The Times 100 : The Best Performing Companies in California : WHO, WHAT & WHERE : Companies Ranked on The Times 100 or Sales 100 Lists
Acuson Corp.
MEDICAL IMAGING PRODUCTS
1220 Charleston Road
Mountain View 94039
415-969-9112
Chief Executive: Samuel H. Maslak
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 1,077
Hiring trend: Neutral
Adia Services Inc.
PERSONNEL SUPPLY SERVICES
64 Willow Place
Menlo Park 94025
415-324-0696
Chief Executive: Walter W. Macauley
Exchange: OTC
Employees: 2,043
Hiring trend: Increasing
Adobe Systems Inc.
COMPUTER SOFTWARE
1585 Charleston Road
Mountain View 94039
415-961-4400
Chief Executive: John E. Warnock
Exchange: OTC
Employees: 384
Hiring trend: Increasing
Advanced Micro Devices
SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING
901 Thompson Place, P.O. Box 3453
Sunnyvale 94088-3453
408-732-2400
Chief Executive: Walter J. Sanders, III
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 12,600
Hiring trend: Neutral
Allergan Inc.
DRUGS
2525 Dupont Drive
Irvine 92715-1599
714-752-4500
Chief Executive: Gavin S. Herbert
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 6,800
Hiring trend: Neutral
Amdahl Corp.
COMPUTER PRODUCTS
1250 East Arques Ave.
Sunnyvale 94088-3470
408-746-6000
Chief Executive: John C. Lewis
Exchange: Amex
Employees: 8,200
Hiring trend: Neutral
Amer. Bldg. Maint. Inds.
BUILDING SERVICES
50 Fremont St., Suite 400
San Francisco 94105
415-597-4500
Chief Executive: R. David Anacker
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 33,000
Hiring trend: Increasing
American Medical Intl.
GENERAL MED. & SURGICAL HOSPITALS
414 North Camden Drive
Beverly Hills 90210
213-278-6200
Chief Executive: Harry J. Gray
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 43,000
Hiring trend: Reducing
Amer. President Cos. Ltd.
DEEP SEA FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION
1800 Harrison St.
Oakland 94612
415-272-8000
Chief Executive: Bruce Seaton
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 4,994
Hiring trend: Increasing
Amplicon Inc.
COMPUTER RENTAL & LEASING
2020 East First St., Suite 401
Santa Ana 92705-4015
714-834-0525
Chief Executive: Patrick E. Paddon
Exchange: OTC
Employees: 142
Hiring trend: Neutral
Anthem Electronics Inc.
WHOLESALE ELECTRONICS
1040 East Brokaw Road
San Jose 95131
408-453-1200
Chief Executive: Robert S. Throop
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 519
Hiring trend: Increasing
Anthony Industries Inc.
SPORTING GOODS, POOLS
4900 South Eastern Ave., Suite 200
Los Angeles 90040
213-724-2800
Chief Executive: Bernard I. Forester
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 3,500
Hiring trend: Neutral
Apple Computer Inc.
COMPUTER PRODUCTS
20525 Mariani Ave.
Cupertino 95014
408-996-1010
Chief Executive: John Sculley
Exchange: OTC
Employees: 14,192
Hiring trend: Neutral
Applied Biosystems Inc.
INSTRUMENTS
850 Lincoln Centre Drive
Foster City 94404
415-570-6667
Chief Executive: Irwin D. Smith, Ph.D.
Exchange: OTC
Employees: 1,286
Hiring trend: Increasing
Applied Material
SPECIAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY
3050 Bowers Ave.
Santa Clara 95054-3299
408-727-5555
Chief Executive: James C. Morgan
Exchange: OTC
Employees: 2,651
Hiring trend: Neutral
Archive Corp.
COMPUTER STORAGE DEVICES
1650 Sunflower Ave.
Costa Mesa 92626
714-641-0279
Chief Executive: D. Howard Lewis
Exchange: OTC
Employees: 1,700
Hiring trend: Neutral
Arden Group Inc.
GROCERY STORES
2020 South Central Ave.
Compton 90220
213-638-2842
Chief Executive: Bernard Briskin
Exchange: OTC
Employees: 2,400
Hiring trend: Neutral
Argonaut Group
PROPERTY-CASUALTY INSURANCE
1800 Avenue of the Stars, Ste 1175
Los Angeles 90067
213-553-0561
Chief Executive: Charles Rinsch
Exchange: NASDAQ
Employees: 850
Hiring trend: Neutral
Armor All Products Corp.
CONSUMER PRODUCTS
22 Corporate Park
Irvine 92714
714-553-1003
Chief Executive: Jeffrey M. Sherman
Exchange: OTC
Employees: 114
Hiring trend: Increasing
Atari Corp.
