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Southern California Investor Conference to Showcase 16 Premier So. Calif. Public Companies

November 7 Conference in Newport Beach Open to Individual Investors

California Equity Research, LLC will hold its 2nd annual Southern California Investor Conference November 7 at The Island Hotel in Newport Beach, California, featuring presentations by 16 public companies based in Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego Counties.

"This year's conference promises to be another informative session featuring a variety of leading Southern California-based companies across a broad size and industry spectrum," said Bud Leedom, director of research at California Equity Research, LLC. "We are also pleased to have Brett Conrad of Longboard Capital delivering our luncheon keynote 'Finding Gold in California's Alternative Energy Sector.'"

This year's conference features presentations from Edwards Lifesciences, Edison International, Avery Dennison, Tetra Tech, AeroVironment, Cardium Therapeutics, Artes Medical, Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Diamond Foods, Discovery Resources, Multi-Fineline Electronix, Iteris, Raptor Networks Technology, ProElite, American States Water, and Aethlon Medical.

Investors wishing to register should visit www.californiastocks.com. The attendee registration fee is $35.00. A live audio webcast of all company presentations will be available at www.californiastocks.com and archived for a period of 30 days.

2007 conference sponsors include Marketwire, Crowell, Weedon & Company, RR Donnelley, PowerStream and PondelWilkinson.

About California Equity Research, LLC

California Equity Research, LLC is an independent research-only firm focused exclusively on investment opportunities within California. CER analysts focus on underfollowed and timely investment ideas ranging in market cap from $75-500 million. CER's unbiased investment coverage is based on our proprietary research process, unique knowledge of California-based companies and broad management and channel contacts. For more information please visit www.CalEquityResearch.com