Statement from the Los Angeles Coalition for the Economy & Jobs As business and civic leaders in Los Angeles we have the opportunity and responsibility to help make choices which will determine the greatness of this region. We do not take these privileges for granted. Every elected official who represents…
Los Angeles: The Los Angeles Coalition for the Economy & Jobsis endorsing Measure EE and urging voters to vote for the local funding measure on the June 4, 2019 ballot. If passed, the measure will provide the Los Angeles Unified School District a new revenue stream for the next 12 years to…
Los Angeles Business Journal By Jonathan Woetzel and Michael H. Kelly Friday, November 23, 2018 What’s Next? Blue Economy, ‘New Space’ An “innovation cluster” of researchers and startups is starting to form in long underutilized warehouses at the Port of Los Angeles, in pursuit of the idea that the planet’s…
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Last month I wrote a weekly update on the emergence of Smart Cities in a few forward looking cities in the United States and decided to look into who may be focused on this issue in the L.A. region. I have discovered, working with two FUSE Corps Fellows, that though…
At the heart of every great city, is a healthy government that provides its residents reliable public services, a job creating economy and thriving communities. In recent decades, growing populations and stretched budgets have place increasing demands on city leaders and public administrators to do more with less. That has…
Today the House Ways and Means Committee advanced the Republican tax bill by a 24-16 party-line vote. The move sends the proposal to the full House for consideration next week. The legislation would slash the corporate tax rate to 20 percent, decrease the number of tax brackets from seven to…
One of the most significant factors in the overall success of California’s and Los Angeles’ economy is the existence of a pool of skilled workers. Three of the most significant factors in developing, retaining and attracting a skilled workforce is a healthy educational system, access to affordable healthcare and housing. …
A California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) teacher-training program that combines classroom training, real-time feedback, and group collaboration received the most votes in the “learn” category of the Goldhirsh Foundation’s My LA2050 Activation Challenge. The result: a $200,000 LA2050 grant to expand the program to more schools. The crowdsourcing contest…
For the last eight years, I have used my commute from the South Bay to downtown to explore the neighborhoods of Los Angeles. The more I drive, the more I notice what I call L.A.’s “lost space,” mysterious plots of land that sit abandoned or underused throughout the city. On…