Sunday, November 16, 2003 5:26 PM This week in the mail you’ll get your ballot for Press Club Board of Directors. You mem- bers will vote to fill eight open positions for the 2004 and 2005 calendar years. We’ve been incredibly lucky, helped by Elections Committee Chair Chris Woodyard (USA Today), to find 12 great candidates, including longtime club members, award-winning journalists and several incumbents. Our bustling club is all-volunteer except for a part-time paid director. We urge you to select candidates for the board who you think have the…
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the Collins Connection: October-November 2003
Thursday, October 16, 2003 5:21 PM Now that the devastating late October fires that charred over 700,000 acres and claimed 20 lives are over, it gives one pause to know how lucky most of us are to have been spared that tragedy. One of those counting her blessings is our executive director, Diana Ljungaeus, who owns a stately manor with her husband Frank Megna in a Chatsworth neighborhood dominated by properties that include horse stables. At one point, while the fires raged, Diana’s neighborhood had flames approaching from three sides.…
Read Moreevent: Virginia Postrel’s “Substance of Style” book launch at the W Hotel is Westwood
Thursday, October 16, 2003 5:19 PM
Read MoreYou Are Traveling Into Another Dimension … The Time-Warp Zone
Thursday, October 16, 2003 5:18 PM BY PATT MORRISON The year was 1962. At Food King, eggs were 29 cents a dozen. Western Airlines — remember Western Airlines? — was advertising eight-day vacations in Mexico for $199. Just as Tom McClintock said, three- bedroom houses in Thousand Oaks were going for $23,500. The Pacific Drive-Ins were showing “Sweet Bird of Youth,” and Lockheed had job openings offering “Top Pay for Top Men.” The Broadway — remember the Broadway? — had two-piece swimsuits for $8.99, and Ulrich Pontiac in Culver City…
Read MoreNew Era as Press Club Goes Tax-Exempt Members Urged to Join Mentoring, Grant-Writing
Thursday, October 16, 2003 5:17 PM Going non-profit for the first time in more than 20 years is more than a mere formality, but a turning point for the Los Angeles Press Club that will change the way it operates and dramatically broaden who it serves. The new status, granted by the Internal Revenue Service in August, will enable the club to apply for corporate and foundation grants, expand its ability to raise money through fund- raising activities and increase its commitment to charitable work such as scholarships and mentoring.…
Read MoreSociety, Media and Gangs
Thursday, October 16, 2003 5:14 PM BY JORDI ORTEGA Community organizers, education and health experts, journalists and people touched by gang violence got together at USC campus to discuss one of the most difficult issues in South Los Angeles and the country: youth violence. On September 13, just a few minutes by car from one of the worst gang impacted urban areas in the world,people attending the discussion at the California African American Museum heard from a nationally recognized expert in this approach, Dr.Deborah Prothrow-Smith. A professor at the Harvard…
Read MoreAnnual Members Meeting with Wine Tasting and Cheese
Wednesday, October 01, 2003 2:24 PM COME AND TOAST THE LA PRESS CLUB’S RECALL DEBATE SUCCESS AT OUR WINE AND CHEESE SOCIAL AND ANNUAL MEMBERS MEETING The Press Club’s hosting of a Gubernatorial Debate this month attracted media coverage across the country and gave members a front row seat to history. Come celebrate our historic coup at the annual members meeting starting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 1. We’ll start with a wine and cheese social followed at 7:30 p.m. with reports on the club’s activities and ideas for…
Read Moreevent: Gubernatorial Candidates Debate, September 17 at the Los Angeles Film School
Wednesday, September 17, 2003 5:24 PM
Read MoreL.A. PRESS CLUB TO HOST GUBERNATORIAL DEBATE
Wednesday, September 17, 2003 2:26 PM The Los Angeles Press Club, in an effort to inform and educate voters about the recall election, is hosting a September 17th debate in Hollywood. The Press Club believes that face-to-face appearances serve the public interest by giving voters a chance to compare candidates in a neutral setting. Candidates will be questioned by Bill Rosendahl and Patt Morrison, both award- winning Los Angeles journalists and former LAPC presidents. Candidates who have thus far accepted the invitation from the Press Club are Cruz Bustamante, Peter…
Read Morethe Collins Connection: September 2003
Tuesday, September 16, 2003 5:11 PM The Press Club barely had time to breathe after our 45th Annual Southern California Journalism Awards gala, held June 21, because we moved our offices down the block to a new sweet suite at 6464 Sunset Boulevard in late August. The heavy lifting was handled by Executive Director Diana Ljungaeus, Treasurer Alicia Flanary, fel- low boardmember Benoit Clair and a couple of Benoit’s gracious French pals who now live in Los Angeles. This is a club that knows how to put on a great…
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