COMPUTER PRODUCTS
1196 Borregas Ave.
Sunnyvale 94086
408-745-2000
Chief Executive: Sam Tramiel
Exchange: Amex
Employees: 226
Hiring trend: Increasing
Atlantic Richfield Co.
OIL & GAS
515 South Flower St.
Los Angeles 90071
213-486-3511
Chief Executive: Lodwrick M. Cook
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 26,600
Hiring trend: Neutral
Autodesk Inc.
COMPUTER SOFTWARE
2320 Marinship Way
Sausalito 94965
415-332-2344
Chief Executive: Alvar Green
Exchange: OTC
Employees: 900
Hiring trend: Increasing
Avery International
OFFICE & SELF ADHESIVE PRODUCTS
150 North Orange Grove Blvd.
Pasadena 91103
818-304-2000
Chief Executive: Charles D. Miller
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 11,715
Hiring trend: Neutral
BankAmerica Corp.
BANKING
555 California St.
San Francisco 94104
415-622-3456
Chief Executive: A. W. (Tom) Clausen
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 54,779
Hiring trend: Neutral
Beckman Instruments Inc.
INSTRUMENTS
2500 Harbor Blvd., P.O. Box 3100
Fullerton 92634-3100
714-871-4848
Chief Executive: Louis T. Rosso
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 7,300
Hiring trend: Neutral
Bergen Brunswig Corp.
WHSL-DRUGS & MEDICAL PRODUCTS
4000 Metropolitan Drive
Orange 92668-3510
714-385-4000
Chief Executive: Emil P. Martini
Exchange: Amex
Employees: 3,782
Hiring trend: Neutral
Beverly Enterprises
NURSING CARE FACILITIES
70 South Lake Ave., Suite 900
Pasadena 91101-2523
818-577-6111
Chief Executive: David Banks
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 96,000
Hiring trend: Reducing
Bio-Rad Labs
INSTRUMENTS
1000 Alfred Nobel Drive
Hercules 94547
415-724-7000
Chief Executive: David Schwartz
Exchange: Amex
Employees: 2,126
Hiring trend: Increasing
Boole & Babbage Inc.
COMPUTER SOFTWARE
510 Oakmead Parkway
Sunnyvale 94086
408-735-9550
Chief Executive: Johannes S. Bruggeling
Exchange: OTC
Employees: 600
Hiring trend: Neutral
Bridgford Foods Corp.
FOOD PRODUCTS
1308 North Patt St.
Anaheim 92801
714-526-5533
Chief Executive: Allan L. Bridgford
Exchange: OTC
Employees: 490
Hiring trend: Increasing
Businessland Inc.
COMPUTER & SOFTWARE RETAIL STORES 1001 Ridder Park Drive
San Jose 95131
408-437-0400
Chief Executive: David A. Norman
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 3,908
Hiring trend: Increasing
CMS Enhancements Inc.
COMPUTER STORAGE DEVICES
1372 Valencia Ave.
Tustin 92680
714-259-9555
Chief Executive: Jim Farooquee
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 515
Hiring trend: Increasing
Cadence Design Systems
COMPUTER SOFTWARE
555 River Oaks Parkway
San Jose 95134
408-943-1234
Chief Executive: Joseph Costello
Exchange: OTC
Employees: 1,000
Hiring trend: Increasing
Caesars New Jersey Inc.
CASINOS & HOTELS
1801 Century Park East, Suite 2600
Los Angeles 90067
213-552-2711
Chief Executive: Henry Gluck
Exchange: Amex
Employees: 3,568
Hiring trend: Neutral
Caesars World
CASINOS & HOTELS
1801 Century Park East, Suite 2600
Los Angeles 90067
213-552-2711
Chief Executive: Henry Gluck
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 10,447
Hiring trend: Neutral
Calfed Inc.
SAVINGS & LOANS
5700 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles 90036
213-932-4321
Chief Executive: Jerry St. Dennis
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 5,660
Hiring trend: Neutral
Calmat Co.
MINING
3200 San Fernando Road
Los Angeles 90065
213-258-2777
Chief Executive: A. Frederick Gerstell
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 2,910
Hiring trend: Neutral
Carl Karcher Enterprises
RESTAURANTS
1200 North Harbor Blvd., P.O. Box 4349
Anaheim 92803
714-774-5796
Chief Executive: Carl N. Karcher
Exchange: OTC
Employees: 16,500
Hiring trend: Increasing
Carter Hawley Hale Stores
DEPARTMENT STORES
444 South Flower St.
Los Angeles 90071-2900
213-620-0150
Chief Executive: Philip Hawley
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 38,700
Hiring trend: Neutral
Castle & Cooke Inc.
