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…
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New 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.…
See 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…
See 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…
See Moreevent: Gubernatorial Candidates Debate, September 17 at the Los Angeles Film School
Wednesday, September 17, 2003 5:24 PM
See 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…
See 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…
See Moreevent: Adam Parfrey’s “It’s A Man’s World” book and gallery launch at La Luz de Jesus and Michael’s Room
Tuesday, September 16, 2003 5:09 PM
See MoreMovin’ On The Press Club occupies new space on Sunset.
Tuesday, September 16, 2003 5:07 PM The Los Angeles Press Club has moved. We’ve traded our view of the Griffith Observatory for a view of the observatory and all of downtown L.A. Our new offices are at 6464 Sunset Boulevard in the Sunset Suites on 8th floor, only a couple of blocks from our old offices. Our home of the last few years in the Los Angles Film School building got squeezed smaller and smaller by the suc- cess and growth of the school, and we needed new digs in…
See MoreAnnual Meeting Sept. 24 at New Club Headquarters
Tuesday, September 16, 2003 4:42 PM As a kickoff to the upcoming elections, can- didates for the board of the Los Angeles Press Club will offer their ideas and visions before members on Sept. 24 at the club’s annual meeting. A number of vacancies will open on the board, including one left by the planned departure of former executive director Alex Ben Block, whose years of volunteer work inspired many working journalists to join the club and brought sizzle back to the club’s annual awards banquet. The event will be…
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