The Latino Project

Tax Reform: An Opportunity for Growth and Success for California’s Small Businesses

Apr 19, 2018

Fox & Hounds By: Michael Vallante This year, there is a reason to celebrate on April 17th: the simpler, fairer, tax system is making a real difference for families and businesses. As a result of the Tax Reform Act passed last year by Congress, Americans are more optimistic about the economy than they’ve been in […]

The Little Berry that Could: How Strawberries Contribute to the Vitality of Southern California’s Urban Economy

Mar 28, 2018

Fox & Hounds By: Annette Levi and Serhat Asci While urban and rural California may be miles apart geographically and politically, they could not be more interdependent economically. That’s what we found with a recent research project that determined nearly $3-billion of Southern California’s urban economy is directly linked to the state’s strawberry farming operations. […]

US Must Lead in Changing Global Economy

Oct 10, 2017

By Damon Dunn The U.S. economy has undergone major shifts from the time of our founding, transitioning from agriculture to manufacturing to services now comprising the majority of our economic output. Free market advocates have rightly pointed out that our economic growth has occurred as a result of free enterprise; by millions of individuals communicating […]

Dodgers are Looking to get Sponsorship for Naming Rights to Field at Dodgers Stadium

Aug 24, 2017

The Dodgers are soliciting sponsorship offers from companies interested in attaching their name to the field at Dodger Stadium. Dodgers President Stan Kasten has claims that the Dodger Stadium name is not for sale and in an interview he stated, That has never been for sale. It never will be for sale. A naming […]

California Politicians Introduce bills to Punish Companies that work on the Border Wall

Apr 28, 2017

Two California politicians have introduced bills that are meant to stop the construction of the border wall. California State Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) and Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher (D-San Diego) have introduced Senate Bill 30 (SB 30) and Assembly Bill 946 (AB 946), which is called the Resist the Wall Act, in response to the […]

Venezuelan Government Seizes GM Plant

Apr 24, 2017

Venezuela seized a GM plant last week, which is a further sign that Venezuela’s economic crisis is getting worse. Peter Quinter, Miami-based chair of law firm GrayRobinson’s Customs and International Trade Law Group, stated: GM is not the first and they’re not going to be the last because the government of Venezuela is desperate for any […]