The Los Angeles Times – January 8, 2013 The survey released by the Coalition to Fix LAX Now indicates that 74% of municipal voters favor separating the runways by 260 feet — a project proponents say would increase safety and efficiency. [The News Article]
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NBC4, UCLA, L.A. Coalition Co-Host Mayoral Debate
Los Angeles, CA – Marking the importance of the 2013 Los Angeles mayoral election, NBC4, UCLA and the Los Angeles Coalition for the Economy & Jobs have joined together to co-host a jobs-focused mayoral debate on Monday, January 28 at UCLA’s Royce Hall. The debate will be broadcast live, commercial-free,…
Proposed Cap on Federal Tax Deductions Would Hit California Hard
Los Angeles Times – December 19, 2012 By Michael Hiltzik The mortgage interest and state and local tax deductions are among the tax breaks that would be capped under this sort of proposal. [The News Article]
Startup Ecosystem Report Part 1
How the landscape of Startup Ecosystems is no longer constrained just to Silicon Valley, but is a global phenomenon with dozens of Startup Ecosystems emerging all over the world. [The Report – PDF]
The Great California Exodus: A Closer Look
This study describes the great ongoing California exodus, using data from the Census, the Internal Revenue Service, the state’s Department of Finance, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, and other sources. We map in detail where in California the migrants come from, and where they go…
Cities of Opportunity – PWC & Partnership for New York City
In this fifth edition of Cities of Opportunity, PwC and the Partnership for New York City again examine the current social and economic performance of the world’s leading cities. 2012 [The Report – PDF]
Otis – 2012 Creative Economy Report
The 2012 Otis Report on the Creative Economy of the Los Angeles Region is the sixth edition of an annual report commissioned by Otis College of Art and Design to do the impossible: quantify creativity by analyzing the financial impact of creative industries and practitioners in the Los Angeles region….
Has California Finally Hit Bottom?
“You can’t just take business and jobs for granted, you’ve got to have policies that foster economic growth” L.A. Coalition Chairman Goldsmith tells CNBC.
L.A. Coalition Executive Director Moderates Workforce and Cybersecurity Summit at Cal Poly
The Poly Post – Tuesday, October 16, 2012 Lieutenant Governor of California Gavin Newsom sang the praises of Cal Poly Pomona’s engineering program Oct. 9 while speaking in the Engineering and Cyber Security Workforce Development Summit. [The News Article]
LAX Can’t Get Off the Ground – Neighbors’ Resistance Too Much
Los Angeles Business Journal – Monday, October 1, 2012 By Christopher Thornberg and Dustin Schrader For many travelers, Los Angeles International Airport is their first impression of the city. What do they see? Terminals that date to the 1960s. Airfields that fail to meet Federal Aviation Administration standard operational specifications…