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It’s Time to Take Action on Public Employee Pensions

Webmaster on May 11, 2010 at 12:59:17 pm
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It’s Time to Take Action on Public Employee Pensions Last week's Wall Street Journal opinion piece by former Mayor Richard Riordan and Alexander Rubalcava stirred up a ...

Job Creation is Starting to Snowball in Los Angeles

Webmaster on May 4, 2010 at 7:09:30 am
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Job Creation is Starting to Snowball in Los Angeles I'm excited about three good reports about job creation in Los Angeles. Last week, a major international business ...

A Fresh Start for Term Limits and California

Webmaster on April 27, 2010 at 8:20:54 am
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A Fresh Start for Term Limits and California Last week, the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce and the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor/AFL-CIO turned in more than ...

Leading the City on a Different Parade Route

Webmaster on April 20, 2010 at 12:24:46 pm
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Leading the City on a Different Parade Route Beginning today, Angelenos will give L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and the L.A. City Council another opportunity to lead our ...

Let's Get Moving, MTA Board

Webmaster on April 13, 2010 at 7:33:24 am
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Let's Get Moving, MTA Board Efforts to relieve traffic congestion through new highways and transit projects often inch along like rush hour traffic on the 405 freeway. This ...

Top-Two Open Primaries: A Gateway to New Solutions in Sacramento

Webmaster on April 6, 2010 at 10:32:49 am
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Top-Two Open Primaries: A Gateway to New Solutions in Sacramento The approval rating for the state Legislature is hovering in single-digits. Voter confidence is at a ...

DWP Rate Hike Proposal a Shock to the System

Webmaster on March 30, 2010 at 7:57:30 am
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DWP Rate Hike Proposal a Shock to the System The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce applauds the veto last Friday by the Los Angeles City Council of the largest proposed ...

Small Businesses Being Attacked Under Another Name

Webmaster on March 23, 2010 at 8:00:00 am
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Small Businesses Being Attacked Under Another Name Small businesses are the backbone of California's economy. They are praised in speeches by elected officials and ...

Jobs and Economic Recovery in Washington, D.C.

Webmaster on March 16, 2010 at 8:00:26 am
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Jobs and Economic Recovery in Washington, D.C. This week, 225 business and community leaders from Southern California will be in Washington, D.C. lobbying for an agenda that ...

Stand Up to Redistricting Wars Targeting Citizens Commission

Webmaster on March 9, 2010 at 8:00:00 am
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Last week in this column, I wrote about the effort to establish a new Internet business tax category in Los Angeles. On Friday, the L.A. City Council unanimously approved ...