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June 10, 2020

The Pacific Council has launched a new platform for our member-written commentary and analysis. We are unveiling the Pacific Council Magazine, where you can find pieces written by our members on local-to-global topics, plus member spotlights and recaps and recordings from our events. Bookmark the new Pacific Council Magazine at pacificcouncil.online.

All previously published Newsroom articles are available below in the Newsroom Archive.

Please note that all upcoming events will still appear at our main website, pacificcouncil.org, or by visiting the Activities menu above.

May 20, 2021

CONTINUING OUR COLLABORATION ON FOREIGN REPORTING WITH USC

September 17, 2020

A GUIDE TO CALIFORNIA'S LOCAL-TO-GLOBAL BALLOT MEASURES

June 4, 2015

L.A. Leads the Way with Minimum Wage Increase

Los Angeles has become the largest city in the nation to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour from $9.

May 20, 2015

Los Angeles, California Break Tourism Records in 2014

A record-breaking 44.2 million people visited Los Angeles in 2014 and contributed nearly $30 billion to the city’s economy.

May 13, 2015

Prime Minister Abe’s U.S. Visit Focuses On California

Jonathan Beutler reflects on PM Abe's visit to the United States and highlights the bonds that tie the economies of Japan and California.

April 10, 2015

pLAn Aims to Make L.A. Nation's Most Sustainable Global City

Los Angeles, famously known for having too many cars, too much smog, and too little affordable housing, is trying to reinvent itself by becoming the most sustainable global city in the nation by 2035.

March 17, 2015

L.A. Region Dominates List of Economically Diverse U.S. Cities

If the financial strength of a city – especially a global city – is due in large part to its economic diversity, then the Los Angeles metro area is leading the way for the rest of the country.

February 17, 2015

Global Cities Will Decide the World’s Future

Today, dynamic and diverse global cities like Los Angeles – with centralized administration and huge breadth of human productivity – have become the motors of global economic growth.

February 2, 2015

America's Best Performing Cities in 2014

How does a city like Los Angeles compare to other metropolitan areas in terms of job, wage and salary, and technology growth?

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