San Diego Business Journal articles from April 2004

San Diego Business Journal archives from April 2004

Gateway's retooling begins with move.
April 5, 2004... Seeking a fresh start after its acquisition of Irvine-based eMachines, Poway computer maker Gateway Inc. is leaving its suburban San Diego headquarters for Orange County, taking 550 jobs with it. The company also announced it will close all...

Padres hope Petco is where fans go; brand awareness key for local pet supply outlet.(What's In A Name)
April 5, 2004... Petco Animal Supplies Inc. has a national presence with its 654 stores in 43 states, but this week, with the official opening of Petco Park, its name will get a publicity boost on a much larger level. As part of the naming rights deal with...

Seeking performance in politics: S.D. think tank catches eyes and ears across California.
April 5, 2004... Until recently, the Performance Institute flew under the public's radar. All that may be changing. Last year's recall election brought the San Diego-based government reform think tank into the limelight. Sen. Tom McClintock,...

State drops the ball on workers' comp reform; governor's deadline comes and goes without resolution.(Workers' Comp Crisis)
April 5, 2004... The deadline came and went and employers were left without encouraging news. The state Legislature had a March 31 deadline to pass workers' compensation reform so cost savings from the law could be calculated and the state's Insurance...

Local business leaders back strong-mayor proposal; if City Council, voters approve, it would go into effect in 2006.(Politics)
April 5, 2004... Many San Diego business leaders back Mayor Dick Murphy's proposal to change from the city manager form of government to a strong mayor-council, shifting more power to the city's elected officials. The announcement came less than two weeks...

Santa Ysabel Band details plans for 350-slot casino; tribe to build under new compact that returns 5% of revenues.
April 5, 2004... Northeast San Diego County has the Anza-Borrego desert, Lake Henshaw, and historic Julian to lure travelers, and soon it will have a casino. The Santa Ysabel Band of Diegueno Mission Indians has released details of the casino its leaders...

Local biotechs pitch findings at cancer conference: data presented looks toward the future.(Biotech)
April 5, 2004... Chances are a good number of local cancer-research companies were in short supply of key scientists last week. Many of them were in Orlando, Fla., to present new findings at the 95th annual event of the American Association for Cancer...

Council oks Marriott's plan for Gaslamp.(Gran Havana Lounge )
April 5, 2004... The developers of the Marriott Renaissance Hotel in Downtown San Diego have made several offers to buy the last 5,000 square feet of land that they need for their 12-story, 334-room Gaslamp Quarter hotel. The current owner, Ahmad Mesdaq,...

Hardware firm believes that bigger isn't always better; finding their niche works for drive-maker Apricorn.(Entrepreneurs: computers)
April 5, 2004... Paul Brown admits his company could be much bigger, with higher revenues and more workers. And yet, there's always a tradeoff. "I've always had a vision of having a company that's around for the long haul," said the co-founder and president...

April 14 HIPAA deadline looms for small companies: health plans with up to $5M in receipts must meet privacy requirements.(Law)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... An April 14 federal compliance deadline is drawing near for employers with small health plans. Employers with large health plans had to meet a similar deadline last year for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996,...

Fighting Mexico with NAFTA.(Law)(North American Free Trade Agreement)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... Fighting Mexico With NAFTA: In a few weeks, James Crosby, a sole practitioner in San Diego, is taking on a formidable foe--Mexico's government. During April 26-30, Crosby, who specializes in business litigation, will appear before a North...

Qualcomm wins patent suit: Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe helped Qualcomm Inc.(Law)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... Qualcomm Wins Patent Suit: Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe helped Qualcomm Inc. and its subsidiary SnapTrack Inc. win a patent infringement lawsuit filed against them by Mill Valley-based Zoltar Satellite Alarm Systems. On March 26, jurors...

County Bar Service Awards.(Law)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... County Bar Service Awards: The San Diego County Bar Association has selected 11 recipients of its 2004 Service Awards. Winners will be honored at a May 7 luncheon. They are: Outstanding Attorney of the Year: James McElroy, Law...

