It’s A Small World, After All
Just back from two weeks in London. It was a getaway from California’s dehydrated climate, but not from the many issues that confront us back home. Britain certainly isn’t facing a drought and we’re not facing the Scottish Independence movement or a decision on whether or not to stay in the European Union. (Although there’s […]
Protests North, Protests South
California politics did not lack for full-throated policy debates yesterday when protestors turned out in Sacramento to oppose SB 277, the vaccination bill for school children, and in Los Angeles to oppose the proposed route of the high -speed rail through the San Fernando Valley. Whether the protestors in either case will ultimately disrupt the […]
LA’s Job Front Is as Dismal as Detroit’s
When it comes to its economic vitality over the last quarter-century, Los Angeles is in the same league as Cleveland and Detroit, lagging far behind the nation as a whole, and other major metro areas. Recent figures can obscure this harsh reality, given that the Los Angeles metro area has seen brisk job growth of […]
Securing Investments in an LA Bioscience Hub Will Protect the Region’s Physical and Economic Health
If you have had your cholesterol tested, gotten a heart scan or been treated by paramedics, you have benefitted from research conducted at LA BioMed. But you may be unaware of the local research institute’s many contributions to improving healthcare. The same could be said of the entire biosciences industry in Los Angeles. San Diego […]