From Baby Boom to Latino Boom in LA County
The Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) annual economic forecast conference spent a good deal of time focused on the Latino community and its effect on the county’s economy. Latino growth is affecting the county outlook in such a way that Univision Senior Vice President Chiqui Cartagena compared the impact to the influence of […]
Ending the Corrupting Influence of Special Interest Money
In a recent survey, voters ranked “Removing the corrupting influence of special interest money in California politics” as more important than climate change, pension reform, immigration, or jobs and the economy. While jobs, the economy, climate change, and immigration were considered important by California voters, each of those issues paled in comparison to voter concern […]
To Get Things Done in California, Listen More Than You Talk
What do we do now, Nelson Rising? I pose that question not just because this is a confusing and complicated era for California. And not just because no living Californian is better than Nelson Rising— a developer, lawyer, campaign manager and civic leader from Los Angeles—at navigating our state’s complexities to create communities that endure. […]
State leaders recognize the opportunity of California manufacturing
We are pleased that State Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon recently bragged in a tweet that led with the fact California has the most manufacturing jobs in the nation. We should be proud that manufacturing plays such a crucial role in the California and US economies. As advocates for manufacturing, we regularly remind elected officials that not only […]