The List

The 25 largest software companies in L.A. County

42

Interview

Local architect Ronald Altoon, president-elect of the American Institute of Architects, discusses his L.A.-area projects and the revitalization of downtown.

20

Retail

eToys, a Santa Monica startup, hopes to become the Toys R Us of the Internet.

13

Special Report

One-by-one they are coming: Giant national banks are looking for bigger bites of the nation’s second largest banking market. Meanwhile, L.A.’s independent banks are trying to withstand the acquisition onslaught.

21-40

Louise’s

The upscale casual Italian restaurant chain, which filed for Chapter 11 this month, plans to emerge from bankruptcy by January and resume expansion next year.

5

INSIDE

Advertising/PR 15

Business Digest 46

Computers 16

Econowatch 45

Interview 20

Newsmakers 41

Personal Finance 45

Real Estate 47

Small Business 17

Wall Street West 44