City Learning and Action Lab
San Antonio, TX, one of the five cities the City Learning and Action Lab will work with to spur economic growth for Latino-owned businesses
The City Learning and Action Lab has launched in five Latino-majority cities across the U.S.
On June 8, 2021, The Aspen Institute Latinos & Society Program launched the 12-month City Learning and Action Lab in partnership with Drexel University’s Nowak Metro Finance Lab and Christopher Gergen, the CEO of impact investment firm, Forward Impact and Aspen Institute Henry Crown Fellow.
Under the Latino Business and Entrepreneurship Initiative, the City Learning and Action Lab will work with five Latino-majority communities to spur economic growth in regions where COVID-19 exacerbated long-existing inequities. The initiative is a hub and spoke model designed to support anchor organizations in each city to form an
How Being Mayor Became the Worst Job in Politics
Several big-city mayors have announced retirements or have been defeated this year, their approval ratings driven down by the pandemic and policing.
June 10, 2021 •
(Erika Schultz/Seattle Times/TNS) Seattle hasn’t re-elected a mayor since 2005. That streak will last at least four more years. Mayor Jenny Durkan announced late last year that she wouldn’t seek a second term.
Seattle has been one of the nation’s most successful cities in recent years, with a booming economy and the biggest population growth of any large city. Growth always brings problems, and Seattle has suffered from both housing and transportation issues.
Santa Barbara County’s Businesses Beginning to Bounce Back from COVID-19, Research Finds
While economic activity appears to be ramping up, the data also show it s evident that employers and consumers struggled during the pandemic
Many businesses, including those at State and Figueroa streets in downtown Santa Barbara, seen in March, have started to show signs of recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. (Brooke Holland / Noozhawk photo) By Brooke Holland, Noozhawk Staff Writer | @BT Holland
May 19, 2021
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Santa Barbara County’s businesses appear to be recovering from the global COVID-19 pandemic, according to a research report released Wednesday.
Consumer spending, job postings and the formation of new businesses “suggest that businesses and consumers are preparing to ramp up their economic activity,” an assessment offered by Carlsbad-based applied research firm BW Research stated.
Bruce: Rain chances continue with flood watch through Thursday morning
David: Wednesday evening weather forecast By Bruce Katz | May 19, 2021 at 11:59 AM CDT - Updated May 19 at 10:32 PM
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect for the area through 7am Thursday. Deep moisture will stay stuck over the area through today and part of Thursday. Heavy rain could develop and lead to localized flooding in some locations.
A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for much of S MS and all of SE LA until 7 PM CDT today. In addition, Coastal Flood Warnings and Advisories and River Flood Warnings are in effect in many areas.