What happened on November 07, 1999

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That's a Print Martin Booe
Essays From Exile
Cheap Tricks for the 21st Century JOE QUEENAN, Joe Queenan's last piece for the magazine proved unequivocally that Los Angeles is, in every way, superior to San Francisco
Grill Watching S. IRENE VIRBILA
To Our Readers: ALICE SHORT
And They Said It Wouldn't Last JUDITH I. BRENNAN
Hollywood Lockup Josh Susong
Author Kim Masters ("Hit & Run," the forthcoming "The Keys to the Kingdom: The Rise of Michael Eisner and the Fall of Everyone Else") reveals her TOP five industry tell-all books.
The Audience Is Listening Ed Leibowitz
Celluloid Sleuths Susan King
Hollywood 2010 MICHAEL A. HILTZIK, Times staff writer Michael A. Hiltzik is the author of "Dealers of Lightning: Xerox PARC and the Dawn of the Computer Age." He won a Pulitzer Prize this year for beat reporting
Fast Forward Leilah Bernstein
Hollywood Haute
Pater Familias PATRICK GOLDSTEIN, Patrick Goldstein last wrote for the magazine on Dodger general manager Kevin Malone
Bertram Fields, entertainment lawyer and author of several books, including "Royal Blood: Richard III and the Mystery of the Princes," recounts his picks for most effective dramatic pauses in film.
Parking, Public Transportation and Profits at Staples Center
Down And Out In Dreamland ANDREW RICE, Andrew Rice last wrote for the magazine about the giant surf off Todos Santos Island in Mexico
Shadow Force PRESTON LERNER, Preston Lerner last wrote for the magazine about the Southern California aerospace industry

BOOKS

Future Tense NICOLE KRAUSS, Nicole Krauss is making a documentary about Joseph Brodsky for the BBC's Radio 3
Waterworks JOHN BALZAR
Time Machine DONNA SEAMAN, Donna Seaman is an editor at Booklist
The Neverending Story DONALD FANGER, Donald Fanger is the author of "The Creation of Nikolai Gogol" and writes frequently on modern Russian literature. He is Harry Levin Research Professor of Literature at Harvard University
Autumn By Charles Wright
Burning Love JONATHAN LEVI, Jonathan Levi is a contributing writer to Book Review
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors PAULA L. WOODS, Paula L. Woods is the author of "Inner City Blues: A Charlotte Justice Novel" and co-editor of the anthology "I Hear a Symphony: African Americans Celebrate Love."
Down and Dirty KENNETH TURAN, Kenneth Turan is The Times' film critic
American Beauty DOROTHEA STRAUS, Dorothea Straus is the author of several books, including "The Paper Trail: A Recollection of Writers" and "Virgins and Other Endangered Species: A Memoir."
An American Institution Regina Marler, Regina Marler is the author of "Bloomsbury Pie: The Making of the Bloomsbury Industry" and is editor of "Selected Letters of Vanessa Bell."
Flowers of Evil MICHAEL HARRIS, Michael Harris is a regular contributor to Book Review
Driving Westward By Virginia Hamilton Adair
That's Sicily By Adam Zagajewski
Exile on Main Street NICOLE PANTER, Nicole Panter is the author of "Mr. Right On & Other Stories" and the editor of the anthology "Unnatural Disasters; Recent Writings From the Golden State." She managed a band the Germs from 1977 to 1980
Knockdown STEVEN G. KELLMAN, Steven G. Kellman is the author of "The Self-Begetting Novel" and co-editor of "Leslie Fiedler and American Culture." He is an Ashbel Smith Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of Texas at San Antonio

