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122nd Annual Inaugural Dinner. California Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. will be attending the Chamber's 122nd Annual Inaugural Dinner on Thursday, Feb. 10, at the JW Marriott at L.A. LIVE. The Chamber will celebrate the installation of 2011 Chair of the Board Joseph Czyzyk, Mercury Air Group, Inc. and present its three highest awards during the event: the Civic Medal of Honor to Barry A. Sanders; the Distinguished Business Leader Award to Majestic Realty Co. President Edward P. Roski, Jr.; and the Corporate Leadership Award to San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino. Contact Michelle Attebery, 213.580.7585.
Chamber participates in events highlighting homelessness in Los Angeles
 Chamber Board Member Jerry Neuman, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, LLP, and co-chair of the Business Leaders Task Force on Homelessness, recently spoke to KPPC radio host Pat Morrison on her two part series "Why is Los Angeles Still the Homeless Capital of America?" Neuman spoke about the Home For Good Plan and how Los Angeles can end chronic and veteran homelessness by 2016. Chamber staff joined the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority 2011 Homeless Count, "They Count, Will You?" Wednesday night. Every two years, volunteers cover more than 4,000 square miles of Los Angeles County, counting our neighbors living on the streets and in cars. This is a crucial endeavor for Los Angeles in receiving the necessary funding from the federal government to provide the necessary services and housing for our region's homeless. Contact Beverly Kenworthy, 213.580.7531.
Chamber meets with new director of Department of Health Services
 Dr. Mitchell Katz, the newly-appointed director of L.A. County's Department of Health Services, recently discussed issues he's ready to tackle, including homelessness and the reopening of Martin Luther King Jr. Hospital. Katz was the guest speaker at the Chamber's Health Care Council lunch this week at The California Endowment. The meeting was a partnership with LA Health Action. "The way to end homelessness is permanent supportive housing. As long as you focus on those who are costing your system the most, you'll save money," Katz said. The Chamber will work closely with Katz to help strengthen the County's health care safety net and network of emergency services. Contact Samuel Garrison, 213.580.7568.
Chamber to host development reform meeting for City of Los Angeles
 The City of Los Angeles has engaged KH Consulting Group (KH) to assist in an extensive Development Review Process. The Chamber will host KH on Monday, Feb. 7, 1:30-3:30 p.m. to hear from customers in the development industry who will provide input regarding development reform recommendations and needed changes. The goals of this reform effort are to reduce processing times, increase transparency and make the process easier to understand for all stakeholders. Register now or contact Beverly Kenworthy, 213.580.7531.
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Climate change
With the World Economic Forum taking place this week in Davos, Switzerland, climate change is an important issue locally and around the world. At the Chamber's recent Environmental Sustainability Council meeting, expert panelists discussed the implementation of AB 32. "Addressing climate change can be a very expensive exercise if it’s not done right,” said Cathy Reheis Boyd, Western States Petroleum Association. “In this time of economic downturn, we need to approach it very carefully.” Contact Jessica Duboff, 213.580.7558.
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LAX passenger level up
Total passenger volume for 2010 at Los Angeles International Airport was up 4.5 percent with more than 59 million passengers, compared with more than 56 million total passengers in 2009. There was a 4.1 percent growth in domestic passengers to more than 43 million and international traffic grew by 5.5 percent to more than 15 million passengers. Read more.
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Greater Los Angeles Area Meta-Leadership Summit for Preparedness
Feb. 2-3
Downtown Los Angeles
What sets this Summit apart is its focus on cross-sector collaboration. The strength of our community depends on us — business, government and nonprofits — and our ability to lead and work together during a crisis. Let's not wait until a disaster strikes. Network, connect and renew relationships at the Summit. Make sure your organization has a seat at the table. Register now.
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The Hollenbeck Replacement Police Station, designed by AC Martin Partners, is a recipient of the American Architecture Award of 2010 by the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design and the European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies. Selected from more than 1,000 projects submitted for new buildings, landscape architecture and urban planning from firms across the United States for consideration, the distinguished Jury of Architects, Educators and Journalists awarded only 47 projects. 
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan
Transportation Authority has selected a venture of Parsons
Brinckerhoff to provide conceptual planning and preliminary
design for the $1.4 billion Regional Connector Project.
The 1.9-mile-long underground rail connection will link the Metro Gold
and Blue lines with the new Expo light rail through downtown Los Angeles,
enabling passengers to travel from Azusa to Long Beach and from the Eastside
to Culver City. 