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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

March 15, 2016

Meet our Spring 2016 Junior Fellows: Stephanie Verganza

Get to know our current crop of Junior Fellows! First up: Stephanie Verganza from UC Irvine.

October 23, 2015

Dashed Hopes: Why Aren't Social Media Delivering Democracy?

Professor Dana Radcliffe explains why societies use social media as political weapons instead of instruments of deliberative democracy.

October 7, 2015

Jewels of Allah: The Untold Stories of Women In Iran

Dr. Nina Ansary shares the inspiration behind her new book, Jewels of Allah, an intellectual look at the feminist movement in Iran.

May 12, 2015

Los Angeles: The New Art Capital of the World?

Los Angeles – with its internationally recognized museums, galleries, and artists – is well on its way to becoming the new art capital of the world. How did this happen?

April 1, 2015

Record Breaking $3B Invested in L.A. Tech in 2014

Roughly 350 miles south of Silicon Valley, the tech scene in the Los Angeles region was the fastest-growing start-up ecosystem in the world in 2014.

February 26, 2015

Hubs of International Research: Local Universities on the Rise

The best and brightest students and faculty from around the world are drawn to the Los Angeles and the broader Southern California region, home to six major research universities — Caltech, USC, UCLA, UC Irvine, UC San Diego, and UC Santa Barbara.

February 3, 2015

Mile of Miracles: A Microcosm of L.A.’s Religious Diversity

Brie Loskota on how every religion and denomination that exists can be found in L.A., and a number of fascinating (and even controversial) religious movements began here.

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