Who: The Children and Parents of Para Los Ninos, Miki Jordan - President of Para Los Ninos, Los Angeles Police Commission; Rick J. Caruso, President David S. Cunningham, III, Vice President, Bert Boeckmann, Rose Ochi, Silvia Saucedo, Chief William J. Bratton

When: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 at 9:30 am

Where: Los Angeles Police Commission Meeting, Public Works Boardroom
200 North Spring Street, Room 350
Los Angeles, CA 90012

The children and parents of Para Los Niños will attend the Police Commission meeting to express their gratitude to the Los Angeles Police Department and the Police Commission for making stride in cleaning up the area where the organization is based, skid row. The organization’s playground, which is located at 6^th and Gladys, was covered with drug paraphernalia each morning. Since the recent efforts of the Los Angeles Police Department, the playground has been clean and the parents and children feel safer, coming, going, and staying at the playground.

For more information on this press release, please contact Tamryn Catania at 213-485-3531.