"He has been there, done that, and since he has local ties he will be a valuable asset to the Surf," Manager Tommy Helms said.
Lord Ramsbotham, former chief inspector of prisons, says making sure that offenders are sent to prisons where they have local ties would encourage local employers to get involved in training programmes for prisoners.
Another feature film, "Jack the Dog," a comedy about a photographer's adventures in truth and love that had its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, has local ties.
Two of the contestants have local ties: George Lopez, working toward his bachelor's degree at the Hartt School of Music, and Shirley Hsiao-Ni Pan, who is enrolled in the certificate program at Yale.
Miller, the athletic director, remains puzzled by his departure, saying that Williams, a native Texan, did not have local ties or an apparent appreciation of the halting pace of recovery.
The company points out that it has local ties and is not requesting any city incentives.
Six players have local ties.
Others are from Van Nuys, North Hollywood and Pasadena but have local ties.
Kaindoh is the seventh commitment in the Class of 2017, and all seven have local ties.
A concert to benefit the arts and music programs in Glendale Unified later this month will feature Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, a swing band that's had major national hits and has local ties — the children of two of its members attend Glendale schools.
