Town Hall has developed an extraordinary opportunity for you. We live in one of the most remarkable cities in the world - a sophisticated megalopolis in a seductive physical setting. As we have gotten to know more of our members, we have responded to their interests and curiosity and discovered that the name "Town Hall" opened doors for members-only tours.
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) voted today to expand top-level domains – those letters that follow the “dot” – to virtually anything and in virtually any language. Of course, like so many things these days, it will cost money ($185,000). A minor thing, perhaps, but this brings new meaning to “the good old days.” I once thought “old” meant that you could remember when there wasn’t color TV, or when there were only four outcomes when you called someone: no one answered, the line was busy, you got the person you were calling or you left a message.
Caller ID may have been developed so that we could avoid annoying telemarketers, but now they are the only ones who mask their numbers – aside from the people who work at Los Angeles’ City Hall. Caller ID is so ubiquitous that it has become a red flag when the display reads “Unknown caller” or “Private number”, so why does the Mayor’s office have blocked numbers? Anyone? Jon Goodman, President
What do we want and what are we prepared to give for it? Time, money, treasure, nothing? “Bueller…Bueller…Bueller?” calls the Econ teacher. “Ferris: If you're not over here in fifteen minutes, you can find a new best friend. Cameron: You've been saying that since the fifth grade.” Plus ça change plus sa la même chose. We haven’t had any programs on the city budget lately (see above). We haven’t had any programs on the State budget lately (see above). We wrote the definitive work and prediction (that came true) on the pension dilemma in 1979 (see above). So here’s our Summer promise.
Bill Colton, a President's Circle member since 2005, recently spoke with us about why Town Hall is important to him. Bill grew up in Los Gatos and came to Southern California in 1993. He is the District Manager of Baldor Electric, a subsidiary of the ABB Group and a frequent participant at Town Hall events. He is usually there with several business colleagues, so we asked him to share some of benefits he sees in participating. Town Hall: How did you learn about Town Hall?
Los Angeles, CA – Monday, November 29, 2010 – Gary Ervin, Corporate Vice President and President of Aerospace Systems, Northrop Grumman, will deliver the address “California Dreaming: The Place for Aerospace in Driving Innovation and Economic Growth,” to TOWN HALL Los Angeles on Thursday, December 9, 2010, at the Sheraton Los Angeles Downtown.
On behalf of the members, staff and those we inform, we thank all of you who participate in Town Hall Los Angeles for your support of our nonpartisan, far-reaching and relevant podium. Thanks to the generosity of individual members, corporate members, foundations and the public, in 2010, we have thus far convened over 30 events where we welcomed thousands and we have reached over 100,000 listeners through our two radio programs.
Los Angeles, CA – Tuesday, November 9, 2010 – “Transforming Health, Making Reform Real,” is the keynote address that Dr. Benjamin K. Chu, MD, MPH, MACP, president ofKaiser Permanente’s Southern California Region, will deliver to TOWN HALL Los Angeles on Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel.
Los Angeles, CA – Tuesday, November 2, 2010 – Jeremy P. Anwyl, Chief Executive Officer of Edmunds.com Inc., will address TOWN HALL Los Angeles on the future of the auto industry, including the highlights of the upcoming LA auto show. Anwyl’s presentation will take place on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at Shutters on the Beach in Santa Monica.
Los Angeles, CA – Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Timothy J. Leiweke, President and Chief Executive Officer of AEG, will return to TOWN HALL Los Angeles to share his vision of sports, entertainment, development and tourism, and their role in revitalizing downtown’s economy, Thursday, November 4, 2010 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel.
Los Angeles, CA – Monday, October 18, 2010
The Honorable Condoleezza Rice, 66th US Secretary of State and author, will return to TOWN HALL Los Angeles to discuss her newly released book “Extraordinary, Ordinary People: A Memoir of Family” on Monday, October 25, 2010 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel. Dr. Rice will be in conversation with her cousin and Los Angeles civil rights lawyer, Constance Rice, Co-director of the Advancement Project. This will be the only pairing of the cousins in the national book tour.
Los Angeles, CA – Tuesday, October 12, 2010
In its mission to better inform the public, TOWN HALL’s Civic Series will convene the panel “Redistricting California: Understanding Propositions 20 & 27,” on Tuesday, October 19, 2010, at the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy in Little Tokyo.
Los Angeles, CA – Thursday, October 7, 2010
Douglas Elmendorf, Director of the Congressional Budget Office, will discuss the “Budget and Economic Outlook for 2011 and Beyond” with TOWN HALL Los Angeles on Thursday, October 21, 2010, at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel.
What do you think of upcoming speaker @MariaEDurazo 's recent op-ed in the LA Times on the #LAMayor race? - http://t.co/XBhBJRDvPu
NEW: Join us on 6/17 to hear from @jonathanalter on the 2012 campaigns and his latest book, more info here: http://t.co/5LDAKqWkeC
NEW EVENT: @MariaEDurazo of @LALabor speaks on June 11th about the future of the middle class. Register today: http://t.co/8BlCj3i9tg
A HUGE thank you to @AdamChapnick of @Indiegogo for the entertaining and informative discussion of #crowdfunding last night.
From @AdamChapnick - "Crowdfunding is not panhandling. It's disintermediation"
