Rich, Poor Live Poles Apart in L.A. as Middle Class Keeps Shrinking Los Angeles Times article citing Economic Roundtable paper: Poverty, Inequality and Justice Sunday, July 24, 2006 Byline: Nancy Cleeland "For 15 years, we've followed a dual-growth path, with a set of businesses generating high-wage jobs, and a rapidly expanding informal economy offering low-wage jobs. To change that dynamic, the business trajectory has to be replaced by something else. Can we transform these low-wage jobs to better-paying jobs? Can we get other sectors of the economy to grow, creating middle-wage jobs?"

Throngs Show Their Potent Role in Economy Los Angeles Times article citing Economic Roundtable report: Hopeful Workers, Marginal Jobs Tuesday, May 2, 2006 Byline: David Streitfeld "This was a reality check. You can't wish away these workers. They are rooted in the community. Not everyone realized that before . . .. The protests provided vivid evidence that the bulk of the country's estimated 11 million to 12 million illegal immigrants don't just cut lawns and wash dishes in restaurants."

Income Gap More Like a Chasm Los Angeles Times column citing Economic Roundtable research on the working poor Wednesday, April 12, 2006 Byline: Steve Lopez “Public entities [such as] transit, port, even economic development agencies are incapable of chewing gum and walking at the same time. [That is to say, they aren't able to make operational distinctions between subsistence jobs and living wage jobs. Needed actions include] a crackdown on predatory work conditions, putting city and county prosecutors to work collecting back wages from underground employers and enforcing labor laws.”

$8.50 an Hour Buys a Bleak Existence Los Angeles Times column citing Economic Roundtable research on the working poor Sunday, April 9, 2006 Byline: Steve Lopez "An awful lot of people are barely scraping by in a place with a great deal of wealth. It's fragile and precarious for us as a region to have such deep polarization between those who are skilled and educated and comfortable and those who are desperate."

$12 billion for L.A.'s homeless? Daily News article citing Economic Roundtable reports on homelessness Thursday, April 6, 2006 Byline: Troy Anderson “The key is for every community to recognize that they are part of a regional economy and regional social fabric that gives rise to the problem of homelessness.”

Business Strategically Silent on Immigration Los Angeles Business Journal article citing Economic Roundtable report: Hopeful Workers, Marginal Jobs Monday, April 3, 2006 Byline: Howard Fine “In the 1990s, we had 1.5 million residents move out of Los Angeles . . .What filled that vacuum was the arrival of 1.1 million immigrants that provided a crucial source of labor and also gave birth to a new set of industries. If it has not been for the growth of that informal sector, we would now be in the 16th year of a recession that began in 1990 and would have had no end in sight.”

Immigrant Bill's Benefits May Be Elusive Los Angeles Times article citing Economic Roundtable report: Hopeful Workers, Marginal Jobs Saturday, April 1, 2006 Byline: David Streitfeld “The Economic Roundtable used government data to calculate that the city has about 300,000 "informal" workers, two-thirds of whom are undocumented ... "For everybody to make progress, there needs to be a rule of law in the workplace.”

Nation's Mayors Put Spotlight on Poverty Los Angeles Times article citing Economic Roundtable briefing: Poverty, Inequality and Justice Thursday, March 30, 2006 Byline: Duke Helfand and Nancy Cleeland “1.4 million of [the City of] Los Angeles' 3.8 million residents are "working poor," a category that would include a family of two adults and two children earning $38,000 a year or less.”

Lean Green? Eco-Business Eluding L.A. Los Angeles Business Journal article on Economic Roundtable report: Jobs in LA's Green Technology Sector Monday, March 20, 2006 Byline: Howard Fine “Los Angeles is under-represented in every major industry with major green technology components . . . [A] report from the Economic Roundtable . . . cited the long-term decline in the region’s manufacturing and aerospace sectors as the major culprit; these sectors traditionally have generated significant spin-off technologies and services from which environmental firms have sprung up. We’ve neglected an opportunity to capitalize on this market [for green products and services] that we’ve created with our regulations...”

