked with people in the crowd about the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina. Later, the mayor said that 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. has not been asked to accommodate evacuees from hurricane-stricken areas. ``We're currently assessing our housing availability to see if we can provide some housing for people,'' he said. Other Democratic elected officials at Sunday's game included Rep. Brad Sherman of Sherman Oaks, Assemblyman Lloyd Levine of Van Nuys, Assemblywoman Fran Pavley of Woodland Hills and City Councilwoman Wendy Greuel. Alex Dobuzinskis, (818) 546-3304 alex.dobuzinskis(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1) City Council President Alex Padilla, left, and Assemblywoman Cindy Montanez play a child's game - rock, paper, scissors scissors Cutting instrument or tool consisting of a pair of opposed metal blades that meet and cut when the handles at their ends are brought together. Modern scissors are of two types: the more usual pivoted blades have a rivet or screw connection between the cutting ends - to determine whose team will get to bat first Sunday at Valley Democrats' annual softball game and picnic. (2 -- 3) Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, above, center, chats with Rep. Brad Sherman of Sherman Oaks at a Democratic softball game and picnic Sunday in the Valley. At right, Assemblyman Lloyd Levine, front, is safe on third base while City Council President Alex Padilla reaches for a catch. Michael Owen Baker/Staff Photographer |
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