by jpitney | Apr 21, 2025 | California Politics, Local Government, Los Angeles
Grace Toohey at LAT: The fire “brought to the forefront the issues of us being unincorporated; in some ways it did put us at a disadvantage,” said Darlene Greene, a member of Altadena’s town council, which can pass along concerns or recommendations to Los Angeles...
by jpitney | Apr 20, 2025 | China, Technology, Trade
Nathan Gardels at Noema writes of the unanticipated consequences of the trade war: … Keyu Jin, author of “The New China Playbook: Between Socialism and Capitalism,” points out that the tariff war will also result in reshaping China’s industrial structure, likely...
by jpitney | Apr 19, 2025 | Public Policy, Public Service
Last year, David Dreier and David Price urged Congress not to gut AmeriCorps. We got a reminder of its importance when its volunteers took part in the recovery from the Palisades Fire and the Eaton Fire. Now, as AP reports, DOGE is gutting it outside the law....
by jpitney | Apr 18, 2025 | Canada, Trade
Gov. Jared Polis, interview about tariffs in The Washington Post: The risk has delayed and canceled investments in manufacturing in Colorado and across the country. Nobody knows if they can even get the parts and materials they need. Nobody knows if they’ll be able to...
by jpitney | Apr 17, 2025 | Higher Education, Journalism, Journalists, Local Government, Uncategorized
Mark Caro at Poynter: The old formula went like this: Journalism undergrads would learn in classes and maybe work on the school paper and then get professional experience via internships or summer jobs at news outlets. But with the local news industry reeling,...