L.A. Group Strives to Build a Better Workforce Los Angeles Times article on Economic Roundtable report: LA Workforce Investment Friday, February 24, 2006 Byline: Nancy Cleeland “Los Angeles has numerous economic challenges, including a growing underground economy, a large and poorly educated immigrant workforce, and a widening gap between high-wage and low-wage jobs . . . Job growth in Los Angeles has been anemic compared with the state and country, and has been concentrated in the relatively affluent northern and western parts of the city.”

Working for Cash? You're Not Alone Backstage West article citing the Economic Roundtable report: Hopeful Workers, Marginal Jobs Wednesday, December 29, 2005 Byline: Lauren Horwitch "It sounds like a good deal: a few hundred dollars for a few hours of work making a personal appearance, posing for a print ad, or performing at a private party. Plus, your employer will pay you in cash—or "under the table"—and not report your income to the IRS. If you find this type of extra income hard to resist, you're not alone. A study released this month says those who work under the table are part of the fastest-growing workforce in Los Angeles."

Beneath L.A.'s Economy Los Angeles Times editorial on Economic Roundtable report: Hopeful Workers, Marginal Jobs Wednesday, December 14, 2005 Byline: (Editorial Board) "Government must act to bring so-called informal businesses - estimated to employ 16% of the city's workers (far above national figures) - into compliance with tax, wage and safety laws. Otherwise, honest businesses will face unfair competition, the burden on public health systems will increase, and worker mistreatment will continue."

L.A.'s Underground Cash Daily News article on Economic Roundtable report: Hopeful Workers, Marginal Jobs Wednesday, December 14, 2005 Byline: Beth Barrett, Staff Writer "Los Angeles County's underground cash economy is expanding rapidly and sapping an estimated $2 billion a year from city, state and federal coffers . . .. Driven by what the report authors call economic desperation, the region's cash-only work force has grown by about 5 percent in the past four years."

Más Empleos Informales en LA La Opinión article on Economic Roundtable report: Hopeful Workers, Marginal Jobs Wednesday, December 14, 2005 Byline: Eileen Truax "Según el informe, la principal razón que lleva a los trabajadores a aceptar empleos informales es la desesperación económica. 'Tenemos evidencia de que muchos trabajadores pobres que viven en la ciudad y en el condado, incluidos ciudadanos estadounidenses, aceptan empleos en el sector informal; sin embargo, el grupo de trabajadores que tiene las mayores dificultades para encontrar empleo son los inmigrantes recientes', menciona el texto."

LA Economy Project Daily News coverage of briefing reports Sunday, October 31, 2004 Byline: Beth Barrett, Staff Writer "Hampered by a large unskilled work force, Los Angeles' economy will remain stagnant unless there is a major effort to upgrade the educational level, English-language ability and technical training of the city's large poor and immigrant populations, according to a study [by the Economic Roundtable]."

Problem of Homelessness Extends Beyond Downtown Los Angeles Times article on Economic Roundtable's preliminary version of: Homeless in LA Friday, November 14, 2003 Byline: Carla Rivera, Staff Writer "New data released Thursday by the Economic Roundtable, a public policy research group, found that the rate of homelessness in Los Angeles County is higher than the U.S. average . . . with big concentration in South Los Angeles and the Antelope Valley, in addition to more obvious places like downtown's skid row."

Group Begins Plans to Halt Homelessness Daily News article on Economic Roundtable's preliminary version of: Homeless in LA Friday, November 14, 2003 Byline: Jason Kosareff, Staff Writer "About 254,000 people are homeless in Los Angeles County every year, with about 78,600 without a bed at any given time."

Study Finds Los Angeles Homeless Problems to be Legion Copley News Service article on Economic Roundtable's preliminary version of: Homeless in LA Thursday, November 13, 2003 Byline: Gordon Smith "There are so many homeless here that you can add them to the long list of things - from environmental regulations to restaurant design - that Los Angeles exports to the rest of the country. . . . Fifty percent more homeless left the city for neighboring counties and other states than arrived between 1995 and 2000."

