1.   At issue is whether Ratliff, who was selected by the Senate instead of the voters, legally could serve as a redistricting board member.

2.   But perhaps the news that heartened Wall Street most was the appointment of several high-profile new board members.

3.   He is replaced by Gilbert F. Amelio, already an Apple board member, who will become chairman and CEO.

4.   He is being replaced by Gilbert F. Amelio, already an Apple board member, who will become chairman and chief executive of the struggling personal computer maker.

5.   Many analysts took the recent appointment of French banker Christine Morin-Postel as a non-executive board member as a sign Rank is poised to expand abroad.

6.   Not so board member Peter Jennings.

7.   One former city parks board member, Ollie Gates, against another, Anita Gorman.

8.   SoundSafe board member and S.F. Building Commissioner Debra Walker is happy to see the supes on board, so to speak.

9.   The goal is double-digit growth in sales and profit, said Arno Bohn, management board member for GE Europe.

10.   The top candidate backed out this year and two board members resigned in protest over the search process.