Newsom calls for big boost in funding for California’s film and TV tax credit, throwing Hollywood a lifeline Cynthia HirschhornOctober 27, 2024California, economics, public finance, media, art, culture, policy, government
Latino residents slam ‘trust fund hipsters’ in ugly L.A. gentrification battle Cynthia HirschhornOctober 21, 2024los angeles, culture, economics, equity
Los Angeles’ $22-billion homelessness problem gives leaders a choice: Double down or change strategies Cynthia HirschhornOctober 16, 2024los angeles, housing, policy, economics, public finance, government
Los Angeles has to rezone the entire city. Why are officials protecting single-family-home neighborhoods? Cynthia HirschhornSeptember 26, 2024los angeles, urban design, urban planning, policy, housing, economics
Here’s the Net Worth Americans Think It Takes to Be Rich Cynthia HirschhornAugust 23, 2024finance, public finance, economics, data
Can Free Rent Revive Downtown San Francisco? Cynthia HirschhornAugust 11, 2024cities, economics, finance, public finance, public space, civic space, housing
Column: 1984 Olympic Arts Festival all but reinvented L.A. Why the 2028 Games could do the same Cynthia HirschhornJuly 26, 2024los angeles, global, media, culture, citiies, sports, art, artists, economics, urban design
This California city lost its daily newspapers. It faces a crisis over what comes next Cynthia HirschhornJuly 24, 2024media, communication, workforce, economics, California
Elon Musk’s messy divorce with California leaves ugly grievances all around Cynthia HirschhornJuly 23, 2024culture, California, technology, economics
L.A. population is aging fast. Here’s how it’s dramatically transforming the city Cynthia HirschhornJuly 2, 2024los angeles, aging, youth, data, immigration, housing, economics, civic space, civic engagement
Cost of bringing clean drinking water to California communities estimated at $11.5 billion Cynthia HirschhornJune 26, 2024California, water, finance, economics, policy, health
The 2024 Election Could Determine the Future of Capitalism Cynthia HirschhornJune 25, 2024voting, democracy, economics
Gene Seroka: Sultan of the supply chain Cynthia HirschhornJune 23, 2024economics, leadership, los angeles, workforce
Newsom, lawmakers use cuts, reserves and ‘fiscal emergency’ declaration to solve budget deficit Cynthia HirschhornJune 22, 2024policy, government, politics, finance, economics, California, workforce
Behind the stunning job losses in Hollywood: ‘The audience has moved on’ Cynthia HirschhornJune 10, 2024workforce, economics, finance, media, culture
Hundreds of children live on Skid Row. Can L.A. do more for them? Cynthia HirschhornJune 10, 2024los angeles, housing, economics, public space, civic space, policy, youth
Lawmakers expensed millions in 2023 under new program that doesn’t require receipts Cynthia HirschhornJune 4, 2024policy, government, politics, finance, economics, housing
America’s richest self-made woman grew up on a dairy farm—now she has a net worth of $20.9 billion Cynthia HirschhornMay 29, 2024women, leadership, economics, workforce
What happened to Silicon Beach? Why L.A.’s tech sector hasn’t lived up to the hype Cynthia HirschhornMay 20, 2024los angeles, technology, economics, finance, workforce
Where every cent of $1 goes at one L.A. restaurant, explained Cynthia HirschhornMay 14, 2024los angeles, culture, economics, finance, workforce