FOOD PRODUCTS
10900 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles 90024
213-824-1500
Chief Executive: David H. Murdock
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 44,000
Hiring trend: Reducing
Centex Telemgmt. Inc.
MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES
185 Berry St., Bldg. 1, Suite 5100
San Francisco 94107
415-882-2300
Chief Executive: Peter A. Howley
Exchange: OTC
Employees: 285
Hiring trend: Increasing
Charles Schwab Corp.
INVESTMENT SERVICES
101 Montgomery St.
San Francisco 94104
415-627-7000
Chief Executive: Charles Schwab
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 2,700
Hiring trend: Increasing
Chevron Corp.
OIL & GAS
225 Bush St.
San Francisco 94104-4289
415-894-7700
Chief Executive: Kenneth T. Derr
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 54,826
Hiring trend: Neutral
Chips & Technologies Inc.
SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING
3050 Zanker Road
San Jose 95134
408-434-0600
Chief Executive: Gordon Campbell
Exchange: OTC
Employees: 565
Hiring trend: Increasing
City National Corp.
BANKING
400 North Roxbury Drive
Beverly Hills 90210
213-550-5400
Chief Executive: Bram Goldsmith
Exchange: OTC
Employees: 2,206
Hiring trend: Increasing
Clorox Co.
CONSUMER PRODUCTS
1221 Broadway
Oakland 94612
415-271-7000
Chief Executive: Charles R. Weaver
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 5,300
Hiring trend: Neutral
Coast Distribution Systems
WHOLESALE AUTOS & PARTS
1982 Zanker Road, P.O. Box 26888
San Jose 95112
408-436-0877
Chief Executive: Thomas R. McGuire
Exchange: Amex
Employees: 620
Hiring trend: Neutral
Coast Savings Financial
SAVINGS & LOANS
1000 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles 90017-2457
213-688-2000
Chief Executive: Ray Martin
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 2,100
Hiring trend: Reducing
Collins Foods International
RESTAURANTS
12655 West Jefferson Blvd.
Los Angeles 90066
213-827-2300
Chief Executive: Richard P. Bermingham
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 17,900
Hiring trend: Neutral
Columbia Savings & Loan
SAVINGS & LOANS
8840 Wilshire Blvd.
Beverly Hills 90211
213-657-6134
Chief Executive: Edward G. Harshfield
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 950
Hiring trend: Neutral
Community Psych. Cntrs.
HOSPITALS
24502 Pacific Park Drive
Laguna Hills 92653
714-831-1166
Chief Executive: James Conte
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 5,329
Hiring trend: Increasing
Computer Sciences Corp.
COMPUTER INTEGRATED SYS. DESIGN
2100 East Grand Ave.
El Segundo 90245
213-615-0311
Chief Executive: William R. Hoover
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 21,100
Hiring trend: Neutral
Conner Peripherals
COMPUTER STORAGE DEVICES
3081 Zanker Road
San Jose 95134-2128
408-433-3340
Chief Executive: Finis F. Conner
Exchange: OTC
Employees: 5,298
Hiring trend: Increasing
Consol. Freightways Inc.
LOCAL TRUCKING
175 Linfield Drive
Menlo Park 94025
415-326-1700
Chief Executive: Lary R. Scott
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 40,800
Hiring trend: Neutral
Covington Dev. Group Inc.
REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT
2451 East Orangethorpe Ave.
Fullerton 92631
714-879-0111
Chief Executive: Loran Covington
Exchange: OTC
Employees: 179
Hiring trend: Neutral
Diagnostic Products Corp.
MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC PRODUCTS
5700 West 96th St.
Los Angeles 90045
213-776-0180
Chief Executive: Sigi Ziering, Ph.D.
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 538
Hiring trend: Neutral
Digital Microwave Corp.
RADIO-TV COMMUNICATIONS EQUIP.
170 Rose Orchard Way
San Jose 95134
408-943-0777
Chief Executive: William E. Gibson
Exchange: OTC
Employees: 323
Hiring trend: Increasing
Dionex Corp.
MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS
1228 Titan Way, P.O. Box 3603
Sunnyvale 94088-3603
408-737-0700
Chief Executive: A. Blaine Bowman
Exchange: OTC
Employees: 508
Hiring trend: Increasing
Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream
ICE CREAM
5929 College Ave.
Oakland 94618
415-652-8187
Chief Executive: T. Gary Rodgers
Exchange: OTC
Employees: 1,200
Hiring trend: Increasing
Eldon Industries Inc.
PLASTIC PRODUCTS
9920 La Cienega Blvd.
Inglewood 90301
213-642-7716
Chief Executive: Robert Silverstein
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 650
Hiring trend: Neutral
Emulex Corp.
