Pasadena Health Department Proposes New Smoking Restrictions for Apartments/Condos The City of Pasadena Public Health Department is proposing to revamp the city’s anti-smoking ordinance to make it more restrictive. Please help us provide input on the City of Pasadena Health Department’s proposed amendments to the Anti-smoking ordinance. Among the considerations are: restricting smoking in apartment [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Opinion'
TWO SURVEYS: Help provide direction on important local and regional initiatives
May 28th, 2010 · No Comments · Opinion, Pasadena Chamber of Commerce, Pasadena Chamber Policies
Tags:anti-smoking·City of Pasadena·SCAG·smoking·transportation
This week’s leading indicators
March 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · News and Information, Opinion
The Chamber of Commerce provides news and information for a variety of sources that may be of interest to the membership. Sources include the Los Angeles Times, Pasadena Star-News, Los Angeles Business Journal, New York Times, Wall Street Journal and others. Click on the headline to read the entire story from the original source. The [...]
Leading indicators for this week
February 17th, 2010 · No Comments · News and Information, Opinion
The Chamber of Commerce provides news and information for a variety of sources that may be of interest to the membership. Sources include the Los Angeles Times, Pasadena Star-News, Los Angeles Business Journal, New York Times, Wall Street Journal and others. Click on the headline to read the entire story from the original source. The [...]
Tags:business·business growth·California·California government·economy·London Times·Los Angeles Times·New York Times·Pasadena Star-News·recession
This week’s leading indicators
January 17th, 2010 · No Comments · News and Information, Opinion, recession, Uncategorized
News about business and the economy from a wide variety of sources. (Click on the headlines to access the entire story from the original source.) From the Los Angeles Times: Obama proposes strong new regulations on banks Obama essentially seeks to return to rules, repealed in 1999, that prevented bank holding companies from owning both [...]
Tags:business·business growth·California·California government·Governor Schwarzenegger·Pasadena Chamber·recession·stimulus·taxes·unemployment
Pasadena's General Plan revision process deserves attention
November 28th, 2009 · No Comments · News and Information, Opinion, Pasadena, Pasadena Chamber of Commerce, Pasadena Economy, Pasadena General Plan, Uncategorized
A story in today’s Pasadena Star-News illustrates why EVERYONE needs to be involved in the revision of Pasadena’s General Plan. The story purports to explain that Pasadena’s citizenry are “fed up” with dense development. More accurate would be to say that a few citizens interviewed for the story, certainly not a representative group, want less [...]
Tags:business·business growth·development·economy·General Plan·growth·Pasadena business·Pasadena Chamber·taxes
Of course, California's leadership has yet to face our biggest challenge
November 17th, 2009 · No Comments · California government, economy, government reform, News and Information, Opinion, recession, Uncategorized, unemployment
LA Times reports: California faces a projected deficit of $21 billion The legislative budget analyst’s projection, to be released Wednesday, threatens to send Sacramento back into gridlock and force across-the-board cuts to state programs By Shane Goldmacher November 17, 2009 | 6:45 p.m. Reporting from Sacramento - Less than four months after California leaders stitched together a patchwork [...]
Tags:budget·business·business growth·California·California government·deficit·economy·Governor Schwarzenegger·legislature·recession
This week's leading indicators
November 6th, 2009 · No Comments · economy, News and Information, Opinion, Pasadena, Uncategorized, unemployment
The recession poster child is in the black, for one quarter anyway: From the New York Times: A.I.G. Reports Profit but Warns of Continued Volatility By MARY WILLIAMS WALSH The American International Group reported its second consecutive quarterly profit on Friday as the value of its investments continued to rise, but it said that its [...]
Tags:business growth·California·Chamber of Commerce·economy·Pasadena business·Pasadena Chamber·recession
And the Pasadena Star-News published my piece on the economic impact of U2 in the Rose Bowl
November 1st, 2009 · No Comments · economy, Opinion, Pasadena, recession, U2, visitors
Huge events at Pasadena’s stadium do create an economic impact throughout the region. U2′s 360º tour in the Rose Bowl was no exception. Thanks to the editorial board of the Star-News/San Gabriel Valley Newsgroup for choosing to publish this: Guest View: Economic impact of U2: 360 degrees beyond the Rose Bowl By Paul Little Posted: 10/31/2009 [...]
Tags:business·business growth·economy·Pasadena business·Pasadena Chamber·recession
LA Times opines about California
November 1st, 2009 · No Comments · economy, environment, Opinion, Uncategorized, water
Today’s LA Times featured a pair of op ed pieces on California. One from William Voegeli on how California no longer delivers on the promise… THE CALIFORNIA FIX The Golden State isn’t worth it Our high-benefit/high-tax model no longer works, especially compared with low-tax states like Texas. By William Voegeli November 1, 2009 In America’s [...]
Tags:California·California government·economy·environment·water
Really no surprise here, it is more costly to do business in California
October 1st, 2009 · No Comments · California government, economy, News and Information, Opinion
Good thing we have great weather. Kevin Smith in the Star-News reports on a study from Cal State Sacramento: Business regulations are costly By Kevin Smith, Staff Writer Posted: 09/30/2009 07:16:54 PM PDT California businesses have long complained about the costly and cumbersome regulations they face in order to operate in the state. And a new [...]
Tags:business·business growth·California·California government·economy·Pasadena·Pasadena business·recession·Star-News