Los Angeles Starts to Tackle Worsening Homelessness Problem Xinhua News Agency article on Economic Roundtable's preliminary version of: Homeless in LA Friday, November 14, 2003 "The largest proportion of homeless people, about 33 percent, are in South Los Angeles. People who experienced any homelessness in 2002 represent about 7 percent of the total population of South Los Angeles, according to the study."

Casa para los 'sin hogar' La Opinión article on Economic Roundtable's preliminary version of: Homeless in LA Thursday, November 27, 2003 Byline: Yolanda Arenales, Reportera "'Los Angeles se ha convertido en una fábrica de mendicidad debido a la combinación de los altos precios de las viviendas y también al alto nivel de pobreza', comenta Daniel Flaming, uno de los autores del estudio, quien enfatiza que la tasa de desamparados de Los Angeles supera el promedio nacional."

Panel Begins Work to Eliminate Homelessness Pasadena Star-News article on Economic Roundtable's preliminary version of: Homeless in LA Friday, November 14, 2003 Byline: Jason Kosareff, Staff Writer "Most homeless people in Los Angeles County live on the streets for less than a year and keep loose ties to the labor force, according to a study released Thursday to a panel working to end homeless in 10 years."

75 Percent of Welfare Recipients in Poverty Daily News article on Economic Roundtable Report: Workers Without Rights Wednesday, July 23, 2003 Byline: Beth Barrett, Staff Writer "Three-quarters of the people who participate in Los Angeles County's massive welfare-to-work program can't find jobs good enough to keep their families out of poverty, a county commissioned report said Tuesday. . . . The prognosis is a growing underclass in the county with an increasingly large and desperate population of families who are increasingly having difficulty meeting their minimum needs."

Study Says Welfare-to-Work Reforms Leave Recipients Below Poverty Line Los Angeles Times article on Economic Roundtable report: Prisoners of Hope Wednesday, July 23, 2003 Byline: Byline: Carla Rivera, Staff Writer "Findings criticize L.A. County's emphasis on fast employment rather than training ... 41,000 recipients who are expected to exhaust their lifetime limit of welfare in the next two years had average annual earnings of $5,391 and face 'bleak' prospects."

Reprueban el programa condal de trabajo por ayuda social La Opinión article on Economic Roundtable report: Prisoners of Hope Wednesday, July 23, 2003 Byline: Mary Ballesteros-Coronel, Reportero de La Opinión "El reporte solicitado por la Junta de Supervisores concluye que el modelo adoptado para este programa por el condado angelino se ha enfocado más en poner a la gente a trabajar 'de inmediato', sin poner en sus manos las herramientas necesarias para salir de la pobreza en el futuro."

Welfare Study Finds Big Need for Child Care Los Angeles Times article on Economic Roundtable report: Running Out of Time Wednesday, July 24, 2002 Byline: Carla Rivera, Staff Writer "Welfare recipients in Los Angeles County say inadequate and expensive child care is a major impediment to getting and keeping a job, according to a large-scale study released Tuesday by county officials."

The Informal Economy "Air Talk" program on Economic Roundtable Report: Workers Without Rights Tuesday, May 7, 2002 Larry Mantle, host, KPCC FM 89.3 "[A] new study recently published by the Economic Roundtable suggests the "informal economy," or cash-pay, off-the-books transactions, is thriving in Los Angeles. What does this mean for the Southern California economy, and what are the consequences of this informal employment?"

Shadow Work Force Expanding: Trend Puts Real Economy in L.A. at Risk Daily News article on Economic Roundtable Report: Workers Without Rights Monday, May 6, 2002 Byline: Beth Barrett, Staff Writer "Los Angeles County's underground cash economy has exploded, jeopardizing public services and new investment and leaving hundreds of thousand of workers without a safety net, according to new economic data and research."

Informal Economy Threatens Wages, Tax Base "Which Way, L.A.? " Interview on Economic Roundtable Report: Workers Without Rights Monday, May 6, 2002 Warren Olney, host, KCRW FM 89.9 "Thousand of unskilled and low-skilled workers are benefiting from a thriving underground economy that's done better in recent months than Southern California's on-the-books economy, according to a report by the nonprofit research group, Economic Roundtable."