COMPUTER PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT
3545 Harbor Blvd.
Costa Mesa 92626
714-662-5600
Chief Executive: Fred B. Cox
Exchange: OTC
Employees: 931
Hiring trend: Neutral
Everex Systems Inc.
COMPUTER PRODUCTS
48431 Milmont Drive
Fremont 94538
415-498-1111
Chief Executive: Steve L. W. Hui
Exchange: OTC
Employees: 2,200
Hiring trend: Increasing
FHP International Corp.
MEDICAL OFFICES & CLINICS
9900 Talbert Ave.
Fountain Valley 92708
714-963-7233
Chief Executive: Robert Gumbiner, M.D.
Exchange: OTC
Employees: 6,000
Hiring trend: Increasing
First Amer. Fin. Corp.
TITLE INSURANCE
114 East Fifth St.
Santa Ana 92701
714-558-3211
Chief Executive: D. P. Kennedy
Exchange: OTC
Employees: 7,000
Hiring trend: Increasing
First Capital Holdings
LIFE INSURANCE
1900 Avenue of the Stars
Los Angeles 90067
213-551-1000
Chief Executive: Robert Weingarten
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 1,038
Hiring trend: Increasing
First Executive Corp.
LIFE INSURANCE
11444 West Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles 90064
213-312-1000
Chief Executive: Fred Carr
Exchange: NASDAQ
Employees: 1,050
Hiring trend: Neutral
First Interstate Bancorp
BANKING
707 Wilshire Blvd., P.O. Box 54068
Los Angeles 90054
213-614-3001
Chief Executive: Joseph Pinola
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 36,027
Hiring trend: Neutral
Firstfed Financial Corp.
SAVINGS & LOANS
401 Wilshire Blvd.
Santa Monica 90401-1490
213-319-6000
Chief Executive: William Mortensen
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 395
Hiring trend: Increasing
Fleetwood Enterprises
MOTOR HOMES
3125 Myers St.
Riverside 92523
714-351-3500
Chief Executive: John C. Crean
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 12,000
Hiring trend: Increasing
Fluor Corp.
CONSTRUCTION
3333 Michelson Drive
Irvine 92730
714-975-2000
Chief Executive: Les McCraw
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 20,059
Hiring trend: Increasing
Foothill Group Inc.
EQUIP-LEASING, COMMERCIAL LENDING
11111 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 1500
Los Angeles 90025
213-478-8383
Chief Executive: Don Gevirtz
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 197
Hiring trend: Neutral
Franklin Resources Inc.
INVESTMENT SERVICES
777 Mariners Island Blvd.
San Mateo 94404
415-570-3000
Chief Executive: Charles B. Johnson
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 1,920
Hiring trend: Neutral
Furon Co.
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS
29982 Ivy Glenn Drive
Laguna Niguel 92677
714-831-5350
Chief Executive: Peter Churm
Exchange: OTC
Employees: 3,006
Hiring trend: Increasing
Gap Inc.
CLOTHING STORES
One Harrison
San Francisco 94105
415-777-0250
Chief Executive: Donald Fisher
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 23,000
Hiring trend: Increasing
Glenfed Inc.
SAVINGS & LOANS
700 North Brand Blvd.
Glendale 91203
818-500-2000
Chief Executive: Norman Coulson
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 7,400
Hiring trend: Neutral
Golden West Fin. Corp.
SAVINGS & LOANS
1901 Harrison St.
Oakland 94612
415-446-3420
Chief Executive: Herbert M. &
Marion O. Sandler
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 3,100
Hiring trend: Increasing
Great American Bank
SAVINGS & LOANS
600 B St.
San Diego 92183
619-231-1885
Chief Executive: Gordon C. Luce
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 3,480
Hiring trend: Reducing
Great Western Financial
SAVINGS & LOANS
8484 Wilshire Blvd.
Beverly Hills 90211
213-852-3411
Chief Executive: James Montgomery
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 13,023
Hiring trend: Increasing
Guy F. Atkinson Co.
CONSTRUCTION
10 West Orange Ave.
South San Francisco 94080
415-876-1000
Chief Executive: Thomas J. Henderson
Exchange: OTC
Employees: 6,704
Hiring trend: Neutral
H.F. Ahmanson & Co.
SAVINGS & LOANS
660 South Figueroa St., 24th Floor
Los Angeles 90017
213-955-4200
Chief Executive: Richard Deihl
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 10,819
Hiring trend: Neutral
Harding Associates Inc.
ENGINEERING SERVICES
7655 Redwood Blvd., P.O. Box 578
Novato 94945
415-892-0821
Chief Executive: Richard P. Prezio
Exchange: OTC
Employees: 915
Hiring trend: Increasing
Hewlett-Packard Co.
COMPUTER PRODUCTS & OFFICE EQUIP.
