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The Decline of Los Angeles
newgeography.com - 2/25/2009
The Decline of Los Angeles
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Next week, Antonio Villaraigosa will be overwhelmingly re-elected mayor of Los Angeles. Do not, however, take the size of his margin – he faces no significant opposition – as evidence that all is well in the city of angels. Whatever His Honor says to the media, the sad reality remains that Los ...
State caught in avalanche of job losses - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com - 3/1/2009
State caught in avalanche of job losses - Los Angeles Times
— latimes.com — Conditions are even worse in Los Angeles County, which saw its unemployment rate jump to 10.5% in... January from 9.2% the month before. The deep job losses follow a sharp drop in the gross domestic product -- the value of all goods and services ... (more) State caught in avalanche of job losses - Los Angeles Times

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Villaraigosa Lacks Serious Reelection Competition
cbs2.com - 3/1/2009
Villaraigosa Lacks Serious Reelection Competition
— cbs2.com — LOS ANGELES (CBS) ― The names of 10 candidates for mayor of Los Angeles will appear on... Tuesday's ballot, but with $2.9 million in the bank and no serious competition, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is expected to easily win reelection. This low-key ... (more) Villaraigosa Lacks Serious Reelection Competition

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pajamasmedia.com - 2/25/2009
JOEL KOTKIN on the decline of Los Angeles: “Los Angeles has fallen into a serious secular ...
— pajamasmedia.com — JOEL KOTKIN on the decline of Los Angeles: “Los Angeles has fallen into a serious secular decline.... This constitutes one of the most rapid – and largely unnecessary – municipal reversals in fortune in American urban history.” (more) JOEL KOTKIN on the decline of Los Angeles: “Los Angeles ...
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JOEL KOTKIN on the decline of Los Angeles: “Los Angeles has fallen into a serious secular decline. …
Instapundit — ... JOEL KOTKIN on the decline of Los Angeles: “Los Angeles has fallen into a serious secular decline. This constitutes one of the most rapid – and largely unnecessary – municipal reversals in fortune in American urban history.” ...

The Rust Coast
Chicago Boyz — ... The speed with which socialism can destroy a region never ceases to stun me. In the 1960’s Los Angeles eclipsed New York as the place to be in America to make things happen. And now... ...

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