A Sampling of Clips for 
July 23 - 25, 2005

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Upheaval Continues in San Diego as 11 Vie for Mayor
New York Times, July 25-San Diego, the nation's seventh largest city, is reeling from accusations of civic corruption. One could wonder why anybody would want to be mayor, especially given that there have been three in the last week, the latest being Councilwoman Toni Atkins. (Quote by Steven P. Erie, a professor of political science at UCSD.) More

A Californian Coming of Age
New Scientist, July 23-Sun, sea and science? Definitely. Southern California's "Biotech Beach" is finally living up to its name, as researchers flock to San Diego and Los Angeles and the start-ups begin to grow up. (Refers to research conducted by Ivor Royston and Howard Birndorf at UCSD.) More

An Enemy Within the Bloodstream
Houston Chronicle, July 24-New research led by Dr. Sotirios Tsimikas at UCSD gives the first solid evidence that a type of fat in the bloodstream can trigger the earliest steps that lead to clogged blood vessels, the top cause of heart attacks. More

Ripe for Investment
New Scientist, July 23-If it was situated anywhere else in the US, the Los Angeles life sciences industry might get a bit more recognition. (Mentions UCSD.) More

Mayor Begins His Shake-Up of the City's Commissions
Los Angeles Times, July 25-Three and a half weeks into his administration, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has started to put his stamp on City Hall by shaking up the citizen boards and commissions that oversee much of what the city of Los Angeles does. (Quote by Steve Erie, a UCSD political scientist.) More

Senate Race a Symbol of GOP Woes
Los Angeles Times, July 24-Bill Mundell has carved a lonely spot for himself in California politics: The wealthy technology executive is the sole Republican openly weighing a serious run to unseat U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein. (Quote by Gary Jacobson, a UCSD political science professor.) More

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San Diego: Reluctant City Must Grow Up
Los Angeles Times, July 24-California's second-largest city is beleaguered. Jurors convicted San Diego's acting mayor and a City Council member of trading political favors for campaign contributions. (Mentions UCSD.) More

From Finest to Foul
Los Angeles Times, Opinion, July 24-San Diego used to be a model city. Now its politics has turned it into a silly soap opera. (Article written by Steve P. Erie, a professor of political science at UCSD.) More

Brain-Based Values
American Scientist, Book Review, July 24-Envision this scene: Socrates sits in prison, calmly awaiting execution, passing the time in philosophical discussions with students and friends, taking the occasion to inquire into the fundamentals of ethics: Where do moral laws come from? (Review written by Patricia Smith Churchland, chair of the department of philosophy at UCSD.) More

Cats' Sweet Tooth Long Gone
Washington Post, July 25-Curiosity about the cat has finally paid off with a scientific explanation for felines' enigmatic indifference to sweets. (Quote by Charles Zuker, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator at UCSD.) More

San Diego Electing Mayor Amid City Hall Chaos
Reuters, July 23-San Diego voters go to the polls on Tuesday to decide if a surf shop owner, a former police chief or a businessman will be the new mayor amid turmoil caused by the near collapse of the city pension fund and the criminal conviction of an interim mayor. (Quote by Thad Kousser, who teaches political science at UCSD.) More

Swimming (Safely) with the Sharks Near San Diego
San Francisco Chronicle, July 24-From San Diego's Sea World to Long Beach's Aquarium of the Pacific to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, sharks are the King Tut of the marine world this year. The Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego County is going them one better, dunking guests in the deep with the toothy fish. More

Women in Iran: Hopes for Liberalization Are Slim
Voice of San Diego, July 25-Women in Iran have one absolute right: the right to pray. After the election of the reformist Ayatollah Khatami as president in 1997, women saw a door half opening, but today hopes for further liberalization are indeed slim. (Article written by Julie Hill, a member of the dean's roundtable at the School of International Relations and Pacific Studies at UCSD.) More

GOP Hopefuls Eager for Duke's Seat
San Diego Union-Tribune, July 24-Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham's announcement that he will not run for re-election next year did nothing to lift the spreading ethical cloud hanging over him, but it lifted a cloud of political angst over the Republican Party and touched off an instant scramble among ambitious Republicans. (Quote by political scientist Gary Jacobson, who studies Congress at UCSD.) More

Survey Finds More Pessimism in County
San Diego Union-Tribune, July 25-Continuing dismay over traffic congestion and housing prices are making San Diego County residents increasingly pessimistic about the region's future, according to a survey for the San Diego Association of Governments presented to the board of directors Friday. (Quote by Dave Fish, former president of UCSD's Institute for Continued Learning.) More

Fiscal Recovery, if All Goes as Planned
San Diego Union-Tribune, July 23-The good news about San Diego's fiscal crisis, if there is any, is that it dominates the debate in the mayoral race, with the leading candidates producing financial-recovery plans of varying depth and complexity. (Quote by Steve Erie, a political scientist at UCSD.) More

Grand Jury Fails to Probe Vista Unified Bonds, Panel
San Diego Union-Tribune, July 22-A county grand jury ended its yearlong session last month without investigating Vista Unified, casting further doubt on a school trustee's allegations. (Quote by Thad Kousser, an assistant professor of political science at UCSD.) More