FOR RELEASE:	 
June 29, 1999	
RULES COMMITTEE APPOINTS RICHARD ALATORRE 
TO UI APPEALS BOARD


SACRAMENTO--The Rules Committee of the California State Senate 
has appointed retiring Los Angeles City Council member Richard 
Alatorre to the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board.
     Alatorre, 56, served in the state Assembly from 1973 to 
1985 where he was a member of the Assembly Labor and Assembly 
Employment and Public Services committees.  Alatorre was elected 
to the Los Angeles City Council in 1985.
     Announcing the appointment, Senate President pro Tem John 
Burton, Chairman of the Rules Committee said,  "I've known and 
worked with Richard Alatorre for more than 20 years.  He has 
years of experience with the issues dealt with by the board, 
comes highly recommended by labor and business, and I know he 
will provide excellent service to the people of California." 
     Burton also thanked Marilyn Isenberg, who had been 
temporarily serving as the Rules Committee appointee to the 
board, for her work and said he was confident the state would 
soon find another way to utilize her outstanding abilities.
     Alatorre's appointment is effective July 1.  His term on 
the Unemployment Appeals Board runs until 2003.  The board 
grants or denies unemployment insurance benefits that have been 
appealed.
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