What's up: the Law Offices of Dorn G. Bishop.(Law)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... What's Up: The Law Offices of Dorn G. Bishop opened recently. Bishop's practice focuses on representing policyholders in insurance coverage disputes, general business litigation and white-collar criminal defense. Before opening his own firm,...

Cross-border survey finds residents share concerns: California's truck traffic projected to double by 2020.(Trade)
April 5, 2004... Over 68 percent of San Diego and Tijuana residents believe the border has a positive net impact on their communities, according to a report highlighting cross-border impacts and solutions in the San Diego-Tijuana region. The survey by the...

Recent survey charts execs' willingness to outsource jobs.(Trade)
April 5, 2004... According to TEC International, an organization for executives based in Carmel Valley, more than 30 percent of California business execs surveyed plan to outsource business offshore within the next 12 months. This data came out of the...

Neurocrine's gain on sleeplessness: San Diego-based Neurocrine Biosciences Inc. had more good news.(Biotech)
April 5, 2004... Neurocrine's Gain on Sleeplessness: San Diego-based Neurocrine Biosciences Inc. had more good news on its experimental sleep drug, indiplon. Neurocrine's indiplon, which is anticipated to go up for Food and Drug Administration approval in...

Kemia snags another $33 million in funding: company focuses on drugs for cancer, diabetes, inflammation, HIV.(Biotech)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... Biotech startup Kemia Inc. plans to bring its first drug candidate for inflammation into human testing with the $33.5 million it recently raised in a second round of financing. The San Diego-based company focuses on potential drugs for such...

Gateway hit with patent lawsuit: HP says Poway firm is using its technologies.(High-Tech)(Hewlett Packard)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... Hewlett Packard filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Gateway Inc. last week, alleging the Poway company infringed on six of its patents. The complaint says Gateway is using several technologies that properly belong to Hewlett...

Qualcomm Products (and Stock) in Demand: Qualcomm Inc.(High-Tech)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... Qualcomm Products (and Stock) in Demand: Qualcomm Inc. stock had an excellent day March 29, hitting a 52-week high of $65.89. Its closing price of $65.61 was up 6.2 percent over the previous trading day. Merrill Lynch analysts reported...

CIA Backing for Soflinx: San Diego-based Soflinx has announced a "strategic agreement" with In-Q-Tel, the venture capital arm of the Central Intelligence Agency.(High-Tech)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... CIA Backing for Soflinx: San Diego-based Soflinx has announced a "strategic agreement" with In-Q-Tel, the venture capital arm of the Central Intelligence Agency. Soflinx works on wireless sensor network technology. Such networks organize...

Analyst: city's budget fails to face the fiscal facts.(Q & A with Carl DeMaio)(Interview)
April 5, 2004... Carl DeMaio is the founder and president of the San Diego-based Performance Institute, a national think tank that helps government come up with management practices that focus on performance, transparency, accountability and competition. ...

Downtown San Diego moves up to the 'big league': revitalized urban center morphs into a leisure destination.(Special report: tourism)
April 5, 2004... As with many lodging facilities Downtown, conventioneers are the bread and butter of business at the Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel. But recently, Rob Cameron, director of sales and marketing, has noticed more leisure tourists, who he says...

Hotels: ranked by number of guest rooms as of Jan. 31, 2004.(Special Report)(Illustration)
April 5, 2004... HOTELS Ranked by number of guest rooms as of Jan. 31, 2004 * Guest Telephone rooms Rank Hotel Fax...

Lindbergh field passenger traffic jumps 11% in February JetBlue, American Eagle help drive increase in domestic passengers.(Tourism)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... The introduction of JetBlue Airways' nonstop flights from San Diego to New York and some bigger American Eagle commuter jets contributed favorably to February's passenger count at Lindbergh Field. A recent air traffic report from the San...

Favorable Review.(Tourism)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... Favorable Review: According to a readers' poll conducted by Travel & Leisure magazine, San Diego was rated second among the country's top destinations behind Honolulu. The magazine, in association with America Online, asked its readers to...

