A Sampling of Clips for 
July 27, 2005

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Surfing on a Different Wavelength
Los Angeles Times, July 26-A new tracking device, paid for and deployed by Scripps Institution of Oceanography, could represent a sea change in the evolving science of swell forecasting. More

Voters in San Diego Having Some
Interesting Choices in Choosing a New Mayor
CBS News, July 26-San Diego is voting today for a new mayor. The last election was less than nine months ago but that mayor didn't last. Now voters in the country's seventh-biggest city have some interesting choices to make. (Quote by Thad Kousser, a political scientist at UCSD.) More

San Diego Heads to Runoff in Mayor's Race
Washington Post, July 27-A maverick city-council member who owns a surf shop took the largest share of votes in a San Diego mayoral election on Tuesday and headed into a November run-off against a former police chief. (Quote by Thad Kousser, a political scientist at UCSD.) More

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Marketing Web Site Tracks Worldwide Flow of Avocados
San Diego Union-Tribune, July 26-A futuristic strategy room run by the Hass Avocado Board looks like something out of a movie. It has five flat-screen monitors, radar weather displays, a video conferencing setup and a thick glass wall with a map of the world etched on it that lights up to show a frost in Chile, for example, or a dock strike in Los Angeles. (Quote by Gary Bender, a farm adviser with UCSD Cooperative Extension.) More