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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

July 2, 2015

Human Trafficking in Los Angeles: A Global Crisis

One of the worst hubs of human trafficking in the world is Los Angeles. Here's why that matters.

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 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 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.

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.

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 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 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 3, 2015

Five Things You May Not Know About Global Los Angeles

While the prominence of the city in the global entertainment industry is well-known and recognized, other dimensions of the city’s global character today are not. Here are the top five things you may not know about Global Los Angeles!

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