Economic Roundtable

Coming Soon! A Warehouse Near You
The ripple effects from clean trucks can build safe communities and livelihoods.
Bullies At The Table
Grocery stores are sabotaged by understaffing and Wall Street payouts.
Rent increases must balance needs of landlords and tenants
There is a direct connection between lack of income and lack of shelter.

Bullies At The Table: Consequences of Understaffing by Kroger and Albertsons

May 7, 2025

Neglected Grocery Stores Going to the grocery store is shoppers least enjoyable retail experience because of long lines, high prices and limited availability of popular items. Most grocery workers in California, Colorado and Washington say that product sits in their stores’ backrooms because there is not enough staff to stock store shelves and that their stores are unable to provide good customer service.

Equitable Rent: Rent Stabilization Standards in the City of Los Angeles

September 16, 2024

One-fifth of Los Angeles renters have incomes below the federal poverty threshold. Half of them spend over 90 percent of their income for rent. Vulnerable renters are more likely to be under 35 years old, live alone, and have annual incomes below $20,000.

Excelling for the 2028 Olympics: Restoring, Not Displacing, LA’s Unsheltered Residents

September 4, 2024

Los Angeles’ most glaring flaw as host of the 2028 Olympics is the nation’s largest population of unsheltered homeless individuals. If LA fails to make inroads on the problem, 2028 will be a disaster for unhoused people and LA’s reputation. Restoring the lives of unsheltered residents will be an Olympic achievement.

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