3000 Hanover St.
Palo Alto 94304
415-857-1501
Chief Executive: John A. Young
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 95,000
Hiring trend: Reducing
Hilton Hotels Corp.
HOTEL-MOTELS
9336 Civic Center Drive
Beverly Hills 90209-5567
213-278-4321
Chief Executive: Barron Hilton
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 39,000
Hiring trend: Neutral
HomeFed Corp.
SAVINGS & LOANS
625 Broadway, Suite 1400
San Diego 92101
619-450-7000
Chief Executive: Robert F. Adelizzi
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 4,591
Hiring trend: Increasing
Imperial Corp. of America
SAVINGS & LOANS
9275 Sky Park Court
San Diego 92123-0036
619-292-3000
Chief Executive: Kenneth J. Thygerson
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 2,010
Hiring trend: Neutral
Integrated Device Tech.
SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING
2975 Stender Way
Santa Clara 95054
408-727-6116
Chief Executive: D. John Carey
Exchange: OTC
Employees: 2,100
Hiring trend: Increasing
Intel Corp.
SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING
3065 Bowers Ave.
Santa Clara 95052-8131
408-987-8080
Chief Executive: Andrew S. Grove
Exchange: OTC
Employees: 21,700
Hiring trend: Increasing
Intermark Inc.
FURNITURE & FURNISHINGS
1020 Prospect St.
La Jolla 92037
619-459-3841
Chief Executive: Charles R. Scott
Exchange: Amex
Employees: 12,500
Hiring trend: Neutral
Jacobs Engin. Group Inc.
CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING
251 South Lake Ave.
Pasadena 91101
213-681-3781
Chief Executive: Joseph J. Jacobs
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 10,455
Hiring trend: Increasing
Kaufman & Broad Home
REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT
11601 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles 90025-1748
213-312-1200
Chief Executive: Bruce Karatz
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 1,060
Hiring trend: Neutral
L.A. Gear Inc.
SPORT & LEISURE FOOTWEAR
4221 Redwood Ave.
Los Angeles 90066
213-822-1995
Chief Executive: Robert Y. Greenberg
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 1,100
Hiring trend: Increasing
LSI Logic Corp.
SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING
1551 McCarthy Blvd.
Milpitas 95035
408-433-8000
Chief Executive: Wilfred J. Corrigan
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 3,700
Hiring trend: Neutral
Lewis Galoob Toys Inc.
GAMES & TOYS
500 Forbes Blvd.
South San Francisco 94080
415-952-1678
Chief Executive: David Galoob
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 403
Hiring trend: Neutral
Linear Technology Corp.
SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING
1630 McCarthy Blvd.
Milpitas 95035-7487
408-432-1900
Chief Executive: Robert Swanson
Exchange: OTC
Employees: 650
Hiring trend: Neutral
Litton Industries Inc.
NAVIGATION & DETECTION EQUIP.
360 North Crescent Drive
Beverly Hills 90210-4867
213-859-5000
Chief Executive: Orion L. Hoch
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 50,700
Hiring trend: Neutral
Live Entertainment
ENTERTAIN. SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTOR
15400 Sherman Way, Suite 500
Van Nuys 91406
818-988-5060
Chief Executive: Wayne Patterson
Exchange: OTC
Employees: 2,820
Hiring trend: Increasing
Lockheed Corp.
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE PRODUCTS
4500 Park Granada Blvd.
Calabasas 91399
818-712-2000
Chief Executive: Daniel Tellep
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 82,500
Hiring trend: Reducing
Longs Drug Stores Inc.
DRUG STORES
141 North Civic Drive, P.O. Box 5222
Walnut Creek 94596
415-937-1170
Chief Executive: Robert M. Long
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 14,200
Hiring trend: Increasing
MCA Inc.
MOTION PICTURE & VIDEO PRODUCTION 100 Universal City Plaza
Universal City 91608
818-777-1000
Chief Executive: Lew R. Wasserman
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 17,000
Hiring trend: Neutral
MGM/UA Commun. Inc.
MOTION PICTURE & VIDEO PRODUCTION 10000 West Washington Blvd.
Culver City 90232
213-280-6000
Chief Executive: Jeffrey Barbakow
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 830
Hiring trend: Decreasing
MagneTek Inc.
MOTORS & GENERATORS
11150 Santa Monica Blvd., 15th Floor
Los Angeles 90025
213-473-6681
Chief Executive: Frank Perna
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 15,000
Hiring trend: Increasing
Marshall Industries
WHOLESALE ELECTRONICS
9320 Telstar Ave.
El Monte 91731-2895
818-307-6000
Chief Executive: Gordon S. Marshall
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 1,554
Hiring trend: Neutral
Mattel Inc.
