Pushing an aggressive agenda of tax reform and local investment, the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday urged local officials to do mor...

By investing in our infrastructure, cutting red tape, and building a business-friendly city, we are working to ensure the jobs of the future are created here in L.A. Together, we're leaving behind a Los Angeles built to prosper for generations to come.

I hope Indianapolis hosts a good game between the Giants and the Patriots. But I also hope the Super Bowl returns to L.A. for Super Bowl L in 2016.

Our port is a vital economic engine for the region -- additional cargo means additional jobs. So make no mistake: we need to grow our port, especially now.

Story comes courtesy of The City Maven. By Alice M. Walton Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa was in Washington, D.C. today with an invitation for feder...

A new study has determined that Los Angeles has the second-highest rate of millionaire growth in the US, as well as the second-highest number of milli...

Found via LA Observed, on the heels of Forbes' recent report which ranked 3 California cities amongst those in "free fall" comes this new report from ...

As Los Angeles wrestles with layoffs and cutbacks, the LAPD is once again threatening the public with doom and gloom should, God forbid, there actually be some cutbacks.

There are three reasons why I feel that Los Angeles will come out of the recession stronger than before -- and why I think LA will have a leg up on other major American cities.

One of the glaring omissions in the Census survey is an option for individuals to identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.

Former Vice President Al Gore has endorsed LA's green energy plan, the Carbon Reduction Surcharge, calling it "one of the most forward-thinking clean energy plans" he's ever seen.

There is a dark undercurrent to the jobs package, as anti-immigrant Republicans once again attempt to turn debate on this economic recovery bill into a referendum on immigrant workers.

I am directing the elimination of 1,000 filled, full-time position authorities and instructing the Personnel Dept. to immediately begin calculating layoff, displacement seniority and/or transfers of employees filling these positions.

In his State of the Union, speaking about the economy, Obama said that "the worst of the storm has passed." Perhaps. But if you happen to live in here in LA, I wouldn't put away those umbrellas just yet.

LA is open for business and focused on getting Angelenos back to work.

I'd been a a gardener since who-knows-when, but I'd never experienced this level of interest before. It was the "who" asking for help that was the most astonishing.

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has turned to the former head of an equity firm to spearhead the mayor's renewed job creation effort and push t...