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    Which Way, L.A.?

    The Los Angeles Economy and Jobs Committee Releases its Report

    Los Angeles has lost 30,000 jobs in the past decade and 106,000 in manufacturing alone during the past 17 years.  Those are among the findings of a 26-person committee put together last year by Mayor Villaraigosa .

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Los Angeles has lost 30,000 jobs in the past decade and 106,000 in manufacturing alone during the past 17 years. Those are among the findings of a 26-person committee put together last year by Mayor Villaraigosa. It’s a diverse group, including the President of USC, the Director of the Hammer Museum and the leader of the County Federation of Labor. Today, the committee released its 130-page report on revitalizing the local economy.

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    The Los Angeles Economy, Prop S, and Plastic Bags
    1. 1:24The Los Angeles Economy and Jobs Committee Releases its ReportYou’re reading this
    2. 11:18 Prop S
    3. 15:23LA County’s Board of Supervisors Backs off It’s a Ban Plastic Bags
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Russell Goldsmith

      CEO of City National Bank and Chairman of the Los Angeles Economy and Jobs Committee

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    The Los Angeles Economy, Prop S, and Plastic Bags
    1. 1:24The Los Angeles Economy and Jobs Committee Releases its ReportYou’re reading this
    2. 11:18 Prop S
    3. 15:23LA County’s Board of Supervisors Backs off It’s a Ban Plastic Bags
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