GAMES & TOYS
5150 Rosecrans Ave.
Hawthorne 90250
213-978-5150
Chief Executive: John W. Amerman
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 15,000
Hiring trend: Neutral
Maxxam Inc.
ALUMINUM PRODUCTION
10880 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles 90024
213-474-6264
Chief Executive: Charles E. Hurwitz
Exchange: Amex
Employees: 11,500
Hiring trend: Neutral
McKesson Corp.
WHSL-DRUGS & MEDICAL PRODUCTS
McKesson Plaza, One Post St.
San Francisco 94104
415-983-8300
Chief Executive: Alan Seelenfreund
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 14,000
Hiring trend: Increasing
Measurex Corp.
MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS
One Results Way
Cupertino 95014-5991
408-255-1500
Chief Executive: David A. Bossen
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 2,768
Hiring trend: Neutral
Mercury General Corp.
PROPERTY-CASUALTY INSURANCE
4484 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles 90010
213-937-1060
Chief Executive: George Joseph
Exchange: NASDAQ
Employees: 1,106
Hiring trend: Increasing
Natl. Med. Enterprises
GENERAL MED & SURGICAL HOSPITALS
2700 Colorado Ave.
Santa Monica 90404
213-315-8000
Chief Executive: Richard Eamer
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 77,357
Hiring trend: Increasing
Natl. Semiconductor Corp.
SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING
2900 Semiconductor Dr., P.O. Box 58090
Santa Clara 95052-8090
408-721-5000
Chief Executive: Charles E. Sporck
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 32,000
Hiring trend: Neutral
Network Equip. Tech. Inc.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT
800 Saginaw Drive
Redwood City 94063
415-366-4400
Chief Executive: Bruce D. Smith
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 1,201
Hiring trend: Increasing
Neutrogena Corp.
SOAPS & COSMETICS
5760 West 96th St.
Los Angeles 90045
213-642-1150
Chief Executive: Lloyd E. Cotsen
Exchange: OTC
Employees: 672
Hiring trend: Increasing
Nichols Institute
MEDICAL LABORATORIES
26441 Via De Anza
San Juan Capistrano 92675
714-661-8000
Chief Executive: Albert Nichols, M.D.
Exchange: Amex
Employees: 1,900
Hiring trend: Increasing
Northrop Corp.
AIRCRAFT
1840 Century Park East
Los Angeles 90067
213-553-6262
Chief Executive: Kent Kresa
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 41,000
Hiring trend: Neutral
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
OIL & GAS
10889 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles 90024
213-208-8800
Chief Executive: Dr. Armand Hammer
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 53,500
Hiring trend: Increasing
Oracle Systems Corp.
COMPUTER SOFTWARE
500 Oracle Parkway
Redwood Shores 94065
415-506-7000
Chief Executive: Lawrence Ellison
Exchange: OTC
Employees: 6,701
Hiring trend: Increasing
Pacific Enterprises
NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION
801 South Grand Ave.
Los Angeles 90017
213-895-5000
Chief Executive: James Ukropina
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 43,899
Hiring trend: Neutral
Pacific Gas & Electric
UTILITY
77 Beale St.
San Francisco 94106
415-972-7000
Chief Executive: Richard A. Clarke
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 26,200
Hiring trend: Neutral
Pacific Telesis Group
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
130 Kearny St.
San Francisco 94108
415-394-3000
Chief Executive: Sam L. Ginn
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 68,452
Hiring trend: Neutral
Pacificare Health Systems
HOSPITAL & HMOS
5995 Plaza Drive
Cypress 90630-5028
714-952-1121
Chief Executive: Terry Hartshorn
Exchange: OTC
Employees: 1,086
Hiring trend: Increasing
Pic ‘N’ Save Corp.
VARIETY STORES
2430 East Del Amo Blvd.
Dominguez 90220-6306
213-537-9220
Chief Executive: Lewis B. Merrifield
Exchange: OTC
Employees: 9,134
Hiring trend: Increasing
Potlatch Corp.
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS
One Maritime Plaza
San Francisco 94111
415-576-8800
Chief Executive: Richard B. Madden
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 7,400
Hiring trend: Neutral
Price Co.
WAREHOUSE STORES
4649 Marina Blvd.
San Diego 92117
619-581-4600
Chief Executive: Robert E. Price
Exchange: OTC
Employees: 12,246
Hiring trend: Increasing
Quantum Corp.
COMPUTER STORAGE DEVICES
1804 McCarthy Blvd.
Milpitas 95035
408-432-1100
Chief Executive: Stephen M. Berkley
Exchange: OTC
Employees: 501
Hiring trend: Increasing
Quiksilver Inc.
MEN’S AND BOYS’ APPAREL
1740 Monrovia
Costa Mesa 92627
714-645-1395
Chief Executive: John C. Warner
Exchange: OTC
Employees: 356
Hiring trend: Increasing
Qume Corp.
