A partnership with the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
Account Login
Issues Map
Click on the dots below to view the latest news, events or other outside information of interest on hot issues currently shaping California.
Related News & Events
- 1. 7/4/2012, "Counterfeit Industry Tied to Organized Crime, Terrorism," Voice of America
Fake designer brand purses, clothing and even prescription medications are made and sold around the world. Investigators say it is bigger business than the illegal drug trade. And police say that when consumers buy counterfeit items, they could be contributing to the funding other crimes. Many of the counterfeit items from the Pacific Rim enter the United States through Los Angeles.
- 2. 7/4/2012, "San Onofre Costs: Could Economics Doom The Ailing California Nuclear Plant?", Huffington Post
The future of the troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant could balance on an inescapable question: Is it worth the money to fix it? - 3. 7/2/2012, "Ports of L.A., Long Beach get Homeland Security grants," Long Beach Press-Telegram
The Department of Homeland Security has awarded grants to the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, along with several shipping terminals and local law enforcement agencies, officials announced Monday.
- 4. 7/2/2012, "Small sea-level changes could pose big problems for Calif. coast," California Watch
Experts believe sea levels on the California coastline could rise as much as 30 centimeters over the next 20 years. Doesn’t sound like much, but what could it mean for you?
- 5. 6/30/2012, "Art takes off at LAX's Tom Bradley International Terminal," L.A. Times
For some anxious travelers, there's often a moment of hesitancy as they surrender their suitcase full of personal items on the conveyor belt and watch it pass through rubber flaps into oblivion.
- 6. 6/28/2012, "Supreme Court health care decision: What it means for California," Southern California Public Radio
This morning's momentous Supreme Court decision upholding most of the Affordable Care Act, including the mandate that every American have health insurance, has major implications for California where an estimated 7 million people – about 20 percent of the population – are not covered. - 7. 6/27/2012, "Study: Climate change would lead to increased fire activity," California Watch
Climate change is likely to alter fire patterns around the world, including a potential increase in the number of fires for much of California in the next 30 years, according to a new study led by UC Berkeley researchers.
- 8. 6/21/2012, "L.A. Expo Line Opens Two More Rail Stations; Ridership Still Very Low," Reason
- 9. 6/20/2012, "Saving CA state parks: the end of public funding?", Southern California Public Radio
For the first time in California's history, 15 state parks are slated to be permanently closed to the public on July 1. They're the victim of budget cuts in a state with a $16 billion shortfall.
- 10. 6/19/2012, "LAX: Free Wi-Fi contract to return to L.A. City Council for vote,' L.A. Times
The saga of free wireless Internet access at Los Angeles International Airport drags on.
Southern California Leadership Network
350 S. Bixel St. • Los Angeles, CA 90017 • Phone 213.580.7524 • Fax: 213.580.7511
Copyright © 2011, SCLN. All Rights Reserved.
