LA County Fair Opens for its 90th Anniversary | KPCC If you’re looking to jump start your holiday weekend, you may want to load up the kids Friday and visit the L.A. County Fair in Pomona, the largest in the country. The fair first opened 90 years ago in a beet and barley field Legislature Sends Jerry Brown Cost Cutting Pension Bill | LA Times On its final day in session this year, California’s Legislature on Friday sent Gov. Jerry Brown a package of cost-cutting changes to the state’s pension systems that would require workers to pay more toward their benefits, raise the retirement age for new employees and plug loopholes that inflate monthly payments Apparel Makers “Insourcing” Production Back to LA | KPCC On this Labor Day, one of L.A.’s largest industries is experiencing something of a jobs boom. After losing many jobs to China and Latin America over the past 20 years, the garment industry is now bringing clothing assembly jobs back. It’s responding to the demands of a faster paced fashion industry and a renewed interest in clothing made in the USA. Tenants Returning to Renovated Hotel on Mariachi Plaza | LA Times In 2010, living conditions had become so poor that dozens of tenants moved out of the Boyle Hotel to make way for a $24-million renovation. Now dozens are living in redone units. Labor Day, in Pictures | The Atlantic Cities It’s no 4th of July, but Labor Day comes with its own traditions. Here, scenes from commutes, fresh-water surfs, and amusement parks.
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LA County Fair Opens for its 90th Anniversary | KPCC

If you’re looking to jump start your holiday weekend, you may want to load up the kids Friday and visit the L.A. County Fair in Pomona, the largest in the country. The fair first opened 90 years ago in a beet and barley field

Legislature Sends Jerry Brown Cost Cutting Pension Bill | LA Times

On its final day in session this year, California’s Legislature on Friday sent Gov. Jerry Brown a package of cost-cutting changes to the state’s pension systems that would require workers to pay more toward their benefits, raise the retirement age for new employees and plug loopholes that inflate monthly payments

Apparel Makers “Insourcing” Production Back to LA | KPCC

On this Labor Day, one of L.A.’s largest industries is experiencing something of a jobs boom. After losing many jobs to China and Latin America over the past 20 years, the garment industry is now bringing clothing assembly jobs back. It’s responding to the demands of a faster paced fashion industry and a renewed interest in clothing made in the USA.

Tenants Returning to Renovated Hotel on Mariachi Plaza | LA Times

In 2010, living conditions had become so poor that dozens of tenants moved out of the Boyle Hotel to make way for a $24-million renovation. Now dozens are living in redone units.

Labor Day, in Pictures | The Atlantic Cities

It’s no 4th of July, but Labor Day comes with its own traditions. Here, scenes from commutes, fresh-water surfs, and amusement parks.

Gov. Brown Announces Pension Agreement for Public Workers | KPCC Gov. Jerry Brown unveiled a pension plan Tuesday that he says will save the state tens of billions of dollars by capping salaries, increasing the retirement age, and requiring employees to pay more toward their retirement. July Jobs by City: LA Has Another 80,000 Plus Month | KPCC July 2012 data is out from the Labor Department for ”metropolitan area employment” — the employment situation in the nation’s cities. Los Angeles, part of an area that includes Long Beach and Santa Ana, notched a year-over-year increase from last July of 86,300 jobs, second only to the New York-New Jersey area, which added just over 90,000. Why LA is Emerging as the Next Silicon Valley | Forbes If we project forward based on trends in the data and structural advantages, it is Los Angeles that is emerging as the next Silicon Valley. Over the last three years the Los Angeles region has quietly built momentum, establishing the foundation to become the next hub for technology entrepreneurship. CA Workers’ Compensation Overhaul Bill Races the Clock | LA Times With just three days left in the legislative session, California lawmakers begin consideration of a 170-page bill to overhaul the state workers’ compensation system.
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Gov. Brown Announces Pension Agreement for Public Workers | KPCC

Gov. Jerry Brown unveiled a pension plan Tuesday that he says will save the state tens of billions of dollars by capping salaries, increasing the retirement age, and requiring employees to pay more toward their retirement.

July Jobs by City: LA Has Another 80,000 Plus Month | KPCC

July 2012 data is out from the Labor Department for ”metropolitan area employment” — the employment situation in the nation’s cities. Los Angeles, part of an area that includes Long Beach and Santa Ana, notched a year-over-year increase from last July of 86,300 jobs, second only to the New York-New Jersey area, which added just over 90,000.

Why LA is Emerging as the Next Silicon Valley | Forbes

If we project forward based on trends in the data and structural advantages, it is Los Angeles that is emerging as the next Silicon Valley. Over the last three years the Los Angeles region has quietly built momentum, establishing the foundation to become the next hub for technology entrepreneurship.

CA Workers’ Compensation Overhaul Bill Races the Clock | LA Times

With just three days left in the legislative session, California lawmakers begin consideration of a 170-page bill to overhaul the state workers’ compensation system.

