EXHIBIT 23 ---------- CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS ----------------------------------------- As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of our report dated June 22, 1999 included in this Form 11-K for the year ended December 31, 1998, into the Company's previously filed Registration Statements: Form S-8 (File No. 33-39436) and Form S-8 (File No. 333-21599). /s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP Los Angeles, California June 29, 1999