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Why We Need to Elect @EricGarcetti on Tues as Next Mayor of Los Angeles

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Consider the case of LegalZoom, one of our cities great startups. LegalZoom moved from Hollywood to Glendale. But more damning is that LegalZoom decided to open its next big center of innovation in Austin, Texas, along with 600 new jobs and a $21 million office purchase according to this article. The result?

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The Silent Killer – The Company Your Community Never Created

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And consider Snapchat – one of our hometown favorites as they’re based in LA (Venice Beach). That’s our great gain as Snapchat has also raised a lot of money at a monster valuation ($10 billion reported) and has been scooping up talented Stanford engineers and relocating them to LA. And then there is public policy.

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