BUSINESS

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OPINION

Patenting of Genes: Big Money
Referendum Hide-and-Seek
A Strange Campaign Is Born William Schneider, William Schneider, a contributing editor to Opinion, is a political analyst for CNN
Time Change
Manners
Local Government
Firms Need Antiviolence Plans
The Battle Between Two Ways to Manage Growth William Fulton, William Fulton, editor of California Planning and Development Report, is a senior research fellow at the Southern California Studies Center at USC
Disputed Bones
Latinos Flock to New Religious Marketplace Luis D. Leon, Luis D. Leon, an assistant professor of religious studies at Arizona State University, is the author of "La Lloronas' Children: The Practice and Poetics of Religion in U.S.-Mexico Borderlands."
Contra Reports in Honduras
Yesteryear's Forgotten Isolationists Thomas H. Henriksen, Thomas H. Henriksen is a senior fellow at and associate director of the Hoover Institution
Why Eating Is so Natural Ellen Ruppel Shell
Louis Freeh
Andres Pastrana Sergio Munoz
Challenges Facing LAUSD
A Lethal Common Denominator STEVE SALERNO, Steve Salerno is a professor of journalism at Indiana University
San Luis Drain
What Davis Really Gained on His Foreign-Trade Mission Jock O'Connell, Jock O'Connell, an international business consultant, was an analyst for the California Commission for Economic Development from 1983 to 1989
Front Pages
Keeping Life Downtown Joel Kotkin, Joel Kotkin, a contributing editor to Opinion, is the author of "The Future of the Center," to be published by the Pepperdine Institute for Public Policy and the Reason Public Policy Institute
Staples Incident Rocks Times, Inside and Out NARDA ZACCHINO, Narda Zacchino is Times' associate editor and readers' representative
A Course of Action to Help Students Succeed in College WARREN FURUTANI and JACK FUJIMOTO, Warren Furutani is a Los Angeles Community College District trustee. Jack Fujimoto retired as president of Los Angeles Mission College
Are 'Asian Values' Really That Unique? Charles Wolf Jr., Charles Wolf Jr. is senior economic advisor at Rand and a research fellow at the Hoover Institution
The Last Line of Defense ROBERT J. COTTROL, Robert J. Cottrol is a professor of law and history at George Washington University. His most recent book is "From African to Yankee: Narratives of Slavery and Freedom in Antebellum New England" (M.E. Sharpe, 1998)
Needed: Watchdog for Standardized Test Makers Larry Cuban, Larry Cuban is a professor of education at Stanford University
Donation Requests

TRAVEL

Traveler's Notes . . .
Sources of Information Mount for Trekkers in Nepal LUCY IZON, Lucy Izon is a Toronto-based freelance writer. Internet http:// www.izon.com
The Ins and Outs of Hotels
For the Record
New Train to Link Brussels, Paris Airport
Millennium Countdown
Bluff-Top Boutique SUSAN E. JAMES, Susan E. James is the author of "Kateryn Parr: The Making of a Queen."
Toting Up the Extras on 'All-Inclusive' Vacations CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS, TIMES TRAVEL WRITER
January Offers Red-Hot Discounts for Sun Seekers ARTHUR FROMMER
Beijing Bargain KARIN ESTERHAMMER, TIMES STAFF WRITER; Karin Esterhammer is an editor in the Travel section
Pub Grub Grows Up SHARON WATSON, Sharon Watson writes a newsletter and travel books for theater enthusiasts, including "Dining in London's Theatreland" (Britain Books)
JFK Memorabilia Set for Display
Hawaiian Crater to Restrict Y2K Access
Focus Points and F-Stops in Scenic Death Valley KARIN ESTERHAMMER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Avoiding the Throngs at Popular Ports SHIRLEY SLATER and HARRY BASCH, Shirley Slater and Harry Basch travel as guests of the cruise lines. Cruise Views appears the first and third week of every month
California Corner LAURIE K. SCHENDEN
From D.C. to Disney, Families Share Their Top Spots EILEEN OGINTZ
A Walk in the Sand on Dungeness Spit JOHN McKINNEY, John McKinney is the author of "Day Hiker's Guide to California's State Parks" (Olympus Press, $14.95)
From Quilting to Contraception, There's a Museum That Covers It SUSAN SPANO, TIMES TRAVEL WRITER
For Cryin' Out Loud
Budget Car Rental Auction on the Move
Readers Recommend
Ripped Off in Milan
A Grand Canyon Original By Susan Spano
A Grand Canyon Original SUSAN SPANO / TIMES TRAVEL WRITER

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The Rise and Fall of Joseph McCarthy KIT RACHLIS, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Saving Land to Pave Land JANET WILSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER

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Manuscripts by the Book ANN SHIELDS, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

2 Women Win $3.7 Million in Sex Lawsuit LOUISE ROUG, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

2nd Los Angeles School Closed for Asbestos Removal JOSH MEYER, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Activist Behind Royce Canyon Remembered MONTE MORIN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Y2K Bug Eats Into Our Social Fabric JACK SOLOMON, Jack Solomon is professor of English at Cal State Northridge

Easy for YOU to Say! DENNIS McLELLAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Holiday Cooking Classes JANICE JONES DODDS

GOP Should Be Talking Up a Beatty Race KENNETH L. KHACHIGIAN, Kenneth L. Khachigian is a veteran political strategist and former White House speech writer who practices law in Orange County. His column appears here every other week

Adult Businesses Determined to Run in Anaheim DANIEL YI, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Water District Reschedules Meeting CATHERINE BLAKE

Event to Address Asian Economies CATHERINE BLAKE

When Learning Clicks KATE FOLMAR, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Must Leader of Pack Know Leader of Pakistan? Steve Chawkins

3 Arrested in Slaying at Market SUE FOX, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Counting Their Bond Before It's Passed REBECCA HARRIS, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Summit Scheduled on Gun Violence SUE FOX