Making Concessions: San Diego Coffee, Tea & Spice Inc.(Tourism)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... Making Concessions: San Diego Coffee, Tea & Spice Inc. was awarded a contract to be the exclusive provider of coffee and espresso to all concessions within Petco Park. The annual contract is valued at $150,000. The 25-year-old firm also...

Cruise ships, passengers pump almost $250M into economy: supporters urge upgrading of the B Street terminal.(Special Report)
April 5, 2004... In 2004, the Unified Port of San Diego will see about 200 cruise ships come calling, 130 of which will call it home. The ships belonging to a variety of cruise lines including Royal Caribbean, Holland America, Celebrity, World Caribbean,...

Lure of the desert becoming a big draw for San Diegans.(Special Report)
April 5, 2004... Dave Johnston and Sal Giametta realize San Diegans have to go somewhere when they get a little free time in their busy schedules. It's among the key reasons Johnston, who in February opened The Springs Resort & Spa, a stylish boutique hotel...

Public and semiprivate golf courses: ranked by number of rounds played in 2003.(Special Report)(Illustration)
April 5, 2004... PUBLIC AND SEMIPRIVATE GOLF COURSES Ranked by number of rounds played in 2003 Number of rounds ...

Private championship golf courses: ranked by number of local golf members as of Jan. 31, 2004.(Special Report)(Illustration)
April 5, 2004... PRIVATE CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF COURSES Ranked by number of local golf members as of Jan. 31, 2004 Golf members: ...

Musicmatch ranks 10th in popularity.(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... Musicmatch Ranks 10th In Popularity: Citing research from Nielsen//NetRatings, San Diego-based Musicmatch, Inc. reports its Musicmatch Jukebox music player was the 10th most popular Internet application in February. Propelling its use are...

Kerry campaign hits UCSD.(Top Business News: March 26-April 1, 2004)(University of California San Diego )(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry landed some political punches when he campaigned at UC San Diego on March 30. With gas prices at an all-time high, the Massachusetts senator blasted President Bush for trusting big oil companies,...

Ewell new San Diego City manager.(Top Business News: March 26-April 1, 2004)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... Ewell New San Diego City Manager: The San Diego City Council selected Lamont Ewell as the new city manager. Ewell, who has served as the assistant city manager since 2001, will replace Michael Uberuaga whose last day is April 9. ...

New proposal on chargers lease.(Top Business News: March 26-April 1, 2004)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... New Proposal On Chargers Lease: With time running down on the most recent extension of negotiations between the city of San Diego and the Chargers, both parties agreed to meet and discuss a recent proposal to end court litigation, and come up...

Footstar closing area stores.(Top Business News: March 26-April 1, 2004)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... Footstar Closing Area Stores: Four San Diego County Just For Feet and Footaction stores will be closed later this year by their West Nyack, N.Y.-based parent company Footstar Inc. Nationally, Footstar plans to close 163 stores, including...

Jack earnings to jump.(Top Business News: March 26-April 1, 2004)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... Jack Earnings To Jump: San Diego-based Jack in the Box Inc. revised its guidance for the second quarter ending April 11 to show a substantial increase in expected earnings. The company, which operates Jack in the Box and Qdoba Mexican Grill...

Southern California index watch.(Marketplace)(Illustration)
April 5, 2004... Southern California Index Watch Index 3/19/04 3/26/04 %Change Dow 10,186.60 10,212.97 0.3 Nasdaq 1,940.47 1,960.02 1.0 S&P 500 1,109.78 ...

Week's best performers (1).(Marketplace)(Illustration)
April 5, 2004... Week's Best Performers (1) Company Ticker Close % Change DJ Orthopedics DJO $25.50 12.5 Novatel Wireless Inc. NVTL 20.55 12.0 PriceSmart Inc. ...

Week's worst performers (1).(Marketplace)(Illustration)
April 5, 2004... Week's Worst Performers (1) Company Ticker Close % Change Vical Inc. VICL $5.74 -13.6 Hollis-Eden Pharmaceutical HEPH 8.80 -13.3 Mitek Systems Inc. MITK ...