Off-the Books Jobs Growing in Region Los Angeles Times article on Economic Roundtable Report: Workers Without Rights Monday, May 6, 2002 Byline: Nancy Cleeland, Times Staff Writer "While most of the Los Angeles economy has stagnated since the last recession, one segment is booming, a new analysis contends. The problem is, it's all underground."

Taxes Lost, Workers Abused in 'Informal Economy' Los Angeles Business Journal article on Economic Roundtable Report: Workers Without Rights Monday, May 6, 2002 Byline: Jeremiah Marquez, Staff Writer "A large 'informal economy' of unreported workers being paid low wages under the table exists in Los Angeles County, leading to a loss of tax revenue, unfair business competition and abuse of workers, a new study has found."

Legacy of the Riots 1992-2002: Four Corners Tell South L.A. Tale Los Angeles Times discussion of Economic Roundtable Report: South Los Angeles Rising Tuesday, April 23, 2002 Byline: Lee Romney, Times Staff Writer "Even as the overall economy rebounded - ushering in the longest peacetime economic expansion in U.S. history - South Los Angeles suffered. From 1992 to 1999, the area lost more than 55,000 jobs - more than any other part of the city, according to the economic Roundtable."

El sur de Los Angeles no levanta cabeza La Opinión article on Economic Roundtable report: South Los Angeles Rising Tuesday, April 23, 2002 Byline: Miguel Angel Vega, Reportero de La Opinión "Diez años después de los disturbios que en una semana hicieron temblar a Los Angeles en 1992, la falta de oportunidades, el poco desarrollo económico y la falta de empleos que ha predominado en el sur de la ciudad, ha sido una constante de la que nunca ha podido superarse ese sector, revela un reporte presentado ayer."

New View of Job Effort for Welfare Recipients Los Angeles Times article on Economic Roundtable Report: Los Angeles Labor Market Action Plan Friday, August 31, 2001 Byline: Stuart Silverstein, Times Staff Writer "In a major reappraisal of Los Angeles County's welfare-to-work effort, a research group long critical of the program is finding that participants are earning substantially more money and moving toward self-sufficiency. But the group that conducted the new government-funded study, the Economic Roundtable, concluded that most participants still earn too little to lift themselves and their families out of poverty."

The Truth Los Angeles Times op-ed article on Economic Roundtable Report: The Cage of Poverty Sunday, September 10, 2000 Byline: Robert Scheer, Columnist "Most of those who have been forced off welfare and found jobs do not make enough to rise above the poverty line, and given that 70% of the people on welfare are children, this means we are raising a new generation in extreme poverty."

Deficiencias en programa para salir del 'welfare' La Opinión article on Economic Roundtable report: The Cage of Poverty Friday, September 8, 2000 Byline: Hilda Marella Delgado, Reportera de La Opinión "Aunque el gobierno ha logrado movilizar a muchos beneficiaries de welfare a la fuerza laboral, la mayoría de ellos recibe salaries por debajo del nivel de la pobreza, y sólo mantienen su empleo por temporadas, indicó un estudio dado a conocer ayer."

Post-Welfare Jobs No Cure for Poverty, Study Finds Los Angeles Times article on Economic Roundtable Report: The Cage of Poverty Thursday, September 7, 2000 Metro Section Byline: Nicholas Riccardi, Times Staff Writer "Most aid recipients who are placed in jobs through Los Angeles County's welfare-to-work program bounce from low-wage employer to low-wage employer, have stagnant incomes and remain stuck below the poverty line, according to a sweeping new study of welfare reform."

City Homeless Nears 2,000 Per Year; First Santa Monica Homeless Census Says People Outnumber Shelter Beds, and Most Don't Turn to Outreach Programs Los Angeles Times article on Economic Roundtable report: Special Census: City of Santa Monica Homeless Residents Thursday, December 16, 1999 Westside Edition Byline: Gina Piccalo, Our Times "As many as 2,000 people are homeless in Santa Monica each year, and the average daily number is more than double what the city's homeless shelters can accommodate, according to researchers."

