People take a holiday stroll against the background of the Los Angeles city skyline at Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area on December 31, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. ; Credit: ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images
The LA 2020 commission put together last year by city council president Herb Wesson painted a pretty dismal picture of the future of the city in its first report published in January.
The report, ‘A Time for Truth, found that there was a crisis in the leadership and direction of the city. Now the panel has released their second and final report that offers solutions to the problems identified earlier this year.
'A Time for Action' highlights ways that Los Angeles can create more jobs and put the city back on a path to prosperity. It focuses on three areas of change - accountability and transparency; fiscal stability; and job creation. There are no “silver bullets”, it says, but if the city adopts the proposed measures then Los Angeles won’t get left behind in the 21st century.
What can LA’s leaders do to turn things around? Can the city afford to implement some of these proposed changes? What should be the priority?
Guests:
Austin Beutner, Chairman of Vision to Learn, Co-chair and Principal Author of LA 2020's A Time for Action report.
Mickey Kantor, former Secretary of Commerce and Chair, LA 2020's A Time for Action report.