San Diego public stocks (1).(Marketplace)(Illustration)
April 5, 2004... SAN DIEGO PUBLIC STOCKS Data as of 03/26/04 STOCK PRICE Price Performance ...

Glacier Water Services, Inc.(Proxy)
April 5, 2004... AMEX--HOO Glacier Water Services Inc. is a provider of drinking water dispensed to consumers through self-service vending machines. The company has created an extensive network of water vending machines located throughout the Sun Belt and...

San Diego technology 15.(Proxy)(Illustration)
April 5, 2004... San Diego Technology 15 52 week As of March 26, 2004 Company Ticker Close High Low Qialcomm, Inc. QCOM $61.76 $65.28 $29.58...

San Diego biotech 15.(Proxy)(Illustration)
April 5, 2004... San Diego Biotech 15 52 Week As of March 26, 2004 Company Ticker Close High Low IDEC Pharmaceuticals Corp. IDPH $53.18 $59.63 $30.01...

Thriving economy creates healthy commercial market: Colliers overview says area is both self-sustaining and more affordable.(Real Estate)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... According to Colliers International's North County brokers, that area's industrial market is healthy and growing. Vice President Henry Zahner said North County is turning into a self-sustaining economy with many companies from outside the...

San Diego among the best.(Real Estate)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... San Diego Among The Best: Addison, Texas-based commercial real estate brokerage Staubach reported in its 2003 year-end overview that San Diego County's office and industrial markets are among the top markets out of 29 U.S. regions. The...

$500 million target.(Real Estate)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... $500 Million Target: The Praedium Group LLC, a New York City-based national real estate investment firm, is targeting $500 million for acquisitions in San Diego, Orange, and Los Angeles counties. Praedium has spent more than $325 million in...

New capital.(Real Estate)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... New Capital: An investment venture with the Public Employees Retirement System of Idaho (PERSI) gives Newport Beach-based The Koll Co. $50 million to buy multi-tenant industrial properties in San Diego, Orange, and Los Angeles counties. ...

Young meets old.(Real Estate)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... Young Meets Old: The relatively young civil engineering and land planning firm of Lundstrom & Associates is moving its headquarters from Mission Valley to Old Town. Lundstrom was founded only in 1990, but has grown from four employees to...

National honors.(Real Estate)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... National Honors: Construction apprentices from the San Diego chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) did well in the Craft Championships at the national ABC convention in Honolulu, Hawaii, in March. The gold medal for...

Funding provided.(Real Estate)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... Funding Provided: San Diego-based Presidio Capital Corp. put together $6.475 million in the form of a construction loan and permanent mortgage financing for the 60-unit third phase of College Manor Apartments, which is under construction a...

Progress report.(Real Estate)(property selling-buying)
April 5, 2004... SALES Property: 3545-3349 Camino Del Rio S. Seller: Mark II Properties Selling agents: Ronald Beck of Coldwell Commercial represented the seller and Tony Albin of Colliers International represented the buyer. Buyer/square...

Construction journal.(Real Estate )
April 5, 2004... G Force was selected by the Encina Wastewater Authority to provide materials testing services during the construction of the new effluent equalization and Carlsbad joint use facilities. General contractor: Archer Western. Designer: MWH...

Director seeks support for retail in P.B.: springtime is award time for San Diegans.(Trends)(Pacific Beach)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... A week into San Diego's busy spring break season, Benjamin Nicholls, the new director of Pacific Beach's business improvement association, said local business owners are seeing healthy crowds. Although he's optimistic about the business...

It's award time.(Trends)(National Association of Women Business Owners)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... It's Award Time: The National Association of Women Business Owners' San Diego chapter held its annual awards March 17. The Woman Business Owner of the Year is Shelia Inman, CFO and co-owner of Linda Vista-based Electric Cafe. The Advocate of...

Spotlight: Electric Cafe, Inc.(Small Business)
April 5, 2004... Electric Cafe, Inc. is a full-service food and beverage vending company that delivers these services as well as break room equipment and supplies to businesses and organizations. Sheila Inman, co-owner, CFO, and general manager said a big...

