Innovative program retrains workers, requires putting in work at nonprofits
Fellowship shows older workers how to build career skills and provides free job-search services Read More
Categories: Economy
Commentary
Governor Brown goes to Washington
California's governor sent message to President Trump about where they could work together and where they may clash Read More
Categories: Economy, Smart Investment, Infrastructure, Jerry Brown, Jim Mayer, Lenny Mendonca
California Community Colleges launch biomanufacturing bachelor degree program
To match workforce needs, two colleges worked together to offer a four-year biotech and biomanufacturing degree Read More
Categories: Economy, Regional Economies
Commentary: Fighting Poverty in America
Too often poverty initiatives are not tailored to local community needs and not driven by evidence of effective outcomes. Read More
Categories: California Economic Summit, Community Services, Economy, Regional Economies, Leadership Council, Lenny Mendonca, Pete Weber
New report shares progress on California Economic Summit’s 2016 goals
Looking ahead to 2016 Summit, leaders are taking stock of goals to produce one million more skilled workers, homes, and acre-feet of water over the next decade. Read More
Categories: California Economic Summit, Economy
CA Fwd’s Eloy Oakley named chancellor of the California Community Colleges system
Innovative leader in public higher education will become the first Latino to helm the 113-college system Read More
Categories: California Economic Summit, Community Services, Innovation in Higher Education, Economy, Leadership Council, Education, Leadership Council
California workforce training gets $200 million boost from budget
State budget passage means community college CTE programs will get a much needed upgrade on how the colleges train to meet demands. Read More
Categories: California Economic Summit, Economy, Regional Economies
After unlikely climb to lead UPS operations, exec shares concern about California’s skills gap
California needs to produce more middle-skill workers says Noel Massie who worked his way up from part-time truck loader to operations manager for U.S. Read More
Categories: California Economic Summit, Economy, Regional Economies
Op-Ed: When community colleges join forces, student opportunities abound
How regionalism and collaboration between industry and colleges produce stronger skills for students to take to the workforce Read More
Categories: California Economic Summit, Economy, Regional Economies
VIDEO: Matching scale of California’s housing crisis requires all-of-the-above strategy
Coalition making case for tackling housing affordability and supply for more Californians Read More
Categories: California Economic Summit, Economy
Op-ed: Preparing workers in California at the speed of business
California -- of all states – should be leading the nation on delivering on preparing a workforce for the 21st century. Read More
Categories: Economy, Creating Jobs, Regional Economies
Don’t forget the median wage—and higher
Once the minimum wage debate is complete, California should also talk as much about a workforce development investment strategy to help people move above minimum wage. Read More
Categories: California Economic Summit, Economy, Creating Jobs, Regional Economies
Summit pushes Legislature to advance workforce training ideas in this year’s budget
Ensuring recommendations of a task force on workforce are adopted in this year’s state budget is a top priority for the California Economic Summit in 2016. Read More
Categories: California Economic Summit, Economy, Creating Jobs, Regional Economies
VIDEO: California’s housing shortage on Assembly Speaker Rendon’s radar
New Assembly leader confident of housing deal in Legislature this year. Read More
Categories: Economy, Regional Economies, Anthony Rendon
VIDEO: Storage a key part of California water solutions says new Speaker Rendon
Water bond author and SoCal Assemblymember talks infrastructure priorities in state's water system. Read More
Categories: Economy, Smart Investment, Infrastructure, Anthony Rendon
VIDEO: New Speaker Rendon says California needs to do more to address workforce problem
Southern California Assemblymember says California should move faster to close workforce skills gap. Read More
Categories: California Economic Summit, Economy, Creating Jobs, Regional Economies, Anthony Rendon
Environmental symposium to tackle California land use, water and CEQA
Planning and Conservation League meeting looks to stimulate conversation about three challenges vital to California. Read More
Categories: Economy, Regional Economies
California Housing Shortage Getting More Attention
California's housing shortage is getting more attention as supply falls far below the demand. Read More
Categories: California Economic Summit, Economy
VIDEO: How California can make it easier to do business
Assemblymember talks about how streamlining regulations could help boost economic outcomes for all Californians Read More
Categories: Economy, Creating Jobs
VIDEO: Local control of Ontario Airport could mean more Inland Empire jobs
As final agreement handing control of the airport to a local authority is wrapped up, we asked a local Assemblymember what the transfer means for jobs. Read More
Categories: Economy, Creating Jobs, Regional Economies