Governor Brown Set to Outline Pension Changes | LA Times Gov. Jerry Brown and state lawmakers have reached a deal on tweaks to the state’s pension system, according to key lawmakers and administration sources. Brown is expected to outline the details of the agreement at a Tuesday morning press conference. LA Panel to Consider AEG’s Proposed Downtown NFL Stadium on September 143 | Daily News Developer Anschutz Entertainment Group will soon face scrutiny from a key city panel over its proposed football stadium. The City Planning Commission is slated to consider the downtown stadium and renovated Convention Center on Sept. 13, AEG officials said Monday. Boyle Heights Community Plan Process Gets New Life | LA Streetsblog The Council vote allowed the City to earmark Measure R funds to staff one position for the BHCP, while the City Planning Department committed a second planner. More than 40 percent of the work had been completed on the plan before work halted in 2010. The last Boyle Heights Community Plan was completed in 1998. Vista Hermosa is an LA Park Like No Other | LA Times Say what you want about the new Grand Park downtown; the most astounding public space in the city is Vista Hermosa Natural Park, a paradoxical patch of meadows and native plantings in Temple-Beaudry. The Next Generation of DIY Urbanism Projects | The Atlantic Cities The evolution of the parklet suggests that fly-by-night urban interventions can lead to something much more permanent. And this is the idea behind a series of “urban prototyping” festivals created by the Gray Area Foundation for the Arts in San Francisco.
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Governor Brown Set to Outline Pension Changes | LA Times

Gov. Jerry Brown and state lawmakers have reached a deal on tweaks to the state’s pension system, according to key lawmakers and administration sources. Brown is expected to outline the details of the agreement at a Tuesday morning press conference.

LA Panel to Consider AEG’s Proposed Downtown NFL Stadium on September 143 | Daily News

Developer Anschutz Entertainment Group will soon face scrutiny from a key city panel over its proposed football stadium. The City Planning Commission is slated to consider the downtown stadium and renovated Convention Center on Sept. 13, AEG officials said Monday.

Boyle Heights Community Plan Process Gets New Life | LA Streetsblog

The Council vote allowed the City to earmark Measure R funds to staff one position for the BHCP, while the City Planning Department committed a second planner. More than 40 percent of the work had been completed on the plan before work halted in 2010. The last Boyle Heights Community Plan was completed in 1998.

Vista Hermosa is an LA Park Like No Other | LA Times

Say what you want about the new Grand Park downtown; the most astounding public space in the city is Vista Hermosa Natural Park, a paradoxical patch of meadows and native plantings in Temple-Beaudry.

The Next Generation of DIY Urbanism Projects | The Atlantic Cities

The evolution of the parklet suggests that fly-by-night urban interventions can lead to something much more permanent. And this is the idea behind a series of “urban prototyping” festivals created by the Gray Area Foundation for the Arts in San Francisco.

Young Undocumented Immigrants Can Finally Apply for Deferred Action | KPCC Young adult immigrants who arrived in this country illegally as children may finally apply for deportation relief. For people who qualify, it’s a step toward temporary legal residency.  Business Leader Wants Public Pension Decisions in Voters’ Hands | LA Times The top executive at one of Los Angeles’ key business groups called Wednesday for a ballot measure that would yank decisions on the pension benefits of civilian city employees away from the mayor and City Council and turn them over to the voters. LA County to Focus Funds on Chronically Homeless | LA Times Public officials and private donors will spend $105 million on more than a thousand chronic street dwellers. The marshaling of money is the most concrete product yet of an ambitious plan launched two years ago. Proposed Bike Safety Bill Requires Drivers to “Give 3” When Passing Cyclists | Blogdowntown A new bicycle safety bill, which would require drivers to give cyclists at least three feet of space when passing them from behind, is poised for a State Assembly vote in the next few weeks. Senate Bill (SB) 1464 is sponsored by the California Bicycle Coalition (CBC) along with the City of Los Angeles, and works to refine the existing law which requires drivers to pass at an undefined “safe distance.” Bullet Train to Vegas Risky Bet for Taxpayers | Daily News The Reason Foundation, a Libertarian think tank, conducted a “taxpayer risk analysis” of the proposed XpressWest high-speed rail line and concluded its business plan is based on outdated and overly optimistic market and ridership assumptions.
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Young Undocumented Immigrants Can Finally Apply for Deferred Action | KPCC

Young adult immigrants who arrived in this country illegally as children may finally apply for deportation relief. For people who qualify, it’s a step toward temporary legal residency. 

Business Leader Wants Public Pension Decisions in Voters’ Hands | LA Times

The top executive at one of Los Angeles’ key business groups called Wednesday for a ballot measure that would yank decisions on the pension benefits of civilian city employees away from the mayor and City Council and turn them over to the voters.

LA County to Focus Funds on Chronically Homeless | LA Times

Public officials and private donors will spend $105 million on more than a thousand chronic street dwellers. The marshaling of money is the most concrete product yet of an ambitious plan launched two years ago.

Proposed Bike Safety Bill Requires Drivers to “Give 3” When Passing Cyclists | Blogdowntown

A new bicycle safety bill, which would require drivers to give cyclists at least three feet of space when passing them from behind, is poised for a State Assembly vote in the next few weeks. Senate Bill (SB) 1464 is sponsored by the California Bicycle Coalition (CBC) along with the City of Los Angeles, and works to refine the existing law which requires drivers to pass at an undefined “safe distance.”

Bullet Train to Vegas Risky Bet for Taxpayers | Daily News

The Reason Foundation, a Libertarian think tank, conducted a “taxpayer risk analysis” of the proposed XpressWest high-speed rail line and concluded its business plan is based on outdated and overly optimistic market and ridership assumptions.