by Jeremy Loudenback It’s clear that even after a historic election victory in June, not everybody is ready for Robert Garcia, Long Beach’s first Latino, and openly gay mayor as well as the youngest person to ever hold the position. “I just had a breakfast meeting where someone thought I was […]
by Jeremy Loudenback This past June, Robert Garcia shattered three glass ceilings. Garcia made history by becoming the first Latino and the first openly gay mayor of Long Beach by triumphing in a runoff election on June 3. At 36, he is also the youngest person to serve as mayor in […]
by Jeremy Loudenback The way Steve Soboroff remembers it, the most significant development in Los Angeles in 75 years started with a helicopter ride. As he was riding high above the downtown L.A. skyline in search of potential sites for a National Football League stadium in the mid-1990s, the empty space […]
by Jeremy Loudenback Over the past 20 years, there are few people who have played a more active role in the public life of Los Angeles than Steve Soboroff. In the words of former Mayor Richard Riordan, Soboroff is among rare company when it comes to making a difference in the […]
by Jeremy Loudenback Our conversation with Beltran Highlights the Need for Civic Engagement With rates of voter turnout in Los Angeles at a low ebb in recent elections, the city faces a crisis of civic participation. Local leaders remain perplexed at how to improve the city’s lagging civic culture, and ideas […]
by Jeremy Loudenback In the June, only a quarter of California voters cast ballots in the state’s primary election, a record low. In Los Angeles, similar concerns about voter turnout aren’t new. The Los Angeles 2020 Commission highlighted the city’s woeful record of voting and civic engagement, which has stimulated calls […]
by Jeremy Loudenback Michael Govan may hesitate to call himself a good leader, but his record speaks for itself. Since Govan first took the reins at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), he’s seen yearly attendance numbers double at the once-sleepy institution, increased its profile through a series of […]
by Jeremy Loudenback If you thought that libraries were just in the business of lending books, you may not have been into a Los Angeles Public Library under John Szabo’s watch. Since coming aboard as head of the Los Angeles Public Library and its 73 locations across the city in 2012, […]
by Jeremy Loudenback Museums have traditionally been designed as lofty displays of city treasures, part of a high-minded celebration of civic pageantry. But more recently, museums are no longer content to remain gilded repositories of art on a shining hill, removed from city affairs. Cultural institutions have assumed a new role […]
by Jeremy Loudenback After winning election in a contentious race to replace Steve Cooley as district attorney of Los Angeles County, Jackie Lacey hasn’t had the opportunity to rest on her laurels or celebrate the significance of being the first woman and African American to serve as head of the Los […]
by Jeremy Loudenback The public library may seem like a strange setting for discussions about governance. But these days, public libraries occupy an active and surprisingly commonplace role in the public policy arena, especially in urban areas. From helping citizens navigate the new healthcare marketplaces to dealing with homelessness, libraries are no […]
by Jeremy Loudenback It’s been a busy year at the Bedrosian Center. From presenting cutting-edge research to hosting events with a vaunted line-up of local, state, and national leaders, the Bedrosian Center continued conversations around governance and policy implementation for a changing world. With a goal to promote effective governance, the […]
by Jeremy Loudenback In his first year on the job, Hermosa Beach City Manager Tom Bakaly has had to do a lot more than just sign the checks. Since coming to the beachfront community in the South Bay area of Los Angeles, Bakaly has had to contend with pressing economic development […]
by Jeremy Loudenback Aja Brown is on a mission. Since her election as mayor of Compton this past June, the 31-year-old has been on a one-woman crusade to change minds about the city of Compton. You may have seen her in the pages of Vogue or in the UK-based Guardian, describing Compton’s […]
by Jeremy Loudenback In recent weeks, the Bedrosian Center has hosted an impressive slate of state and national leaders, and on Wednesday, November 13, the conversation about effective governance shifts to the local level. Tom Bakaly, the newly appointed city manager for Hermosa Beach, returns to USC as part of the Bedrosian Center’s […]
by Jeremy Loudenback When Jan Perry came to the Bedrosian Center’s Lunch with a Leader last month, we had opportunity to ask her a few questions about her 12-year run as a council member representing District 9 (which includes much of South Los Angeles and some parts of downtown), how to […]
by Jeremy Loudenback In case you haven’t already read about her in Vogue, Aja Brown is raising some eyebrows. But unlike in years past, when headlines out of Compton focused on chaotic local politics, corruption scandals, and gun violence, there’s a wellspring of optimism surrounding the new Mayor of Compton. Since […]
by Raphael Bostic Last week, the Bedrosian Center hosted former Los Angeles City Councilwoman and mayoral candidate Jan Perry as part of our Lunch with a Leader speaker series. Perry once again impressed. I had seen her in action last December, when I moderated a mayoral candidate summit on affordable housing […]
by Jeremy Loudenback Even in a diverse, polyglot city like Los Angeles, Jan Perry cuts a unique profile that speaks to a multifaceted and sometimes contradictory political career. The former City Councilwoman is a Spanish-speaking, African-American, Jewish Democrat, whose pro-development efforts have sometimes put her into conflict with labor interests. Earlier this […]
By Katrina Soriano PSR and the USC Bedrosian Center teamed up on August 11, 2019 to bring Dr. Emerald Archer to USC to address the challenges facing the women in the workplace. Archer, the director for the Center for the Advancement of Women in Mount Saint Mary’s University, shared that […]
9/11 Truth by Peter J. Robertson March 15, 2015 There is a popular conspiracy theory that claims a group of nineteen radical Muslims, under the direction of a Saudi Arabian man hiding out in Afghanistan, nearly simultaneously hijacked four American airplanes and turned them towards their intended targets, with three of […]
by Donnajean Ward Detroit is famous for a lot of things and more and more the city is becoming known for urban farming. During our week-long visit as part of the Price School’s LEAP Detroit Lab, we saw the range of urban farming and gardening first hand. Lafayette Greens was just […]
Best in Governance California Governor Brown Earlier this month, Gov. Brown’s State of the State speech served as another exclamation point on his superb track record in bringing California back from an abyss of budgetary woes and legislative gridlock during his second go-round as governor of the Golden State. Since his […]
Originally posted on USC Price News October 9, 2013 By Megan Goulding Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti addressed a crowd of more than 300 civic leaders, public servants, and philanthropists Oct. 8, when he provided the lunchtime keynote address at a major conference on veterans’ affairs, hosted by the USC Price […]
Through the Governance Salons, the Price School hosts faculty to explore issues relating to effective governance and public management. We create a unique opportunity for our students and faculty to meet and engage with top researchers in the field and encourage participation between speakers and audience in order to foster […]