Gilbert Contreras

San Diego County builder and businessman Gilbert Contreras was appointed to seat on the California Coastal Commission formerly held by Marshall Grossman, Los Angeles lawyer and environmentalist. Grossman, whose second two-year term expired last year, had hoped for a third term. But instead, Senate President Pro Tem David Roberti appointed Contreras, whose candidacy was sponsored by Sen. Wadie P. Deddeh (D-Chula Vista).

Senate leader David A. Roberti on Wednesday angrily accused Assemblyman Tom Hayden (D-Santa Monica) and the Sierra Club of turning on him after his controversial firing last summer of a state coastal commissioner. "They got me into the fight, deserted me when the fight got rough and then started taking some shots at me," Roberti (D-Los Angeles) said of Hayden and the conservation organization.

Senate President Pro Tem David A. Roberti said Tuesday that he hopes to rescue Los Angeles County's financially struggling trauma center network by pressing for legislation containing a $20-million appropriation for trauma centers statewide. "We would never get an override. We would like to see if we can get a bill passed," Roberti told reporters, outlining a plan to revive an appropriation for trauma centers that was knocked out of the budget last week by Gov. George Deukmejian.

Senate President Pro Tem David A. Roberti said Tuesday that he hopes to rescue Los Angeles County's financially struggling trauma center network by pressing for legislation containing a $20-million appropriation for trauma centers statewide. "We would never get an override. We would like to see if we can get a bill passed," Roberti told reporters, outlining a plan to revive an appropriation for trauma centers that was knocked out of the budget last week by Gov. George Deukmejian.

Despite a hardball political move designed to block Occidental Petroleum Corp.'s plans to sink exploratory wells in the Pacific Palisades, the California Coastal Commission on Tuesday approved the controversial drilling plan on a 7-5 vote. The approval came at the close of a dramatic meeting marked by the abrupt dismissal of a coastal commissioner and the appointment of a replacement.

Senate leader David A. Roberti on Wednesday angrily accused Assemblyman Tom Hayden (D-Santa Monica) and the Sierra Club of turning on him after his controversial firing last summer of a state coastal commissioner. "They got me into the fight, deserted me when the fight got rough and then started taking some shots at me," Roberti (D-Los Angeles) said of Hayden and the conservation organization.

Developer Gilbert Contreras has been named an honorary member of Beta Gamma Sigma, the national honor society for business and management.

Contreras Brothers Development Corp., whose minority-group owners are among San Diego's most prominent and politically connected businessmen, has closed its doors and filed for liquidation bankruptcy. The business is one of a number of corporations owned by Salvador and Gilbert Contreras, whose rise to local influence has become almost legend in San Diego's Latino community. The development corporation, a home remodeling business based in Lemon Grove, petitioned for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation last Wednesday and listed $151,752 in debts, according to documents filed in federal bankruptcy court.

On July 7, the California Senate Rules Committee relieved Gilbert Contreras of his duties on the California Coastal Commission. The Sierra Club believes that this action was long overdue and was a responsible action by Sen. David Roberti (D-Los Angeles) and the committee. We support the committee's action. Contreras is a developer in San Diego whose business transactions have been sharply criticized by the San Diego City Council (acting as the Housing Commission) and the Department of Urban Development.

Despite a hardball political move designed to block Occidental Petroleum Corp.'s plans to sink exploratory wells in the Pacific Palisades, the California Coastal Commission on Tuesday approved the controversial drilling plan on a 7-5 vote. The approval came at the close of a dramatic meeting marked by the abrupt dismissal of a coastal commissioner and the appointment of a replacement.

San Diego County builder and businessman Gilbert Contreras was appointed to seat on the California Coastal Commission formerly held by Marshall Grossman, Los Angeles lawyer and environmentalist. Grossman, whose second two-year term expired last year, had hoped for a third term. But instead, Senate President Pro Tem David Roberti appointed Contreras, whose candidacy was sponsored by Sen. Wadie P. Deddeh (D-Chula Vista).

1993 RECORDS OVERALL: 5-18 LEAGUE: 4-10 COACH: Steve Foreman RECORD AT SCHOOL: 0-0 RETURNING STARTERS YR. POS. B-T Adam Elsaesser Sr. P R-R Josh Hoover Sr. C R-R Shawn Locher Sr. OF R-R Jeff Rutherford Sr. P R-R TOP RETURNERS: None TOP NEWCOMERS YR. POS. B-T Fernando Bustos Jr. INF R-R Gilbert Contreras Jr. INF R-R Caesar Garcia So. INF R-L Mike Garcia So. INF R-R OUTLOOK Foreman, who took over for Ron Pruter, has begun his new job by essentially cleaning house.

When it drafted the California Coastal Act 10 years ago, the Legislature declared that the coastal zone "is a distinct and valuable natural resource of vital and enduring interest to all the people." Further, the law said, "the permanent protection of the state's natural and scenic resources is a paramount concern to present and future residents of the state and nation."