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FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2012 file photo, Southern California head coach Lane Kiffin removes his headset during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Colorado, in Los Angeles. Southern California is coming off a historically disappointing season that has put Kiffin in precarious situation heading into his fourth season as Trojans coach. The Trojans will have a new quarterback and are still dealing with a roster limited by NCAA sanctions. They won’t enter the season No. 1 like last year. Expectations are far more modest, which both Kiffin and his boss, athletic director Pat Haden, say is a good thing.

July 26, 2012 - San Bernardino, California, U.S. - San Bernardino must cut government spending by a third as the Southern California city heads for bankruptcy court. Widespread layoffs and pay cuts are expected. Pictured: July 12, 2012 - San Bernardino, California, U.S. - People walk in the civic center. The San Bernardino City Council voted this week to file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection, making San Bernardino the second largest municipality in the nation ever to file for bankruptcy and the third in California to opt for bankruptcy in the past two weeks. (Credit Image: © Ringo Chiu/ZUMA24.com)

This undated image provided by the Pacific Marine Mammal Center shows rescued sea lion pups in Laguna Beach, Calif. Scientists say nearly half of all the sea lion pups born in island rookeries off Southern California this season have died and hundreds of starving pups are washing up on beaches between San Diego and Santa Barbara. Southern California rescues have become so overwhelmed, they have had to start sending starving pups to Northern California. And biologists say it is so bad on the beaches that rescuers have had to leave the worst of the pups behind while saving the strongest ones. (AP Photo/ Pacific Marine Mammal Center)

Bill Bloomfield is a Southern California businessman, community activist and philanthropist. He ran for Congress last year as an independent.