WHAT PRICE CULTURE?: When it comes to...

WHAT PRICE CULTURE?: When it comes to the new J. Paul Getty Center, the answer is $733 million. That’s what officials of the cultural center are saying its construction will cost, debunking rumors, but not by much, that the price would be a cool billion. . . . The price tag of the structure, which is increasingly visible above the San Diego Freeway in the Sepulveda Pass, includes $449 million for construction, $115 million for the land and site work and $30 million for fixtures and equipment. (F1)

SPEAKING OF THE GETTY: Cal State Northridge President Blenda J. Wilson has been named to the board of trustees of the J. Paul Getty Trust. . . . The trust’s 15 board members manage the private foundation that operates the J. Paul Getty Museum and the Getty Center for the History of Art and the Humanities.

NATIVE TONGUE: While the number of American Indians in the Valley has fluctuated, their culture remains a part of our language . . . Tujunga means “big thunder,” Cahuenga is “place in the hills” and Topanga is “a place where the mountains run out to the sea” in the Fernandeno language. (B14)

American Indians

Overall population and those who speak indigenous languages at home:

Total number Speak at home San Fernando Valley 7,387 196 Antelope Valley 2,172 35 Santa Clarita Valley 653 9 Total 10,212 240

Source: U.S. Census

ABUSE DEBATE: Some feminists are challenging how abusive spouses--mostly men--should be handled. . . . The traditional approach has been to allow them to discuss the emotions underlying their violence. . . . But feminists argue that batterers should be confronted with their behavior, turned in for new acts of violence and taught that domestic abuse is a form of sexist oppression. (E1)

ON THE TEAM: Gerald Ponder is back with the Cal State Northridge football team after meeting with coaches Bob Burt and LeRoy Irvin. . . . C6 But Ponder, suspended for missing last week’s trip to Nevada Las Vegas, still must sit out Saturday night’s game against Cal State Sacramento.