Out with Barney Frank, in with Ed Royce? If the GOP retakes the House in Tuesday’s elections, Fullerton’s low-profile congressman has a shot at being the Republican choice to replace high-profile Massachusetts Democrat Frank as chairman of the powerful Financial Services Committee. (Royce is considered a shoo-in to win a 10th term Tuesday.) Politico suggests that House GOP Leader John Boehner would back the ranking committee member, Alabama’s Spencer Bachus, for chairman. But next in line is Royce, a former controller and corporate tax manager who is a party leader on finance reform issues. Says one congressional watcher, “If this were the sports pages, I’d score it 3-2 Bachus” …
Three years after selling Orange Coast magazine to Indianapolis-based Emmis Communications, Ruth Ko has transitioned from intense publisher to serene sculptor: “I don’t have to worry about managing 24 people anymore.” Her impressive nudes are on display at William Merrill Gallery in Laguna Beach …
Broadcom is a more familiar name on Wall Street than Main Street. But the Irvine company will enjoy some mainstream exposure in Walmart thanks to Columbus, Ohio-based Elmer’s Products. Elmer’s is using store space to promote Broadcom Foundation’s science-fair competition. It’s an interesting partnership: Broadcom wants more kids to become engineers and scientists; Elmer’s sells products used by enterprising students—the white glue, Krazy Glue, X-acto knives and Scientific Explorer kits …
Broadcom CEO Scott McGregor is the OC Biz Council’s breakfast speaker Wednesday at the Center Club. McGregor, Beckman Coulter Chairman Glen Schafer and Spencer Stuart practice leader Julie Daum headline a Forum for Corporate Directors’ institute Nov. 9 and 10 at the Hyatt Regency Irvine …
Will he wear his kilt? Allergan CEO David Pyott moderates a British-style debate Wednesday at the Costa Mesa Hilton on the proposition that the Brits have a better healthcare system than Americans. Panelists include Beckman Coulter veep Peter Heseltine and U.K. healthcare bigwig Sir Michael Rawlins. Info at www.worldaffairscouncil.org …
Thursday the OC Forum will watch a Ducks practice and have lunch with front office chiefs Mike Schulman, Tim Ryan and Bob Murray. Info at www.ocforum.org …
Book beat: Now Mr. Everything Jim Doti has written a kid’s book-the autobiographical “A Christmas Adventure in Little Italy” (Jabberwocky Books), illustrated by the OC Register’s Lisa Mertin. For heavier reading, Chapman U urban scholar Joel Kotkin is out with “The Next Hundred Million: America in 2050” (Penguin Press). UCI Biz Prof Peter Navarro’s latest is “Seeds of Destruction: Why the Path to Economic Ruin Runs Through Washington, and How to Reclaim American Prosperity” (FT Press), co-authored with Columbia biz school Dean R. Glenn Hubbard. Chris St. Hilaire, founder of Costa Mesa-based jury consultant Jury Impact, has authored “27 Powers of Persuasion,” (Prentice Hall Press). Stories include how client Arte Moreno overcame an OC jury’s presumed anti-L.A. bias to win the Angels name-change trial.
