Ronald L Cedillos

The state Senate on Wednesday unanimously approved the appointments of two Orange County residents to statewide agencies. Ronald L. Cedillos of Huntington Beach won confirmation of his appointment to the California State University Board of Trustees. Cedillos, 42, served as a member of Peter V. Ueberroth's California Council on Competitiveness last year and also founded Californians for Aerospace Leadership, a pro-aerospace industry group.

The state Senate on Wednesday unanimously approved the appointments of two Orange County residents to statewide agencies. Ronald L. Cedillos of Huntington Beach won confirmation of his appointment to the California State University Board of Trustees. Cedillos, 42, served as a member of Peter V. Ueberroth's California Council on Competitiveness last year and also founded Californians for Aerospace Leadership, a pro-aerospace industry group.

Gov. Pete Wilson announced the appointment Friday of a Huntington Beach executive and longtime supporter to a place on the California State University Board of Trustees. Ronald L. Cedillos, 41, of Huntington Beach was chosen to fill a vacancy on the board, as was Bernard Goldstein, 55, of San Carlos, according to a press statement the governor's office issued Friday night. Cedillos' appointment requires Senate confirmation; Goldstein's does not.

In the last scene of the movie, actor Ron Cedillos is a Texas lawman-gone-bad, perched on a split-rail fence and gulping from a bottle of whiskey. Across the horse corral, karate hero Chuck Norris finally appears, already bloodied from his fist-and-foot-flying destruction of a whole town, and now, ready to face Texas City's last bad guy. "Drink, trucker?" asks Deputy Boles, Cedillos' character in the 1977 film "Breaker, Breaker."

In the last scene of the movie, actor Ron Cedillos is a Texas lawman-gone-bad, perched on a split-rail fence and gulping from a bottle of whiskey. Across the horse corral, karate hero Chuck Norris finally appears, already bloodied from his fist-and-foot-flying destruction of a whole town, and now, ready to face Texas City's last bad guy. "Drink, trucker?" asks Deputy Boles, Cedillos' character in the 1977 film "Breaker, Breaker."

Ronald L. Cedillos has resigned as chief executive officer of Parker Automotive Corp., less than two months after taking the job when the company's founder stepped down because of legal problems involving another business. In an interview Tuesday, Cedillos said he is leaving the company, which makes fuel-cleaning systems for cars, because of increasing outside work for newly elected Gov. Pete Wilson. He also resigned from the company's board of directors but remains a major shareholder.

Michael E. Parker resigned Tuesday as chief executive of Parker Automotive Corp. of Costa Mesa, saying his ongoing legal problems were interfering with the company's operations. The resignation was a result of a compromise reached Monday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court between Parker Automotive and creditors of another Parker-owned company, Parker North American Corp. The court also agreed to vacate a temporary receivership of Parker Automotive.

Parker Automotive Corp. said Wednesday that founder Michael E. Parker has resigned involuntarily as chairman and, in a separate development, the company has laid off 16% of its staff. In a statement to the company's board, Parker said that the resignation was "not of (his) own free will" but was intended to allow the company "the chance of a future." He was unavailable for comment Tuesday. The announcement came as the company's stock continued to plunge, closing at $3, down $1.

As the aerospace industry in Southern California shrinks dramatically, the divisions in the United Auto Workers over how to answer the challenge only get uglier and deeper. UAW Local 148, which represents more than 19,000 Douglas Aircraft workers in Long Beach, is seeking to oust the union's regional director, Bruce Lee, from current contract talks. The local alleges that Lee has a conflict of interest that has hurt union efforts to stem the exodus of aerospace jobs from the Southland.

Five Boy Scout adult volunteers serving in the Southeast area have received the Silver Beaver Award, the highest honor a local scouting organization can bestow. They were among 29 people honored for distinguished service to youth during the Los Angeles Area Boy Scout Council's 71st annual awards dinner. The recipients are Boyd R. Benson and Ronald L. Cedillos of Downey, Theodore M. Dykzeul Sr. of Compton, Jerry Laiblin of La Mirada and Marie J. Dixon of Whittier.

Gov. Pete Wilson announced the appointment Friday of a Huntington Beach executive and longtime supporter to a place on the California State University Board of Trustees. Ronald L. Cedillos, 41, of Huntington Beach was chosen to fill a vacancy on the board, as was Bernard Goldstein, 55, of San Carlos, according to a press statement the governor's office issued Friday night. Cedillos' appointment requires Senate confirmation; Goldstein's does not.

Michael E. Parker resigned Tuesday as chief executive officer of Parker Automotive Corp., saying his ongoing legal problems were interfering with the operations of the company. The resignation was a result of a compromise reached Monday in federal bankruptcy court between Parker Automotive and creditors of Parker North American Corp., another company Parker founded. The court also agreed to remove a court-appointed receiver for Parker Automotive.

Calling into question Orange County Supervisor Tom Wilson's anti-El Toro airport stance, one of his major supporters has abruptly canceled a Wilson fund-raiser and stopped payment on a campaign check as others demanded he defend himself at a hastily called meeting this weekend. The surprising turn of events followed a controversial vote Tuesday by Wilson and three pro-airport supervisors that resulted in the county's retaining a private attorney to represent it on El Toro issues.