L.A.’s Work in Creating Jobs Pays Dividends
For too long, L.A. businesses have been stolen from us by other cities and states. The result has been a calamitous decline in both jobs
Antonio Villaraigosa
November 2, 2011
Let’s Permanently Extend LA’s 3-Year Tax Holiday for New Businesses
With unemployment in California hovering at 12 percent and with Washington in a stalemate on job-creation measures, the City of Los Angeles has been stepping
Antonio Villaraigosa
October 27, 2011
Not Waiting for Washington: 5 Steps We’re Taking to Create Jobs in LA
Congress is failing to take action on jobs. But my administration is not waiting for Washington: we are taking five steps right now to put
Antonio Villaraigosa
October 7, 2011
State Government – As It Should Be
Year in and year out, it seems like our state faces the same predicament: An historic deficit; a deadlocked legislature; budget negotiations hijacked by a few hard-liners making unreasonable demands, and stalled by a two-thirds rule that impedes progress and weakens our ability to govern.
A few weeks ago – after the defeat of a series of measures designed to soften the blow of our budget shortfall – a coalition of mayors and city officials came together to call on our state representatives to follow a different path; to take responsibility for the public purse; to find a better way to navigate the choppy economic waters before us and lay the foundation for a stronger, more stable financial future.
Yesterday, we went back to our state capital to reiterate that same message – not as another special interest group and not to complain about circumstances, shrinking revenues, and a recession beyond our control. We returned to Sacramento as productive partners and concerned colleagues; as public servants ready to work together and offer viable solutions that ensure our financial stability and chart a course toward more responsible fiscal stewardship.
Antonio Villaraigosa
June 10, 2009