1.   Spokesman Frank Losco said the board held several public workshops and meetings regarding new diversions from the river.

2.   Before agreeing to use the machine, the board held an impromptu hearing with Noel Poyntz to discuss how his invention worked.

3.   Blank expects the board to hold its first meeting in April.

4.   Board of Supervisors President Kevin Shelley said the board will hold its own hearing on the election problems.

5.   A federal board would hold hearings at which doctors would have to defend their anti-pain prescriptions.

6.   For the past year, the state board has held hearings and written requirements for the new specialty license.

7.   He could not explain, however, why the board held a special session Monday, just a month before directors were regularly scheduled to meet.

8.   In June, the board held a hearing.

9.   In that case, the safety board has held two sets of hearings but has not yet issued a report.

10.   Its board will hold a regularly scheduled meeting Wednesday, the day after the strategy session.