Wells Fargo executive tells group of women they need to have a retirement plan and find a financial advisor they trust. Women live longer than men and will spend less time in the work place throughout their lifetime, a financial services expert said Thursday. That message seemed to appeal to the 50 women who came to listen to "The Power of Her Money," a breakfast presentation put on by WISE, an Irvine-based nonprofit.

"But I'd say the biggest change, by far, has been the popularity and advancing technology for contact lenses," Zeff said. Early contact lenses were created by plastic molds, covered the entire surface of the eyeball, and could only be worn for about three hours at a time. While the tools enabling the doctor to care for his patients have changed, many of those same patients are still coming to the practice half a century later for their annual eye exams.

Though much was made of the medical care when Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian opened its Irvine campus this month, city leaders lauded another aspect of the new center: jobs. Hoag's opening provided a different kind of shot in the arm to Irvine. "As mayor in these down-turned economic times, one of the top priorities has been to enhance and create more job opportunities to boost Irvine's economy," Mayor Sukhee Kang said.