COMPUTER PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT
500 Yosemite Drive
Milpitas 95035
408-942-4000
Chief Executive: David S. Lee
Exchange: OTC
Employees: 1,000
Hiring trend: Neutral
Raychem Corp.
ELECTRIC LIGHTING & WIRING EQUIP.
300 Constitution Drive
Menlo Park 94025-1164
415-361-3333
Chief Executive: Paul Cook
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 11,451
Hiring trend: Increasing
Robert Half Intl. Inc.
PERSONNEL SERVICES
2884 Sand Hill Road, Suite 200
Menlo Park 94025
415-854-9700
Chief Executive: Harold M. Messmer
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 1,000
Hiring trend: Increasing
Rockwell Intl. Corp.
CONGLOMERATE
2230 East Imperial Highway
El Segundo 90245
213-647-5000
Chief Executive: Donald R. Beall
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 108,715
Hiring trend: Neutral
Rohr Industries
AIRCRAFT PARTS
Foot of H Street
Chula Vista 92012-0878
619-691-4111
Chief Executive: Harold W. Todd
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 11,218
Hiring trend: Neutral
Ross Stores Inc.
CLOTHING STORES
8333 Central Ave.
Newark 94560-0728
415-790-4400
Chief Executive: Norman A. Ferber
Exchange: OTC
Employees: 6,054
Hiring trend: Increasing
Rykoff-Sexton Inc.
WHOLESALE GROCERIES
761 Terminal St.
Los Angeles 90021
213-622-4131
Chief Executive: Roger W. Coleman
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 6,000
Hiring trend: Neutral
SCEcorp
ELECTRIC UTILITY
2244 Walnut Grove Ave.
Rosemead 91770
818-302-2222
Chief Executive: Howard P. Allen
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 17,000
Hiring trend: Neutral
Safeguard Health Entpr.
HEALTH SERVICES
505 N. Euclid St., Suite 200
Anaheim 92803
714-778-1284
Chief Executive: Alvin J. Baileys
Exchange: OTC
Employees: 335
Hiring trend: Neutral
San Diego Gas & Electric
UTILITY
101 Ash St.
San Diego 92101
619-696-2000
Chief Executive: Thomas A. Page
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 4,590
Hiring trend: Neutral
Seagate Technology
COMPUTER STORAGE DEVICES
920 Disc Drive
Scotts Valley 95066
408-438-6550
Chief Executive: Alan F. Shugart
Exchange: OTC
Employees: 40,100
Hiring trend: Neutral
Security Pacific Corp.
BANKING
333 South Hope St.
Los Angeles 90071
213-345-6211
Chief Executive: Robert H. Smith
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 41,099
Hiring trend: Neutral
Sharper Image Corp.
SPECIALTY RETAILER
650 Davis St.
San Francisco 94111
415-445-6000
Chief Executive: Richard Thalheimer
Exchange: OTC
Employees: 1,268
Hiring trend: Increasing
Sigma Designs Inc.
COMPUTER PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT
46501 Landing Parkway
Fremont 94538
415-770-0100
Chief Executive: Thinh Q. Tran
Exchange: OTC
Employees: 170
Hiring trend: Neutral
Sizzler Restaurants Intl.
RESTAURANTS
12655 West Jefferson Blvd.
Los Angeles 90066
213-827-2300
Chief Executive: Thomas L. Gregory
Exchange: OTC
Employees: 13,668
Hiring trend: Increasing
Softsel Products
WHSL-COMP., SOFTWARE, PERIPH.
200 Continental Blvd.
El Segundo 90245
213-615-3080
Chief Executive: Michael D. Pickett
Exchange: OTC
Employees: 625
Hiring trend: Increasing
Software Publishing Corp.
COMPUTER SOFTWARE
1901 Landings Drive
Mountain View 94043
415-962-8910
Chief Executive: Fred M. Gibbons
Exchange: OTC
Employees: 476
Hiring trend: Increasing
Spelling Entertainment Inc.
MOTION PICTURE & VIDEO PRODUCTION 1041 North Formosa Ave.
West Hollywood 90046
213-850-2413
Chief Executive: Aaron Spelling
Exchange: Amex
Employees: 382
Hiring trend: Decreasing
Sun Microsystems Inc.
COMPUTER PRODUCTS
2550 Garcia Ave.
Mountain View 94043
415-960-1300
Chief Executive: Scott McNealy
Exchange: OTC
Employees: 10,560
Hiring trend: Increasing
Superior Industries Intl.
MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS
7800 Woodley Ave.
Van Nuys 91406
818-781-4973
Chief Executive: Louis L. Borick
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 3,000
Hiring trend: Increasing
Syntex Corp.