'Work-First' Approach Earns Critical Report Card Los Angeles Times article on Economic Roundtable Report: On the Edge Saturday, April 24, 1999 Metro Section Byline: Carla Rivera, Times Staff Writer "An exhaustive analysis of welfare-to-work programs in Los Angeles County said the "work-first" approach short-changes the value of education in the ultimate goal of helping recipients become self sufficient."

Welfare Reform Is Flawed, Study Says Los Angeles Times article on Economic Roundtable Report: Survival Skills Friday, October 16, 1998 Metro Section Byline: Carla Rivera, Times Staff Writer "A variety of well-paying jobs that can support a family are available in Los Angeles County, but welfare recipients are not being trained for them."

Study on Aerospace Recovery Examined; Report Suggests Other Industries Daily Breeze article on Economic Roundtable report: South Bay Economic Adjustment Strategy Saturday, July 18, 1998 Business Section Byline: Caroline Brady, Business Writer "When a 'ground-breaking' report comes out it often generates a lot of talk for a few days, but then hits the shelf with little impact. But this study is different, say the folks involved with the South Bay Economic Adjustment Strategy, a detailed look at steps the region must take to recover from massive aerospace cutbacks."

Finding Jobs for the Least Ready Los Angeles Times editorial on Economic Roundtable report: The Cage of Poverty Friday, May 22, 1998 Metro Section "Economic recovery has made the challenge of welfare reform a little easier nationwide, but in Los Angeles County, with its huge welfare population, a respected new report says that it won't be good enough. The Economic Roundtable, a business group, predicts a shortage of jobs and a surplus of difficult-to-employ recipients. Many won't make a two-year deadline for finding a job unless better training is in place and more jobs are created, the report says."

Too Few Jobs May Imperil Welfare Reform Plan Los Angeles Times article on Economic Roundtable report: The Cage of Poverty Wednesday, May 20, 1998 Main News Section Byline: Carla Rivera, Times Staff Writer "An independent study offered a sober assessment of welfare reform in Los Angeles County on Tuesday, concluding that the region does not have enough jobs for everyone who needs to work."

L.A.'s Defense Shift Daily News opinion article on Rutgers University and Economic Roundtable report: Post Cold War Frontiers: Defense Downsizing and Conversion in Los Angeles Sunday March 17, 1996 Editorial Section Byline: Ann Markusen, Michael Oden and Dan Flaming "Any way you look at it, Los Angeles is still America's premier aerospace/ communications/electronics complex. Talent runs wide and deep in the basin. But in the post-Cold War 1990s, Los Angeles seems stuch in a state of denial. Hundreds of thousands of skilled jobs have been lost, and many more are at risk."

The Jobless Recovery; California's Beleaguered Aerospace Industry is on the Rebound, but New Hiring is the Exception Los Angeles Times follow-up article on Rutgers University and Economic Roundtable report: Post Cold War Frontiers: Defense Downsizing and Conversion in Los Angeles Sunday, March 17, 1996 Business Section Byline: James F. Peltz, Times Staff Writer "The painful slump endured by California's aerospace industry finally appears to be over after six long years . . . . [But] the pickup in the aerospace business is not translating into tens of thousands of new jobs."

Planning Could Help with Upheavals from Arms Industry Cutback New York Times article on Rutgers University and Economic Roundtable report: Post Cold War Frontiers: Defense Downsizing and Conversion in Los Angeles Thursday, March 14, 1996 Business Section Byline: Peter Passell, Columnist, "Out of sight, out of mind? The virtual collapse of Southern California's mighty arms industry, with the largest regional job losses since the Great Depression, is no longer on the national radar screens."

California Dreamin' of Robust Economy Christian Science Monitor article on Rutgers University and Economic Roundtable report: Post Cold War Frontiers: Defense Downsizing and Conversion in Los Angeles Friday, March 8, 1996 Byline: Daniel Sneider, Staff Writer "Defense and aerospace industries, once cornerstones of California's prosperity, have chopped their work forces here, accounting for almost two-thirds of job losses during the states five-year recession. More people are now at work making movies than building airplanes and rockets."

