ADVISORY/California Recall Election Analysis from a Business Perspective -- Media Availability.

News Editors/Business Editors/Political Writers

ADVISORY...

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

WHAT: October 7th, Californians will head to the polls to decide
      whether or not to recall Governor Gray Davis and determine his
      potential replacement. As the recall campaign heats up, business
      issues are in the forefront, with candidates seeking to replace
      Davis all saying they want to fix Sacramento and bring business
      back to the state. How do their plans measure up? Do sound bites
      make sound policies? Can anyone seize the moment and effect
      meaningful change?

      The Los Angeles Business Journal, an award-winning business
      weekly, covers California's business and political climates
      in-depth. Providing expert analysis of the issues - electoral
      restrictions, budget quagmires, term limits, business taxation,
      workers' compensation - the Los Angeles Business Journal can
      provide Southern California's business perspective to your
      program's coverage of the California recall.

      Potential topics include:

      --  What business leaders say is the most important issue in the
          election

      --  How industry associations are deciding whom to support and
          how much money to contribute

      --  What California needs to do to return businesses to the
          state

      --  Whether real reforms are on the horizon

WHO: Mark Lacter, editor
     Howard Fine, staff reporter (government, politics)
     Amanda Bronstad, staff reporter (legal affairs)
     Laurence Darmiento, staff reporter

WHEN: Now through October 7th

WHERE: Interviews may be conducted via telephone or in-person, as
       necessary

CONTACT: Please contact Kirsty Burkhart at [phone] to
         arrange an interview.