Pink SlipsContinued military cutbacks mean additional jobs...

Pink Slips

Continued military cutbacks mean additional jobs will be lost at the Naval Construction Battalion Center in Port Hueneme (B1). About 180 civilian workers will be laid off by mid-October. . . . “Although we have taken significant measures to avoid losing valuable employees, we find we must do so to operate within our budget,” says a Navy official.

Life Savers

Unwanted pets are receiving a helping hand in finding adoptive homes thanks to a grass-roots program in the Conejo Valley (B1). “We . . . try to rescue what we can,” says Shauna Bernie, who with her mother and sister operate LIFE Animal Rescue. . . . The acronym stands for “Living Is For Everyone.”

Magnetic Java

Thousand Oaks is the latest stop in a constant quest for the best cup of Joe available (D11B). Ronald Weinstock, above, chief executive of Magnetic Resonance Diagnostic Corp., has joined with a coffee company to extract even more flavor from the java bean. . . . “Most substances, if they have a biochemical or biological process, can be enhanced using specified magnetic resonance patterns,” he says.

School Daze

The Santa Clara School District is considering moving its historic 100-year-old “Little Red Schoolhouse” from alongside California 126 (B1). . . . The Toland Road Landfill expansion nearby and a truck weigh station proposed near the campus have officials considering 10 private and public plots for a possible relocation of the school, which serves 34 kindergarten through sixth-grade students.