L.A. County’s Measure M would get the South Bay moving: Guest commentary
POSTED: 10/21/16, 2:50 PM PDT As elected officials, our first obligation when assessing any piece of legislation is to ask, “What’s in it for my constituents?” That’s the test we applied to Measure M, the Los Angeles County Traffic Improvement Plan — and it passed. We’re voting yes on Measure M, and we urge everyone in […]
Keeping Energy Plan Grounded
Closing Aliso Canyon would only drive up already sky-high prices paid for natural gas in Los Angeles. By Tracy Hernandez Friday, September 23, 2016 Los Angeles Business Journal To keep energy costs low, supply must be reliable and sufficient. According to Philip Moeller, a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, “If you take enough […]
Brown’s housing hypocrisy
Opinion By Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox Sunday, August 28, 2016 Jerry Brown worrying about the California housing crisis is akin to the French policeman played by Claude Rains in “Casablanca” being “shocked, shocked” about gambling at the bar where he himself collects his winnings. Brown has long been at the forefront on drafting and […]
Don’t pollute air board with state appointees
By The Editorial Board, LA Daily News POSTED: 08/22/16, 4:19 PM PDT When Supreme Court Justice Owen Roberts, seen as a swing vote on the court, shifted his allegiance and rendered the deciding vote to uphold the constitutionality of a state minimum wage law in the court’s 1937 West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish decision, […]
Los Angeles Convention Center reports a record $8.1 million in profit
By: LA Times Hugo Martin The Los Angeles Convention Center, once a financial drain on the city, reported a record $8.1 million in profit for the latest fiscal year thanks to a surge in conventions and trade shows. Profit for the fiscal year that ended June 30 is nearly triple the $2.8 million in profit reported in the previous […]
INFO ALERT: NEW INTEL to fight LA Housing Crisis- SCAG region CEQA lawsuit research
INFO ALERT: NEW INTEL to fight LA Housing Crisis- SCAG region CEQA lawsuit research Look at the facts, hot off the press… Last 3 years of real data: Biggest target of CEQA lawsuits were filed to STOP HOUSING. Most suits were against infill and multi family housing. This is the exact kind of housing that Californians and Public […]
The TPP and US SMEs: Good for business?
Global Trade Review: SME FOCUS / March 9, 2016 / BY ELEANOR WRAGG With a deliberate focus on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and special provisions to help them integrate into the global supply chain, could the TPP be a chance to bring trade simplicity to small American firms? Eleanor Wragg reports. After almost six years […]
State Senate leader will introduce measure to counter Southern California air board’s industry-friendlier plans
Moving to weaken regulation, GOP-led board also reaffirms smog rules backed by major polluters. By Tony Barboza, LA Times, Wednesday, March 9 The leader of the state Senate said Tuesday that he will push to reverse efforts by the Southern California air quality board to adopt pollution rules friendlier to industry, saying swift action is […]
