Which Way, L.A.?
Economic Stimulus: The Promise and the Reality
President Obama's stimulus package is officially called the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act . It was advertised as a fast-track program for hiring the unemployed as well as creating new jobs. After it was enacted in 2009, California received $50 billion. Two years later, only half that amount has been spent.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readPresident Obama's stimulus package is officially called the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. It was advertised as a fast-track program for hiring the unemployed as well as creating new jobs. After it was enacted in 2009, California received $50 billion. Two years later, only half that amount has been spent. We hear from Laura Chick, California's former "stimulus watchdog" and others.
Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Frances Anderton
architecture critic and author
Christian Bordal
Managing Producer, Greater LA
Sonya Geis
Senior Managing Editor
Laura Chick
Office of the Los Angeles City Controller (formerly)
Harold Meyerson
Editor, The American Prospect; and Columnist
Gary Burtless
Brookings Institution