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March 11, 1993 | CARMEN VALENCIA
While the city of San Fernando tinkers with a proposed law to curtail liquor outlets, the Chamber of Commerce is encouraging the business community to deal with the underlying causes of alcoholism by steering employees to treatment programs. During a luncheon Wednesday, the chamber highlighted two nonprofit groups that provide treatment and counseling services in an attempt to counter the attention paid to efforts to restrict new liquor sales permits.
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May 27, 1993 | CARMEN VALENCIA
A proposal to create a new city division to streamline the maintenance of municipal buildings, such as City Hall and the police station, has met with mixed reactions from council members. One council member saw the proposal as a cost-cutting measure that could potentially save the city thousands of dollars, while another called it a move to dislodge a division from the city's Recreation and Community Services Department.
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October 21, 1993 | GEOFFREY MOHAN
Barely a month in operation, a senior lunch program at Las Palmas Park is struggling to keep up with demand, and has had to turn away hungry residents, according to volunteers and officials. "We don't want to turn people away, but we've had to," said Jess Margarito, director of Recreation and Community Services for the city of San Fernando. "People are not that understanding if someone invites them to lunch and then there's not enough food to feed them."