Blogs of the LA Area Chamber
Governor Brown's Plan For More College Graduates
Gary Toebben on May 28, 2013 at 4:50:00 pm
Posted in The Business Perspective
College graduates are the key to California's future economic competitiveness. For decades, we have taken for granted California's abundance of highly educated residents relative to the rest of the U.S. and the world.
Wendy Greuel for Mayor
Gary Toebben on May 20, 2013 at 3:35:00 pm
Posted in The Business Perspective
Every major Los Angeles business organization and an army of business leaders, from Fortune 500 CEOs to owners of your neighborhood mom and pop shop, have chosen to support Wendy Greuel for Mayor. Contrary to what you have probably heard during this campaign, our City Controller is not a lackey of labor, but an independent voice whose integrity and honest approach to the challenges we face in L.A. have won her the loyalty and trust of leaders across the spectrum.
California's Water "Portfolio" — Making the Right Investment
Gary Toebben on May 10, 2013 at 12:00:00 am
Posted in The Business Perspective
Thirty percent of all water consumed in the six-county service area of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California flows from the Sierra Nevada Mountains. It makes its way through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta where it is transported by the California State Water Project (SWP) to Metropolitan's regional distribution system. This high quality water replenishes our reservoirs and makes it possible for Southern California to use the supply again and again via state-of-the-art recycling water treatment facilities.
Don't Derail Our Leadership In Global Trade
Gary Toebben on May 7, 2013 at 12:00:00 am
Posted in The Business Perspective
Last Thursday, the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce kicked off its 87th annual observance of World Trade Week with nearly 600 people in attendance. The Los Angeles International Airport and the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles represent America's trade gateway, creating billions in state and local taxes and hundreds of thousands of jobs.