The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, American Red Cross, Pasadena Fire Department, Rose Bowl Aquatics Center and the Automobile Club of Southern California Will Provide Safety Tips for the Memorial Day Holiday Weekend

WHEN:   Thursday, May 25, 2006
        10:30 a.m.  

WHERE:  Rose Bowl Aquatics Center 
        360 North Arroyo Boulevard (Cross street: Seco Street)
        Pasadena, Calif.

WHO:    Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca
        American Red Cross, San Gabriel Pomona Valley Chapter
        Pasadena Fire Department
        Rose Bowl Aquatics Center
        Auto Club of Southern California

        The Rose Bowl Aquatics Center in Pasadena will host a joint
        news conference with experts who will provide life-saving tips
        for the 2006 Memorial Day holiday weekend including: water
        safety, preventing drunk driving; brush clearance for hillside
        residents; first aid for burn victims; and what law
        enforcement officials are planning to ensure Southland streets
        and highways safe as the unofficial start of summer kicks off.

        Key media highlights will also include:

        --  Auto Club's popular Top Travel Destination list
        --  Gas prices Southlanders can expect to pay at the pump

VISUALS: Rosebowl Aquatics Center's pool in the background. There
         will be water safety and CPR/first aid demonstrations.