Attendees: Graham Davies (GPD), Katherine Peebles (KP), Tracy Daniels (TD), Serapio Baca (SMB) and Ajay Gopal (AG).

The meeting focused on populating the Survival Guide with information that is relevant to its most common viewership - new postdocs. Based on an idea from SMB, the top-level organization of information was decided to be topic-based rather than time-based. This was followed by a brainstorming session where everyone contributed from their knowledge of local experiences. The transcript of this session is below and will be integrated into the Survival Guide.

malls
santa monica 3rd st
sherman oaks
beverly center
the grove
dsw
westside pavillion
century city
fox hills

other shopping
REI
adventure 16
sports authority (Sepulveda)

Electronics
Fry's

household goods
Target
Best buy
Sears
Bed bath & beyond
Linins & things

furniture etc.
ikea
target
korea town
goodwill/salvation army
craig's list

groceries
whole foods
bristol farms
wild oats
gelson's market

ralphs
von's
albertsons

99 c store
food for less

trader joes

bulk foods
smart and final (like costco, no membership required)
big lots

Drug stores
cvs
long's
rite aid
UCLA pharmacy (westwood medical plaza)

Hardware
home depot

ethnic food

King's head
Tudor house

India sweets and spices

Soliel (Qeubec)

Cost plus (also furniture)

Mitsuwa (Japanese)

Artesia Blvd. (little india)
Sawtelle (Japanese)
European Sausage Co (South African) on Pico somehwere...

Cars:
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repair: find a mechanic on klick & klack website: cars.com
insurance

Comparison shopping:
consumer reports
consumer reviews

Car Rentals
Rent a Wreck
UCLA travel Center
FlexCar

Car Repair
Pep Boys
Firestone
Kragen
Autozone
76 Gas stations / Shell
Costco Fuel / Tires

Shoes
DSW
Shoe Pavillion
Aldo
Footlocker
Footnotes

Bikes
Helen's Cycles
Wheeles (sepulveda)
Craig's List
University Impound lot
Sports Authority
Costco

Museums
Hammer
Moca
Getty Center
Getty Villa
Huntington Gardens
Rodeo Drive Art Galleries
Science Museum Park (near USC)
UCLA Live
Aquarium of the Pacific
Museum of Jurasic Technology

Mainstream Vistors
Universal Studios
Rodeo Drive
Disneyland

Visitors
Zuma Beach
Santa Monica Mountains
Will Rogers Park & Hike
Venice Canals
Bike Venice Beach
La Brea Tar Pits
Hollywood Blvd
Cantalina Island
Channel Islands
Mullholand Drive
Disney Concert Hall

Snowboarding
Big Bear
Mountain High
Mammoth
Mount Baldy

Discount Airlines
Southwest
Frontier
Jet Blue
Alaska

Travel Agencies
STA Travel
Travelocity
Expedia
Travel worm
Orbitz
hotels.com
sidestep.com
priceline.com

Hiking
A foot and a field in LA County
Another book
Amalfi
Wesrtidge
Pallisades
Temescel
Topanga
Trippet Ranch
Malibu Creek

Personal Finance
http://atyourservice.ucop.edu/contact/retire_save.html