'98 for County: Doing Great to Doing Well By Patrice Apodaca, Patrice Apodaca covers economic issues for The Times. She can be reached at (714) 966-5979 and at patrice.apodaca@latimes.com
Surf Culture's No Lightweight By Patrice Apodaca, Patrice Apodaca covers economic issues for The Times. She can be reached at (714) 966-5979 and at patrice.apodaca@latimes.com
State Commerce Branch Opens By Patrice Apodaca, Patrice Apodaca covers economic issues for The Times. She can be reached at (714) 966-5979 and at patrice.apodaca@latimes.com
An Election Is a Good Step, No Matter What the Outcome By Tony Kevin, Tony Kevin was Australia's ambassador to Cambodia from 1994 to 1997. He is a visiting fellow at the Australian National University in Canberra, where he is writing a book on Cambodia's recent political history
The Inmates Haven't Changed, Prisons Have By Steve J. Martin, Steve J. Martin is a former general counsel and chief of staff to the director of the Texas prison system. Now a private attorney, he is serving as a court monitor in an excessive use of force case involving a facility at Riker's Island, New York City. He is co-author of "Texas Prisons: The Walls Came Tumbling Down" (Texas Monthly Press, 1987)
What's Missing in the 'Rail vs. Bus' Debate By Gloria Ohland, Gloria Ohland is the Southern California project manager of the Surface Transportation Policy Project, a national coalition dedicated to ensuring that transportation investments serve people and communities, not cars