Last Friday, the California Employment Development Department released the Employment Report for June. The California unemployment rate stands at 6.3 percent, the County of Los
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Let’s start with a key premise. Everyone wants working men and women in Los Angeles to have more economic opportunities and have a better quality
Last month the L.A. Convention Center announced a $3.3 million profit for 2014. The first-ever profit at the Convention Center was the result of a new partnership
For nine months, negotiators for the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) have been unsuccessful in crafting a labor
When Google announced a week ago that it was making a $120 million purchase of 12 acres of land in Playa Vista, the tech world took notice.
Jon Healey with the Los Angeles Times Editorial Board hit the nail on the head last week in his column about how IBEW, the electrical workers union, used a
A Pilgrim is defined in most dictionaries as a person who makes a long and difficult journey to reach a sacred place. As we begin
I am often asked by the media what elected officials can do to be more business-friendly and create new jobs. I tell them about California