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…
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Mayor Garcetti Launches New Public Portal to Maximize the Value of City Property
Mayor Eric Garcetti has launched a new online portal that will help the City maximize the value of its property, and more efficiently provide options for affordable housing, homeless service facilities and other priorities. The comprehensive, searchable property database will enable staff to manage City property more effectively, and allow…
Community College is the Best Bet to Beat the Long-Term Unemployment Problem
By Art Bilger, Founder & CEO of WorkingNation Well-funded and forward-looking community colleges are key to a state’s competitive future and might be the ultimate hedge against structural unemployment. The most successful states are scaling innovative training and education programs at their community colleges in partnership with local governments and…
L.A. Story: Learning from the Past, Looking to the Future
Tomorrow Eric Garcetti will be sworn in for his second term as mayor of Los Angeles. Like those who have come before him, he will stand on the steps of City Hall, raise his hand, and affirm that he will work to improve the quality of life for all Angelenos….
Supporting the $500M SCIG Railway Project at the Port of L.A. is Critical to L.A.’s and CA’s Future Economic &Jobs Growth
Port of Los Angeles The L.A. Coalition and its predecessor entity, the Los Angeles Economy & Jobs Committee (the “L.A. Committee”), were early supporters of the Southern California Gateway Project (the “SCIG Project”). The SCIG Project is exactly the type of private sector investment that Southern California needs to facilitate…
Supporting the Southern California International Gateway (SCIG) ‐ at the Port of Los Angeles
As members of the Los Angeles Coalition for the Economy and Jobs, we are writing to express our strong support for the Draft Environmental Impact Report prepared for BNSF Railway’s proposed near‐dock rail facility – the Southern California International Gateway (SCIG) ‐ at the Port of Los Angeles. The Los Angeles…
Op-Ed – The GOP’s Tax Attack on Blue States – The Los Angeles Times – June 12, 2017
The GOP’s tax attack on blue states By Russell Goldsmith Since the U.S. income tax was established in 1913, Americans have been able to avoid paying federal taxes on money they already paid out in state and local tax. But the Trump administration and congressional Republicans are looking to…
California should move as fast as possible away from its ill-conceived, money-sucking bullet train plan.
By Russell Goldsmith AFTER massive flood damage and a near catastrophe at Oroville Dam in February, and in light of the future risk of drought and flooding, this much is clear: California’s critical water infrastructure is badly in need of repair. In fact, the state has almost $50 billion in…
MAYOR GARCETTI SIGNS EXECUTIVE DIRECTIVE TO PROTECT WORKER SAFETY AND MAKE THE CITY LESS VULNERABLE TO RISK
LOS ANGELES — Mayor Eric Garcetti has signed a new Executive Directive aimed at reducing the City’s vulnerability to risk and improving workplace safety for City employees.