Aerospace Job Losses Putting L.A.'s Middle Class at Risk, Survey Warns Los Angeles Times article on Rutgers University and Economic Roundtable report: Post Cold War Frontiers: Defense Downsizing and Conversion in Los Angeles Friday, March 8, 1996 Business Section Byline: James F. Peltz, Times Staff Writer "Los Angeles County faces 'a continuing collapse' of its middle class unless government and industry officials try harder to create work that pays as well as the 127,000 aerospace jobs that the county has lost in the last eight years, a survey released Thursday asserts."

California's Recovery Masks Stagnation in Los Angeles Financial Times article on Rutgers University and Economic Roundtable report: Post Cold War Frontiers: Defense Downsizing and Conversion in Los Angeles March 8, 1996 Byline: Nancy Dunne "California's heralded recovery from its worst economic slump in six decades obscures continued stagnation in the Los Angeles region's economy."

Study: L.A.'s Economy is Faltering The Outlook, the Independent and the Daily Breeze article on Rutgers University and Economic Roundtable report: Post Cold War Frontiers: Defense Downsizing and Conversion in Los Angeles Thursday, March 8, 1996 Main News Section Byline: Wendy Fawthrop and Daniel Yi, Staff Writers "Recovery from massive defense cuts in the early 1990s is sputtering after an initial burst of government help, says a report released Thursday by the Los Angeles Economic Roundtable."

Business Report Card Provides City Insight into Strengths, Weaknesses Long Beach Business Journal article on Economic Roundtable report: Long Beach Business: 1994 Long Beach Business Survey May 1, 1995 Byline: Laura L. Jones, Staff Writer "According to a survey in which 561 firms responded . . . . 49% of the businesses said that they plan to expand employment over the next three years, 47% of them also said that sales have decreased in the past three years, and 51% said they perceive their industry to still be in recession."

City Gets View from Business Long Beach Press Telegram article on Economic Roundtable report: Long Beach Business: 1994 Long Beach Business Survey Friday, April 14, 1995 Main News Section Byline: Luis Monteagudo Jr., Staff Writer "A mail survey of 900 companies in Long Beach . . . . showed that 52 percent of the businesses would still operate in Long Beach if they had to choose all over again. The respondents said they liked the city's location and the large number of people who live and work in there. But they're worried about crime and the city's lack of response and support for businesses."

L.A. Area Loses Half of Aerospace Jobs Defense News article on findings provided by the Economic Roundtable Monday, July 11, 1994 Byline: Theresa Hitchens, Staff Writer "Los Angeles County has lost more than half its 241,700 defense and aerospace jobs since 1988 when aerospace employment in the area reached its peak, said Daniel Flaming, president of the Economic Roundtable, a private research organization based in Los Angeles."

Study Predicts Vehicle Fuel Cells Could Power Jobs Here Los Angeles Business Journal article on Economic Roundtable report: Fuel Cells for Transportation: Technical Feasibility and Economic Impacts Monday, May 16, 1994 Byline: Tim Deady "More than 70,000 jobs could initially be created in the four-county Southern California region if a vehicle fuel cell industry develops in the United States, according to a study released last week by a Los Angeles-based research group."

Fuel Cells are being Touted as Power Source of Future Orange County Register article on Economic Roundtable report: Fuel Cells for Transportation: Technical Feasibility and Economic Impacts Thursday, May 12, 1994 Business Section Byline: Andre Mouchard "A group of scientists and economists say more than 70,000 jobs and $9 billion in business can be generated in the Los Angeles-Orange County area by a business that's not even invented yet - fuel cells."

Electric Cars Could Help Create Jobs Pasadena Star News article on Economic Roundtable report: Fuel Cells for Transportation: Technical Feasibility and Economic Impacts Thursday, May 12, 1994 Main News Section Byline: Michael Gougis, Staff Writer "Fuel cell-powered electric vehicles could have a side benefit as welcome as cleaner Southland air - more than 70,000 new jobs, a study released today says."

Study Finds Progress, Promise in Fuel Cells; The Technology Could Create 70,000 Southern California Jobs and Be Used to Make Pollution-Free Cars Los Angeles Times article on Economic Roundtable report: Fuel Cells for Transportation: Technical Feasibility and Economic Impacts Thursday, May 12, 1994 Business Section Byline: Michael Parrish, Times Staff Writer "As hearings open today on whether auto makers can put battery-powered vehicles on California highways by 1998, a new study sponsored by Los Angeles transit officials finds surprising progress-and the promise of 70,000 new Southern California jobs--in fuel cells, the technology that many expect is next down the road."

