Vice President, LA Economic Development Corporation
Vice President and Chief Economist at the Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation, a non-profit group that aims to promote business development in the Southland
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Nancy Sidhu
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FROM Nancy Sidhu
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Decreased Port Traffic Signals Increased Economic Weakness After 20 years of uninterrupted expansion, the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach saw declines in cargo shipments last year. The Port of LA says it was down 6% and estimates say the Port of Long Beach saw a drop of 10%. We hear what the stalling of Southern California's biggest economic engine means for the local economy.
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How is the Lack of Bailout Affecting Angelenos? If you’re confused by the Wall Street bailout, you’re not alone. Tonight will talk with a high official at LA’s Economic Development Corporation. Is it good—or bad—that the bailout failed?
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How the Federal Bailout Will Affect Los Angeles The Los Angeles City Council today asked Congress not to approve the Bush Administration's Wall Street bailout. Saying that "the unprecedented upheaval on Wall Street demands unprecedented vigilance at City Hall," Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa ordered all departments – including the port, the airport, the Department of Water and Power and city pension funds -- to review their portfolios and their prospects for borrowing money. The Mayor declared that LA residents "should not have to pay for the sins of corrupt Wall Street power brokers." We talk with the Mayor and others about the possible repercussions of what's happening in New York and Washington, DC.
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Will the Senate write a healthcare bill in secret? While Democrats and Republicans argue White House relations with Russia, another question is being decided behind closed doors: who gets help buying health insurance and who doesn't? We hear how the pros and cons are being shrouded in secrecy.
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Human Rights in the era of Donald Trump President Trump’s UN Ambassador, Nikki Haley, said today the US might pull out of the United Nations’ Human Rights Council. Serious violators of human rights are members of the Council itself–and a US resignation could make things worse. Later on today’s show, now that he’s into his second term, comedian turned US Senator Al Franken is telling jokes again.
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What happens when America retreats from the world? Is President Trump taking his "America First" agenda to extremes, withdrawing the country from the international stage on trade and climate change, distancing America from its traditional allies across the Atlantic and even threatening to physically isolate the country through the building of a wall along its southern border? León Krauze guest hosts.
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Replacing Obamacare: Now you see it… now you don’t As the Senate deliberates replacing Obmacare, health coverage for millions of people is at stake. There've been no public hearings, and a draft measure won't be made public. Is the House version so unpopular that that Senate is hiding a version that looks much the same?