Business Execs Optimistic About Economy; Not so About Business Climate
The California Foundation for Commerce and Education (of which I am the president) this week released its 2012 survey of business executives detailing current attitudes about the state’s economy, business climate, and budget. The study was sponsored by the California Chamber of Commerce. The entire survey can be found here. Business executives are more optimistic about […]
Global Cities Initiative Focuses on LA
The idea that cities are in position to lead the country out of recession by focusing on a global economy was the theme of a conference on the Global Cities Initiative at the University of Southern California yesterday. Los Angeles is highlighted in the group’s work as a city primed to take advantage of the […]
Prop 28: The Latest Political Thriller
Crossposted on CalWatchDog Proposition 28, the latest ballot initiative attempting to alter the 1990 term limits law, has all of the elements of a good political thriller: Deep Capitol insiders, elite bureaucrats, politicians and the political elite, a misleading ballot measure title and summary, crony capitalism, Common Cause, the League of Women Voters, labor unions and […]
Bruce Katz of the Brookings Institute: A Deadlocked Washington Means US Metro Regions Must Address Manufacturing and Exports
Crossposted on The Planning Report Bruce Katz is the director of the Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institute, which “aims to provide decision makers in the public, corporate and civic sectors with policy ideas for improving the health and prosperity of cities and metropolitan areas.” Katz’s recent work, Export Nation 2012, examines the role […]