Beating Swords Into . . . What? San Diego Union-Tribune opinion article Sunday, March 27, 1994 Byline: Daniel Flaming, Economic Roundtable "As richly endowed as Southern California is with cutting-edge technology and entrepreneurial creativity, it does not yet have adequate institutions and political processes for action on its fundamental self interest in enabling residents to put their skills to productive use building a viable economy."

Defense Conversion Fails to Emerge in L.A. Area, Study Finds Aerospace Daily article on Economic Roundtable report: Technology and Jobs: Defense Conversion in the Los Angeles Region Friday, February 18, 1994 Byline: Joseph C. Anselmo Focus Section "Aerospace manufacturers in the Los Angeles region have actually increased their dependence on defense funding over the las ttwo years, bringing into question whether large defense firms can diversify into new commercial markets in a s significant way."

Defense Firms are Learning 'Real World', but Southern California Companies Find Little Cushion in Competitive Private Sector Christian Science Monitor article on Economic Roundtable report: Technology and Jobs: Defense Conversion in the Los Angeles Region Thursday, February 17, 1994 Byline: Daniel B. Wood, Staff Writer "Now that the cold war is over, dozens of defense and aerospace firms are having to diversify into the private sector, convert to new applications, or shut down . . . . The biggest firms have become so reliant on government they 'don't know how the real world works anymore.'"

Studies Find Defense Contractors Slow to Convert to Civilian Work Los Angeles Business Journal article on Economic Roundtable report: Technology and Jobs: Defense Conversion in the Los Angeles Region Monday, February 14, 1994 Byline: Tim Deady "The Economic Roundtable of Los Angeles, a nonprofit research group, found that the Southland defense industry has failed to end its reliance on Pentagon contracts by switching to more commercial work. The industry's reliance on defense contracts has actually increased from 59 percent in 1991 to 65 percent last year, the study found."

Reliance on Defense Work Grows Daily News article on Economic Roundtable report: Technology and Jobs: Defense Conversion in the Los Angeles Region Wednesday, February 9, 1994 Business Section Byline: Russ Britt, Staff Writer "Despite down-sized Pentagon contracts, Southern California aerospace firms have grown more reliant on military spending since the Cold War ended more than two years ago, a survey released Tuesday shows."

Study: Area Slow to Lay Down Arms Orange County Register article on Economic Roundtable report: Technology and Jobs: Defense Conversion in the Los Angeles Region Wednesday, February 9, 1994 Main News Section Byline: Andre Mouchard "War is hell and, apparently, so is getting out of the war business. Despite a long-term slowdown in defense spending, a survey issued Tuesday found that Southern California aerospace companies rely more on defense work today than two years ago."

Defense Firms Fail to Convert, Study Finds Los Angeles Times article on Economic Roundtable report: Technology and Jobs: Defense Conversion in the Los Angeles Region Wednesday, February 9, 1994 Main News Section Byline: Ralph Vartabedian, Times Staff Writer "In a finding that casts serious doubts on the ability of defense contractors to convert to a commercial footing, a survey of high-technology firms in Los Angeles County released Tuesday shows that they have grown even more dependent on the defense business in the last two years."

Study Dampens Defense Firms' Recovery Hopes Pasadena Star News article on Economic Roundtable Report: Creating Transportation Jobs: Aerospace Industrial and Workforce Capabilities for Surface Transportation Manufacturing Tuesday, February 2, 1993 Business Section Byline: Mark Rechtin, Staff Writer "Researchers on Monday tossed cold water on defense companies' hopes that the transportation industry would be their key to prosperity in the '90s. The transportation industry is too small and too low-tech to provide a haven for defense workers put out of work by the peace dividend, according to a study released Monday by the Los Angeles-based public policy Economic Roundtable."

