One of Los Angeles’ best opportunities to generate economic and job growth is to advance sound initiatives that invest in the region’s transportation system.
Economic Updates
Weekly Report – July 13, 2015
Water has always been a defining factor in the development of California and the western part of the United States.
Weekly Report – June 22, 2015 – Invest in and Maintain a World Class Transportation System
In 2012 Congress authorized $11B to build out NextGen, a satellite-based technology that enables air traffic controllers around the nation’s most congested airspace to track planes more precisely and manage departures and arrivals easier, compared with traditional radar.
Weekly Report – June 16, 2015 – Poverty and Lower-Income Trends in California
In light of today’s Los Angeles Times article San Bernardino: Broken City and The New York Times article Los Angeles Confronts a Spike in Homelessness Amid Prosperity I wanted to share with you some thoughts on poverty and lower-income trends in California since the late 1980’s.
Weekly Report – June 8, 2015
State’s Fiscal Health. CA’s budget has moved from an $18 billion deficit in 2011 to a projected $2 billion cash surplus in fiscal 2015-16.
Weekly Report – June 8, 2015 – The Drought
The current drought continues to expose fundamental weaknesses – antiquated infrastructure, conflicting laws and policies and political conflict – in the water supply system of California and the western United States.
Weekly Report – May 26, 2015
The U.S. House of Representatives recently voted for the 33rd time since 2008 to extend transportation funding for the short-term, highlighting the fact that there is still no consensus on how to raise the approximately $50 billion that the federal government sends to localities to fund transportation.
Weekly Report – May 4, 2015 – Part Three – It’s Time to Think Beyond the Minimum Wage
What should the City of Los Angeles’ minimum wage be – $10, $13.25 or $15 an hour? If we do increase the minimum wage, will that provide an economic boost to L.A., or drive jobs out of the city? These questions deserve thoughtful consideration and rigorous debate.
Weekly Report – April 27, 2015 – Part Two – Is Raising the Minimum Wage in L.A. a Good Idea?
Labor Force Data for the City of L.A. Population: 3.88 million (By 2017 the share of residents aged 65 years and older will increases to 12.2 percent from 6%).
Weekly Report – April 20, 2015 – A Three Part Series – Is Raising the Minimum Wage in L.A. a Good Idea?
Please find below the beginning of a three part series that will focus on national and local economic trends that have led cities, like Seattle, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., to pass minimum wage increases.