Not all charitable donations are tax deductible.(Small Business Help Line)
April 5, 2004... Question: we donated money both directly to last Fall's wildfire victims and to area charities. What kind of charitable donations are tax deductible? Answer: Unfortunately, you cannot claim contributions given directly to fire victims. You...

Legal notices.(Public Notice)
April 5, 2004... AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO TO THE MERIAM S. LEWIS AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT OF THE 1999 MERIAM S. LEWIS REVOCABLE TRUST RECITALS 1. Meriam S. Lewis, as settlor and initial trustee, established the Meriam S. Lewis Revocable trust on November...

Calendar.(Business Events)(Calendar)
April 5, 2004... If you would like your business event that costs less than $75 to attend included in the calendar section, make sure your press release arrives at our offices at least 15 working days before the event. Send requests to: Calendar Attn:...

Immune response still troubled: Immune Response Corp.(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... Immune Response Still Troubled: Immune Response Corp. said it has enough cash to last through the third quarter. Meanwhile, the company will try to raise additional financing to run operations past the third quarter, according to an annual...

Sullivan Hill Lewin Rez & Engel.(Law)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... Timothy Earl and Lionel Hernholm Jr. have become shareholders in the firm of Sullivan Hill Lewin Rez & Engel, a local business and trial law firm. Also, S. Todd Neal has become of counsel to the firm. And Marilyn Scheer and Dawn Erickson have...

Charles Black.(Executive Profile)
April 5, 2004... Charles Black, executive vice president at JMI Realty, considers himself a relative newcomer to Downtown San Diego's ballpark district, having worked on redevelopment of the East Village for only five years. Some of his colleagues have...

Awards & recognitions.(People: key hires and promotions)
April 5, 2004... The San Diego County Bar Association has selected 11 recipients for its 2004 Service Awards. The 2004 award for community service was presented to Steve R. Binder of the Public Defender's Office for establishing San Diego's Homeless Court...

Banking and finance.(People: key hires and promotions)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... Richard Rico, a member service representative, has been named Employee of the Quarter for Financial 21 Community Credit Union. Rico joined Financial 21 in June 2003 and within Nelson 90 days was promoted to his current position. Bank of the...

Construction and design.(People: key hires and promotions)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... Miriana Clark has joined Barratt American as new homes marketing director. With a total of 18 years experience in the marketing field, Clark most recently served in executive marketing positions with ColRich Communities and previously KB Home....

Education.(People: key hires and promotions)(Monarch School)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... Monarch School announced Julie Dillon, Ronne Froman, Scott McPherson, and Greg Zinser have joined its board of directors. Dillon, president and owner of Dillon Development, Inc., has more than 30 years of experience in land use. Froman, CEO of...

Government and nonprofit.(People: key hires and promotions)(San Diego County Water Authority Board)(San Diego Housing Commission)(Veterans Business Affairs)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... Mayor Dick Murphy has reappointed John Johnson, Joseph Parker, and Bernie Rhinerson to the San Diego County Water Authority Board as representatives from the city of San Diego. Murphy also appointed Leeandrus Knight and reappointed Alice...

High-tech and manufacturing.(People: key hires and promotions)(Digitaria)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... Julia Hinger has been hired to Digitaria as an account coordinator. Hinger comes to Digitaria after completing her undergraduate degree in Freiburg, Germany and her bachelor's degree in International Management in San Diego.

Hotels, resorts, and restaurants.(People: key hires and promotions)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... Shaun Robinson has been named general manager of the Doubletree Hotel San Diego/ Del Mar. Most recently, Robinson served as general manager of the Hilton Scottsdale Resorts & Villas in Arizona, a position he had held since January 2001.

Insurance.(People: key hires and promotions)(D.L.D. Insurance Brokers Inc.)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... Michael S. Graves has joined D.L.D. Insurance Brokers, Inc. as vice president, director of client development. Graves' major responsibilities will include managing the firm's producers and generating new business growth for the agency. Eugene...

