I completely disagree with him. It's more efficient for companies to operate warehouses here because it cuts lead time and errors. |
If it works the way everyone thinks it will, we should be OK. |
In one sense, these exurbs are just suburbs that take a longer time to drive to. With these, white flight has nothing to do with it. It's all housing prices. The makeup of these communities is a reflection of who's migrating, and that's people who have enough money to be middle class. |
It is much more of a local draw. The races are less popular. That is part of the problem. |
It was a very successful program at that time. Students graduated from that program and went to work in management positions for the local retail stores. |
Look at the population pyramid and look at where land is available. From here forward, the housing that's going to be built in Southern California will have to happen here ... I don't see a limit. |
Research determined that businesses save money by operating [warehouses] in Southern California because it shortens lag time between when product is needed and when businesses get them. It's in the financial interest of companies to operate in the Inland Empire. |
Sooner or later we need to have an intelligent conversation about infrastructure. Imagine the economy today if, 50 years ago, we didn't invest in the interstate freeway system. |
The industry is crucial. It is one of the main blue-collar sectors that we need to depend on. |
The Inland Empire grows up in little pieces, not in massive [numbers of] employees. These are just symptoms - once you add them up they become serious. |
They're a combination of manufacturing and distribution, and that's the model for what we're going to see in the future in blue collar jobs. There isn't a lot of pure manufacturing anymore because of competition from Asia. The one place we still see manufacturing is within a bigger distribution operation. We're going to see more of this. |
This is a national problem being dumped on Southern California. |
This is a sign that [the Inland Empire] is changing. What is really great about these offices is they are not real estate-related. Most [companies] that come with offices are mortgaging or professionals within the construction industry. |
This is exactly what we want to see going into our economy. Most of our job growth has been propelled by two things: population growth and blue-collar job growth. These [companies] are an indication we have crossed a threshold.That's crucial because of the kind of white-collar jobs that come with them. |
This is one of the consequences of the permanent loss of manufacturing jobs to Asia. In the past, that sector was the route to upward income mobility for marginally educated workers. |