industry: Hospitality and Tourism

In March 2015, the Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy (LAANE) released Airbnb, Rising Rent, and the Housing Crisis in Los Angeles. That report, based on data gathered in…

Sharing our homes has been commonplace for as long as there have been spare rooms andcomfortable couches. Whether through word of mouth, ads in newspapers or flyers on communitybulletin boards,…

Residents, workers, and businesses from communities across Los Angeles are united in the Raise LA Coalition in an effort to ensure that the city’s largest and most profitable hotels support…

Airline service workers play a critical role in airport operations, with responsibilities for security, safety, and passenger service that shape the experience of travelers at LAX. Before the Los Angeles…

In 2006, a coalition of community members, workers, and clergy leaders joined together as the Coalition for a New Century in an effort to transform thousands of low wage hotel…

Los Angeles International Airport is the world’s fifth largest airport and a top terrorist target. Yet thousands of airport workers—including many with key security duties—lack health insurance, contributing to high…

This report tells a “Tale of Two Cities:” the vibrant, revitalized Downtown LongBeach, which in April 2007 was listed as “one of the top 10 revived downtownsin the United States”…

Developed and nurtured with taxpayer dollars, the airline industry holds a special status in the United States. From the early days of flight up through the early 1970s, the U.S.…

On November 22, 2006 the Los Angeles City Council adopted an ordinance requiring LAX-area hotels to pay workers a living wage. The hotels responded by gathering signatures for a referendum…

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is one of the city’s most prized public assets. As the fifth-largest passenger airport in the world, LAX is a major economic engine for the…