Media and marketing.(People: key hires and promotions)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... Erin Gillooly has been promoted to account executive at Julia Simms Public Relations. Gillooly has been with the company since April 2003 as an account coordinator. Kellie James has joined Woodenship Advertising & Public Affairs as an account...

Jessica Cummins.(Executive Spotlight)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... The Port of San Diego appointed Jessica Cummins to captain of the San Diego Harbor Police. As captain, Cummins is responsible for homeland security and domestic preparedness under policy direction from the Harbor Police chief. Prior to joining...

Miscellaneous.(People: key hires and promotions)(San Diego Natural History Museum)(Innovative Employee Solutions)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... The San Diego Natural History Museum announced the appointment of George Brooks-Gonyer as chief operating officer. Innovative Employee Solutions announced that Gaby Mergenthal-Johnston has joined the firm as national sales manager. In her new...

Real estate.(People: key hires and promotions)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... Arden Realty, Inc. has promoted Doreen Reagle to vice president of operations for the San Diego region. Reagle joined Arden in 1998 and has been serving as senior portfolio manager.

A lesson none of us should forget.(Editor's Notebook)(Editorial)
April 5, 2004... It's called the graying of corporate America. And if this is what's in store for me a few years down the road, I'm hoping Peter Pan comes along tonight and whisks me off to Neverland. Instead of giving Neil Morgan a gold watch and a...

A bit more openness, for now.(Editor's Notebook)(Editorial)
April 5, 2004... Odds and ends around San Diego, some of them odder than others: * The San Diego City Council, by a vote of 8-1, adopted a set of policy changes that would finally let the public have some sense of what the Council is talking about behind...

America's do-nothing trade policy: when jobs get outsourced, it's big multinational firms who benefit most.(Opinion)
April 5, 2004... The president, many of his cabinet members, and more than a few of the administration's surrogates are desperately trying to alter the national debate on the cost of free trade, the outsourcing of American jobs to cheap overseas labor markets,...

Hypocrisy not just a corporate problem; there's plenty of it to go around.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
April 5, 2004... Editor: Mark Lacter's attempt to weave a web of similarity among various corporate headlines intrigues, but ultimately fails to convince ("The Curse of Corporate Hypocrisy," March 29). In the guise of reporting on "corporate...

Local gas prices are closing in on a dubious record: 'rockets and feathers' hurting independent retailers.
April 12, 2004... Westmart held out as long as it could. The new independent gas station in Carlsbad kept its price of regular unleaded at $1.99 per gallon for weeks while the countywide average jumped well over $2. On April 5, manager Boland Davari caved in...

New trade group takes little fish into a bigger pond: looming tariffs for Asian shrimp give importers a reason to look to Mexico.
April 12, 2004... A new bi-national trade group with headquarters in both San Diego and Mexico City officially launched an offensive to promote Mexican shrimp over imports from Asia and South America as a premium product to consumers and the food service...

Armon Mills named new publisher of the San Diego Business Journal.
April 12, 2004... Armon L. Mills, the publisher and CEO of the business weekly Silicon Valley Business Ink, will be the new president and publisher of the San Diego Business Journal, starting June 7. A founder of Silicon Valley's business paper in 2000,...

'For sale' a good sign for S.D. business.
April 12, 2004... The number of small- and medium-sized businesses for sale across the state jumped by 22 percent over the same time last year, according to the California Business Brokers Association. It's one indication the economy has perked up, said Ken...

Corrections & clarifications.(Correction Notice)
April 12, 2004... In the April 5 edition of the San Diego Business Journal, the name of the managing partner of AMPS, a California limited partnership that is building the College Manor Apartments near San Diego State University, was misspelled as A. Brich...

Regents prepare to name UCSD's new chancellor: smooth transition predicted for distinguished scientist.(Education)(University of California San Diego)
April 12, 2004... The University of California Board of Regents will meet April 12 to officially announce the appointment of a new chancellor of UC San Diego. That selection, however, is no closely guarded secret. Marye Anne Fox, the current chancellor of...