Millage Peaks: L.A.’s New Fire Chief Works Toward a More Diverse Employee Profile for LAFD Millage Peaks (Class of ’75, B.A., psychology) is a 33-year veteran of the Los Angeles Fire Department, but as the new fire chief of just over two months, he says that he did not appreciate the enormity of his new post until he actually took it. The Berkeley native looks forward to diversifying the profile of the LAFD by recruiting more women as firefighters and fulfilling the needs of Los Angeles County within a limited budget.

Photo above: Sithea San (Class of ’91, B.S., business administration) and her husband Richer San (Class of ’91, B.S., business administration) demonstrate a cyclo, a human-powered vehicle used in Southeast Asia at the Cambodian Arts and Handicrafts Exhibition held last week in Long Beach.

The Sans are among the founders of Long Beach's Cambodia Town, the largest Cambodian community outside of Southeast Asia.

For the story on the exhibition, click here.

Photo by Joanie Harmon