LOCAL VOICE: Moorpark realtor Debbie Rodgers Teasley is in Washington, D.C., one of several hundred Republican women nationwide invited to offer their opinions on such subjects as the economy, families and taxation. . . . Teasley, who also serves on the county's Economic Vitality Council and is president of the Moorpark Chamber of Commerce, hopes to push for improvement of economic conditions. . . . The conference, which will end with presentations to congressional leaders, is designed to "open a dialogue with women at the grass-roots level," Teasley said.
PARTY ON: California Secretary of State Bill Jones reports that 13 groups are trying to qualify for the 1996 ballot--joining the Democrats, Republicans, et al. One of the wanna-bes is the Rock and Roll Party, founded by Christopher McGrath of Simi Valley. . . . McGrath has never held public office, but he did gain some notoriety in 1992 when he was arrested for staging a series of sit-ins at the Simi Valley courthouse to protest the not-guilty verdicts in the Rodney G. King beating case.
CLASS ACT: Rita Moreno is about to open on the New York stage in "After-Play," but she's planning to skip final rehearsals to honor her commitment to Simi Valley. . . . Moreno will be the opening act when the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center is unveiled Nov. 3 and 4. She opens in New York on Nov. 7. . . . With the new show, Moreno could have gotten out of her Simi Valley gig, said Frederick Helsel, assistant general manager of the center, "but she felt that this was important."