Police Officers Find Man Shot to Death ROBERTO J. MANZANO

Project GRAD Works to Turn Dreams Into Reality SUE FOX, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Ventura County Will Miss Its Catcher in the Rye BEVERLEY KELLEY, Beverly Kelley teaches in the communication department at Cal Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks. Address e-mail to kelley@clunet.edu

Some Observers Take a Dim View of Bright Lights DANA PARSONS

Man Faces Drunk Driving Charge in 5-Car Accident MEG JAMES

Farm Office Regulators Hope to Sow Credibility FRED ALVAREZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Celebrating Jewish Literature DENNIS McLELLAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Loving Families Sought for Many Children COLLEEN TOY WHITE, Colleen Toy White is dependency court judge of the Ventura County Superior Court

Residents Tell State Regulator of Pesticides' Harm TINA DIRMANN, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Choice, Not Censorship, Is the Issue Over 'Harry Potter' in School DOMINIC SCHMIDT, Dominic Schmidt lives in Moorpark

Eisner Gives College Hopes to Needy Children SUE FOX, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

HMO Bill a Needed Prescription ELTON GALLEGLY, Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-Simi Valley) represents most of Ventura County

Health Coverage Bills: Little Aid for Uninsured JANICE FRATES, Janice Frates is an associate professor in the Health Care Administration Program at Cal State Long Beach. She lives in Newport Beach

Pen and Teller STEVE EMMONS

Two Stabbed Teens Released From Hospital MEG JAMES, TIMES STAFF WRITER

James Goldstone, 68; Directed 'Star Trek' Pilot From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Campaign to Remove Snake River Dams Homes In on Al Gore JOHN HUGHES, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Gov. Bush to Speak at Reagan Library MARGARET TALEV

Honorable Service MARIA ELENA FERNANDEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Religion's Role in School to Be Debated ROBERTO J. MANZANO

California Sprawl Spreads South Into Baja BEN FOX, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Exposing the Hatred ANNA GORMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Help for Troubled Teens, Step by Step Sgt. GLENN SANDER

Adopted Horses Leave Homes on the Range TINA DIRMANN, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Neglected, Abused Wolves Find a Home in Colorado Mountains JANET THAYER, DAILY REPORTER-HERALD / ASSOCIATED PRESS

Successful Artist, Architect Turns His Dyslexia Into a Wellspring of Creativity RICHARD BENKE, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hate Crimes Deserve Special Legislation and Punishment BRAD SHERMAN, Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) represents portions of the San Fernando Valley and Ventura County

Frenchman's Art Preserves L.A. Pioneers Cecilia Rasmussen

Woodworkers Carve Out Gifts for Kids ROBERTO J. MANZANO

Actress Accused of Acting Up Drops Defamation Lawsuit ANN W. O'NEILL

1 Hurt in Drive-By Shooting MEG JAMES

New Fremont High Principal Exhorts Parents to Help Out SORAYA SARHADDI NELSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Starting Pitchers JEFFREY GETTLEMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Whittier Man Fatally Shoots Self, Child, Police Say BONNIE HARRIS, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Man, Baby Daughter Dead After Shooting BONNIE HARRIS, TIMES STAFF WRITER

School Turmoil Revives Southeast Breakaway Effort PETER Y. HONG, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Youths' White Power Views Stir Concern ANNA GORMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Movie Ideas Get Put to the 2-Minute Test JEFFREY GETTLEMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Pepi Deutsch; 101-Year-Old Auschwitz Survivor From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Pollution News Bad but Not Surprising HUGO MARTIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Timeless Tributes JOSEF WOODARD, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

New Gun Laws, Aggressive Enforcement Should Work Together MIKE FEUER and ANN REISS LANE, Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Feuer represents portions of the San Fernando Valley and the Westside. Ann Reiss Lane is chair of Women Against Gun Violence

Nothing Fancy, Just Good Food at Moreno's KAREN NEWELL YOUNG, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

REAL ESTATE

Adding Drip Flashing to Roof Will Help Prevent Rotting Eaves BARRY STONE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

City 'Village' Wins Honors SUE McALLISTER, TIMES STAFF WRITER

How to Tell If Kitty's a Resident KEVIN POSTEMA, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Keep Eye on Two Tax Measures KENNETH R. HARNEY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

A View Is Pretty but Will It Last? From Inman New Features

Down to Earth DIANA MARCUM, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

'Green' Homes Reap Breaks on Financing From Inman News Features

Law Will Help to Keep Your Data Private KENNETH R. HARNEY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Skylight Too Costly? Tube Kits Do the Job JAMES DULLEY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Changing Family Unit Makes the Future Dicey for Builders LEW SICHELMAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Finding the Right Agent Means Asking the Right Questions ROBERT J. BRUSS, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

His Next Role Is Hills-Area Seller RUTH RYON

Think Twice Before You Downsize Your Home ELLEN JAMES MARTIN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

MAGAZINE

That's a Print Martin Booe