[The Report – PDF]
Archives: March 2013
L.A. Coalition Chair Russell Goldsmith Honored as Business Person of the Year by the L.A. Business Journal
[The Article – PDF]
Mayoral Candidate Questionnaire – Jan Perry
The 2013 City of Los Angeles Mayoral Race Candidate Questionnaire – Jan Perry [The Questionnaire]
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]
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…
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.
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…
L.A. Times’ Jim Newton: Getting L.A. Growing Again
Los Angeles Times – July 23, 2012 A wide range of influential Californians, despite their range of vantage points and political leanings, identified many of the same opportunities for growth. [The News Article – PDF]
American Fast Forward Takes Major Leap Ahead
Nov 9, 2011 – Amid today’s unnecessary partisan debates over formally bipartisan issues, the Environment and Public Works Committee, led by Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer (CA) and Republican Senator Jim Inhofe (OK), passed legislation today to invest in our nation’s crumbling infrastructure and put up to 2.8 million people back…
Creating Jobs in America’s Cities
July 23, 2011 – Los Angeles Coalition Chairman Russell Goldsmith speaks to the United States Conference of Mayors Leadership forum. [Video]