Exhibit 23.1

                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of our
report  included  in  this  Form  10-K,  into  the  Company's  previously  filed
Registration Statement File No. 33-70870.


ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

/s/ Arthur Andersen LLP
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San Francisco, California
September 24, 1998