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| 10/07/02
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Margie Yu
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(323) 343-3047
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the West Coast Port Lockout Los Angeles, CA  Today marks the second week of the West Coast port lockout with a large number of cargo vessels stranded at docks or backing up at anchor points. President Bush signed an executive order stating that Âcontinuation of this lockout will imperil the national health and safety and formed a panel, which must report back to President Bush by Tuesday. Cal State L.A. political science professor Jaime Regalado is available to offer his expertise on the union strike and possible solutions to this labor dispute. Jaime A. Regalado
Director, Edmund G. ÂPat Brown Institute of Public Affairs; Professor of Political Science; B.A., M.A., Cal State L.A.; Ph.D., UC Riverside
Dr. Regalado is executive director of Cal State L.A.Âs Edmund G. ÂPat Brown Institute of Public Affairs, a non-partisan center for applied public policy and community engagement focusing on a wide spectrum of policy and community issues. He also holds the rank of Professor of Political Science with a specialty in urban politics and state and local politics. Dr. Regalado is a widely-recognized Los Angeles scholar, featured speaker and conference panelist frequently interviewed by independent and mass media for his views on a variety of issues, particularly as they affect and impact California and the Greater Los Angeles Metropolitan Area. He is considered expert in the areas of elections, election implications, and election campaigns; race relations and coalition building; voting rights and political representation; the politics of organized labor; and the political pulse of voters and various communities. Recently, he has been particularly sought out for his views on secession efforts in southern California. His published works have appeared in nationally recognized journals as well as in books and monographs widely used in university classrooms and by community and professional organizations. Dr. Regalado is founding editor of California Politics & Policy and California Policy Issues Annual, annual policy journals of the Pat Brown Institute. He is a former associate editor of Urban Affairs Review, an internationally recognized journal, and a trustee of the Liberty Hill Foundation. If you need a quick directory of experts for other breaking news items, go directly to Guide to the Experts at Cal State L.A., www.calstatela.edu/univ/ppa/media/jourpage.htm. The on-line media guide includes 360 experts from Cal State L.A. who are available and willing to speak to the media. For assistance, contact the Cal State L.A. Office of Public Affairs at (323) 343-3050. # # # |
