PARLEZ-VOUS FRANCAISE?
The Alliance Francaise of San Diego offers evening French classes beginning April 17 at University City High School, 6949 Genesee Ave. Beginner 101 and 102 meet Tuesdays and Thursdays; conversational French for intermediate students meets Wednesdays. Prices range from $165 to $335, plus $52 for beginner materials. To register, visit www.afsandiego.org or call (858) 824-6694.

‘Macho Man’ singing cop arrested in UC
One of the original lead singers for the Village People band was arrested Tuesday, March 24, in University City, after his girlfriend reported that the man was threatening and using physical force against her.
Victor “Macho Man” Willis, 55, who is known as the singing police officer in the 1970’s disco group, was found by police in a car in the 9100 block of Judicial Drive, according to Mónica Muãoz, media services manager for the San Diego Police Department.
He was arrested without incident for spousal abuse and threatening, Muãoz said.
The former singer, songwriter and actor lives in the University City area and has been previously arrested, according to Muãoz.
The March 24 incident resulted in felony charges against Willis, she said.

Suspect carjacks woman driving near Nobel Drive
Tijuana officers arrested a man two hours after he was suspected of carjacking a woman driving southbound on Interstate 5 near Nobel Drive on Friday, March 16.
At approximately 5:11 p.m., a pedestrian, described as a Hispanic male in his 30s, flagged down a CHP officer on the I-5. The man ran off as the officer began to question him.
Traffic was moving slow and the suspect reportedly jumped into the passenger seat of a Toyota RAV 4 driven by a woman. The man allegedly told the woman he had a weapon and forced her to exit at Clairemont Drive and drive him to Mission Bay Park. She stopped and exited her car and the suspect got behind the wheel and drove off southbound on I-5.
The driver and the vehicle were later taken into custody by Tijuana officers.

Scammers trade on reputable groups
Residents are being warned about two scams soliciting money in the name of the Burn Institute and San Diego Police Department (SDPD).
SDPD reported fliers with the city logo being distributed to various San Diego neighborhoods stating the police require home addresses to be painted on the curb in front of the house.
Individuals then show up and paint the numbers on the curb without the resident’s permission and try to charge for the service.
Neither the SDPD nor the city requires an address number on the curb. SDPD is also asking residents approached by anyone trying to charge for curb painting to contact officers by calling (619) 581-2000.
The Burn Institute announced recently that San Diegans have been receiving telemarketing calls soliciting money. The Burn Institute does not solicit donations by phone and warns that anyone asking for funds by phone is not affiliated with the group.

Police suspect Soledad site was for pot-growing
A helicopter flying over the northern slope of Mount Soledad in La Jolla on Tuesday, March 21, discovered a number of solar panels and a water irrigation station that police suspect could be used for marijuana cultivation.
Officers in the helicopter were familiar with the area and alerted patrol officers to further investigate the site, according to Mónica Muãoz, SDPD media services manager.
Although the surrounding area is often set up with similar equipment used by Caltrans to power freeway signs, officers said the solar panels found were not attached to any of the transportation department’s property, Muãoz said.
Police have not yet officially determined if the site was being used to grow pot and no arrests have been made, according to Muãoz.

Experts get cooking in a healthy way
Those seeking some sound advice in the ways of good eating may want to try “Food for Thought: Healing Foods to Savor,” a cookbook and nutrition guide recently published by the Moores Cancer Center at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), 9500 Gilman Drive.
“The book was adapted from materials we created in the Women’s Healthy Eating and Living (WHEL) Study, the largest clinical trial on the effects of diet on recurrence from breast cancer,” said Vicky Newman, one of the authors. “We created the book as a gift for the WHEL women as a thank-you for their participation, and we also wanted to share this valuable information and the recipes with a larger audience.”
Newman, M.S., R.D., Associate Clinical Professor of Family and Preventive Medicine at the UCSD School of Medicine, received assistance on the book from Susan Faerber, project director of WHEL, as well as Sheila Kealey, M.P.H., and member of the Cancer Center’s Prevention and Control Program.
“We here at the Healthy Eating Program at the Moores UCSD Cancer Center believe that food nourishes the body, nurtures the spirit, and is essential for health and healing,” Newman said. “We would like to think the information and recipes in our book will inspire folks to eat a more nutritious diet.”
The book costs $20 and is available at the UCSD Bookstore and at UCSD Thornton Hospital or by visiting www.healthyeating.ucsd.edu.