Aerospace Firms' Conversion Seen Unlikely Daily News article on Economic Roundtable Report: Creating Transportation Jobs: Aerospace Industrial and Workforce Capabilities for Surface Transportation Manufacturing Tuesday, February 2, 1993 Business Section Byline: Russ Britt, Staff Writer "A mass planes-to-trains conversion is not in the cards for Southern California aerospace firms because rail component makers never could absorb the industry's massive job losses, according to a study released Monday."

Report Dims Hopes for Defense Conversion; Study Finds Aerospace Firms Are Ill-Suited for the Manufacture of Trains, Buses Los Angeles Times article on Economic Roundtable report: Creating Transportation Jobs: Aerospace Industrial and Workforce Capabilities for Surface Transportation Manufacturing Tuesday, February 2, 1993 Business Section Byline: Amy Harmon, Times Staff Writer "Southland aerospace firms are ill-suited to venture into the surface transportation industry, often touted as their brightest hope for moving away from defense work, according to a report issued Monday by the Economic Roundtable."

LA Lets Fly With New Grounds for Aerospace Wall Street Journal editorial on Economic Roundtable report: Los Angeles County Economic Adjustment Strategy for Defense Reductions Tuesday, March 24, 1992 Editorial Page Byline: Tim W. Ferguson, Columnist "Having flown for one of the longest and highest tax-paid rides in the history of the Free World, the aerospace industry of Los Angeles wants a golden parachute."

Supervisors Ask U.S. for Job Funds; Bush Officials Give Delegation a Mixed Reception; County is Seeking Help from Washington to Retrain Aerospace Workers Los Angeles Times follow-up article on Economic Roundtable report: Los Angeles County Economic Adjustment Strategy for Defense Reductions Friday, March 20, 1992 Metro Section Byline: Alan C. Miller, Times Staff Writer "Three Los Angeles County supervisors met Thursday with top White House officials and Southern California lawmakers to lobby for creation of a national program to use defense savings to retrain aerospace workers and retool defense firms in the aftermath of the Cold War."

Group Predicts Massive LA Aerospace Layoffs Orange County Register article on Economic Roundtable report: Los Angeles County Economic Adjustment Strategy for Defense Reductions Wednesday, March 18, 1992 Business Section Byline: David J. Lynch "Almost one out of every three aerospace workers in Los Angeles County could lose his job by 1995 as a result of Pentagon cutbacks, according to a gloomy new report."

The Aerospace Crash Daily News editorial on Economic Roundtable report: Los Angeles County Economic Adjustment Strategy for Defense Reductions Wednesday, March 18, 1992 Editorial Section "Anyone looking for the fabled peace dividend probably would be well-advised to steer clear of Los Angeles County."

The Aerospace Crisis; Layoffs Come Home to the Valley Los Angeles Times article on Economic Roundtable report: Los Angeles County Economic Adjustment Strategy for Defense Reductions Tuesday, March 17, 1992 Business Section Byline: Patrice Apodaca, Staff Writer "With the San Fernando Valley's heavy reliance on aerospace employment, it comes as little surprise to find Valley communities at the top of the list of those hardest hit by the industry's decline."

The Aerospace Crisis; The Workers; Meager Industry Retraining Effort Hinders Jobless Los Angeles Times article on Economic Roundtable report: Los Angeles County Economic Adjustment Strategy for Defense Reductions Tuesday, March 17, 1992 Business Section Byline: Stuart Silverstein, Times Staff Writer "After Robert Enich lost his job at Lockheed Corp. 14 months ago, he found out first-hand about the shortcomings in job retraining for Southern California's legions of unemployed aerospace workers."

Aerospace Cuts to Devastate Area, County Study Says; Defense Reductions Could Cost up to 420,000 Jobs and $84.6 Billion in Personal Income Los Angeles Times article on Economic Roundtable report: Los Angeles County Economic Adjustment Strategy for Defense Reductions Tuesday, March 17, 1992 Main News Section Byline: Ralph Vartabedian, Times Staff Writer "The aerospace bust in Los Angeles County will deliver a devastating blow reaching into every sector of society and the economy, resulting in the loss of as many as 420,000 jobs by 1995, according to a comprehensive new report to be released today."