DRUGS
3401 Hillview Ave.
Palo Alto 94304
415-855-5049
Chief Executive: Paul E. Freiman
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 10,000
Hiring trend: Neutral
Tandem Computers Inc.
COMPUTER PRODUCTS
19333 Vallco Parkway
Cupertino 95014-2599
408-725-6000
Chief Executive: James G. Treybig
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 9,790
Hiring trend: Increasing
Telecredit Inc.
ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SERVICES
6171 West Century Blvd.
Los Angeles 90045-5310
213-410-4600
Chief Executive: Lee A. Ault III
Exchange: OTC
Employees: 1,288
Hiring trend: Increasing
Teledyne Inc.
AIRCRAFT ENGINES & PARTS
1901 Avenue of the Stars
Los Angeles 90067
213-277-3311
Chief Executive: George A. Roberts
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 43,200
Hiring trend: Reducing
Times Mirror Co.
MEDIA
Times Mirror Square
Los Angeles 90053
213-237-3700
Chief Executive: Robert F. Erburu
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 29,000
Hiring trend: Neutral
Tosco Corp.
OIL & GAS
2401 Colorado Ave., P.O.Box 2401
Santa Monica 90406-2401
213-207-6000
Chief Executive: Thomas D. O’Malley
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 872
Hiring trend: Neutral
Transamerica Corp.
FINANCE SERVICES
600 Montgomery St.
San Francisco 94111
415-983-4000
Chief Executive: James R. Harvey
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 18,600
Hiring trend: Neutral
20th Century Industries
PROPERTY-CASUALTY INSURANCE
6301 Owensmouth Ave.
Woodland Hills 91367
818-704-3700
Chief Executive: Louis W. Foster
Exchange: NASDAQ
Employees: 1,700
Hiring trend: Increasing
UniCare Financial Corp.
PROPERTY-CASUALTY INSURANCE
2201 Dupont Drive
Irvine 92715
714-955-2170
Chief Executive: Ralph Leatherby
Exchange: Amex
Employees: 107
Hiring trend: Increasing
Union Bank
BANKING
350 California St.
San Francisco 94104-1476
415-445-0200
Chief Executive: Seishichi Itoh
Exchange: NASDAQ
Employees: 7,376
Hiring trend: Reducing
Union Explor. Partners
OIL & GAS EXPLORATION SERVICES
P.O. Box 30448
Los Angeles 90030
800-227-6619
Unocal, managing general partner
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: Not available
Hiring trend: Not available
United Television Inc.
RADIO & TV BROADCASTING
8501 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 340
Beverly Hills 90211
213-854-0426
Chief Executive: Herbert J. Siegel
Exchange: OTC
Employees: 500
Hiring trend: Neutral
Unocal Corp.
OIL & GAS
1201 West Fifth St.
Los Angeles 90017
213-977-7600
Chief Executive: Richard J. Stegemeier
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 17,286
Hiring trend: Neutral
Varian Associates Inc.
ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS & ACCESS.
611 Hansen Way
Palo Alto 94303-0883
415-493-4000
Chief Executive: J. Tracy O’Rourke
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 12,300
Hiring trend: Neutral
Vons Companies Inc.
GROCERY STORES
10150 Lower Azusa Road
El Monte 91731
818-579-1400
Chief Executive: Roger Stangeland
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 34,000
Hiring trend: Neutral
Walt Disney Co.
FILMS & THEME PARKS
500 South Buena Vista St.
Burbank 91521
818-560-1000
Chief Executive: Michael D. Eisner
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 45,000
Hiring trend: Increasing
WD-40 Co.
CHEMICAL PRODUCTS
1061 Cudahy Place
San Diego 92110
619-275-1400
Chief Executive: John S. Barry
Exchange: OTC
Employees: 96
Hiring trend: Neutral
Wells Fargo & Co.
BANKING
420 Montgomery St.
San Francisco 94163
415-477-1000
Chief Executive: Carl Reichardt
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 19,681
Hiring trend: Neutral
Western Digital Corp.
COMPUTER PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT
2445 McCabe Way
Irvine 92714
714-863-0102
Chief Executive: Roger W. Johnson
Exchange: Amex
Employees: 6,394
Hiring trend: Neutral
Williams-Sonoma Inc.
HOUSEWARES
100 North Point St.
San Francisco 94133
415-421-7900
Chief Executive: W. Howard Lester
Exchange: OTC
Employees: 2,500
Hiring trend: Increasing
Zero Corp.
SPECIALTY METAL PRODUCTS
444 South Flower St., Suite 2100
Los Angeles 90071-2922
213-629-7000
Chief Executive: Wilford D. Godbold Jr.
Exchange: NYSE
Employees: 2,000
Hiring trend: Neutral
