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