California Association of Museums: CAM e-News and Other Publications

Zookeeper dies from jaguar mauling at Denver Zoo, park closed
By: Chase Squires, San Diego Union-Tribune, February 24, 2007
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nation/20070224-1748-jaguarmauling.html

Museum of Ventura County opens satellite in T.O.; Saturday, East meets West
By: Karen Hibdon, Ventura County Star, February 23, 2007
http://www.venturacountystar.com/vcs/co_valley/article/0,1375,VCS_166_5372744,00.html

Bowers' rarity: the $19 ticket: The Santa Ana museum raises its admission to New York City levels, though its director says it's an all-for-one deal
By: Diane Haithman, Los Angeles Times, February 23, 2007
http://www.calendarlive.com/galleriesandmuseums/cl-et-bowers23feb23,0,1082206.story?coll=cl-art-features

Searching their souls -- on camera: Exploring Silicon Valley's definition of success
By: Ellen Lee, San Francisco Chronicle, February 23, 2007
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2007/02/23/BUGKCO9M091.DTL&type=business

Of Sputnik and beatniks in San Francisco's North Beach
By: Paul Elias, San Jose Mercury News, February 23, 2007
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/northern_california/16770491.htm

Record-Breaking Giving
By: Maria DiMento and Nicole Lews, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, February 22, 2007
http://www.philanthropy.com/free/articles/v19/i09/09000601.htm

LA zoo urged to send its elephant to PAWS refuge
By: Mike Morris, The Union Democrat, February 22, 2007
http://www.uniondemocrat.com/news/story.cfm?story_no=22798

San Mateo girl adopts 6 zoo animals
San Mateo County Times, February 22, 2007
http://origin.insidebayarea.com/sanmateocountytimes/localnews/ci_5279558

Fewer visitors drop in on Air and Space Museum
Los Angeles Times, February 21, 2007
http://www.calendarlive.com/galleriesandmuseums/cl-et-smithsonian21feb21,0,2119419.story?coll=cl-art-features

Aboriginals Sue U.K. Museum Over Bones
By: Raphael Satter, Los Angeles Chronicle, February 20, 2007
http://www.losangeleschronicle.com/articles/viewArticle.asp?articleID=20974

Army Museum Slates BYOD (Bring Your Own Device)
Visitor Interactives Business Wire, February 20, 2007 http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20070219005014&newsLang=en

Museum displays pit Big Bang vs. Bible
By: Sean O'Driscoll, The Press-Enterprise, February 19, 2007
http://www.pe.com/lifestyles/stories/PE_Fea_Daily_D_museums_20.3c6c924.html

ART; Welcome to the Museum of My Stuff
By: Carol Kino, New York Times, February 18, 2007
http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60C16F83D5A0C7B8DDDAB0894DF404482

Donors Sweetened Director's Pay At MoMA, Prompting Questions
By: Stephanie Strom, New York Times, February 16, 2007
http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60F1FFF3F5A0C758DDDAB0894DF404482

Growing Number of Museums Preserving Black History, Culture
By: Louse Fenner, Washington File, February 14, 2007
http://usinfo.state.gov/xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=2007&m=February&x=20070214153821xlrennef0.7142298

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