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• Rick Wartzman Named Director of the Drucker Institute

  - 2007-07-20

  CLAREMONT, Calif. -- Claremont Graduate University has named Rick Wartzman, author and longtime writer and editor at the Wall Street Journal and Los Angeles Times, as director of the Drucker Institute. The Drucker Institute was established in May 2006 with the mission of taking Peter F. Drucker's ideas and ideals...

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• Two Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.-Area Weekly Papers Close.

  - 2004-06-22

  By Jonathan Shikes, The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 22--Times Community News, a subsidiary of The Los Angeles Times, has folded two Inland-area weekly newspapers as part of a company wide cost reduction plan. The Rancho...

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• Slated for California

  - 2004-04-30

  The Los Angeles Times announced Wednesday that the paper had chosen a new editorial and opinion editor. What was surprising was the fact that the masthead's new No. Four isn't even a Californian: He's one of the more prominent residents of Seattle, Wash., (no, not that resident). Michael Kinsley, 53,...

  Tags: California, editorial, INTERNET, Los Angeles Times, Seattle

• Great white shark kills swimmer.

  - 2003-10-01

  A 50-year-old California college instructor taking a morning swim bled to death after she was attacked by a great white shark measuring 15 to 18 feet in length. The attack occurred near Avila Beach, the Associated Press reported in August. Approximately 25 lifeguards were on the...

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• Urban growth and the politics of air pollution: the establishment of California's automobile emission standards.

  - 2002-12-22

  The state of California has been the nation's leader in the formulation and implementation of automobile emission standards. (1) California was the first jurisdiction to issue such standards in 1967. (2) Its automobile emission standards continue to be the toughest in North America. (3) The most...

  Tags: Auto, Autos, California, elite, Environmental, Los Angeles Times, pollution, standards

• velocimetro.(noticias cortas)(TT: Speedometer.)(TA: short news)(Artículo Breve)

  - 2002-03-01

  Distracciones... * Al sumar los accidentes viales que fueron causados por distracciones dentro del automóvil el año pasado, el Departamento de Tránsito de California descubrió que contrario a la creencia popular reciente, el operar los sistemas de sonido causó más accidentes que...

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• Man recalls 'Battle of L.A.'

  - 2002-01-14

  By Steve Fry Photographs by Earl Richardson The Capital-Journal Frank Dougan was 14 when the wailing of air raid sirens and explosions of anti-aircraft gunfire woke him in 1942 during World War II. Dougan, an eighth-grader, wasn't in a city in England...

  Tags: aircraft, California, Los Angeles Times, Manufacturing

• .....Nearly one-fifth of California strawberry production will be lost over the next five years as the phaseout of the fumigant methyl bromide is completed.(forecasts)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)

  - 2001-01-15

  .....Nearly one-fifth of California strawberry production will be lost over the next five years as the phaseout of the fumigant methyl bromide is completed, giving Mexican and imports a competitive advantage, reports The Los Angeles Times. (Jan. 11) Developing nations, such as Mexico and China have...

  Tags: California, Los Angeles Times, Mexico, Strategy

• Today's Events in Southern California

  - 2000-09-16

  City Desks & Assignment Editors --BUSINESS WIRE Following is a listing of media and community events for Saturday, Sept. 16: --------------------------------------------------------------------- WHAT: Queen & Court Initial Tryouts for the Tournament of Roses WHEN: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE: ...

  Tags: Benefits, California, HEALTHCARE, Los Angeles Times, MARKETING, SOFTWARE

• -California's New Cyber-Stalking Law Sees First Prosecution

  - 1999-01-27

  TELECOMWORLDWIRE-C 1994-9 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A man from Hollywood has been charged under California's new "cyber-stalking" law with stalking, computer fraud and solicitation of sexual assault. According to the Los Angeles Times, the man's advances had been turned down by a woman he liked, and he then wanted to get...

  Tags: assault, California, Los Angeles Times, phone, solicitation