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Welcome to the "Valley of the Stars"

	Valley Information Project Advisory Panel
	Mission of the Economic Alliance of the San Fernando Valley
	Valley Information Project Team - CivicCenter

The San Fernando Valley is located in Southern California in the northern portion of Los Angeles County.  Our Valley has come a long way since the beginning of the 20th century when its fertile ground not only nourished the development of California's citrus industry, but also the state's fledgling movie and aviation industries.  Today, as we near the end of the century, the San Fernando Valley has grown into the world's center for entertainment and a major supplier for aerospace and defense related technologies, financial services, health care and high-tech manufacturing.

In an April 1998 special report about Los Angeles County's most profitable companies, the Los Angeles Business Journal declared that " . . . the San Fernando Valley is a regional powerhouse."  The Journal noted that the Valley is home to more highly profitable public companies than the traditional business centers of Downtown L.A., the Wilshire Corridor, and the L.A.'s West Side combined.

Our highly educated workforce, well-developed infrastructure, hospitable climate, business-friendly municipal governments and strategic position along the Pacific Rim have combined to facilitate the establishment of more than 50,000 small businesses.   As we look ahead to the new millennium, we are encouraged to note that literally thousands of these new businesses in our Valley are innovators in such emerging industries as multi-media, bio-technology and communications.

For generations, the San Fernando Valley has been the home of Bob Hope, Gene Autry, Clark Gable, John Wayne, Amelia Earhart and countless other individual legends.   Today, we are also known for our corporate stars who have become business legends in their own right.  Among those who make their home here are: The Walt Disney Company, Universal Studios, Warner Brothers, Dreamworks SKG, NBC, Litton Industries, Boeing-Rocketdyne Propulsion and Power, Countrywide Credit, Nestle USA, Sunkist, Pinkerton, and Wellpoint Health Networks.

The Economic Alliance of the San Fernando Valley is a Strategic, powerful partnership of leaders in business, education and government.  Through this dynamic collaborative leadership, we are stimulating regional economic growth and enhancing the Valley's competitive position in the global economy.

The Valley Almanac and the Valley Information Base / Archive have been established through the generosity of the James Irvine Foundation to provide essential economic, demographic, community and tourism information relating to the geographic San Fernando Valley.  This includes the cities of Calabasas, Burbank, Glendale, Hidden Hills, San Fernando and the northern portion of Los Angeles.

Sincerely,

Mission of the Economic Alliance of the San Fernando Valley

The Economic Alliance of the San Fernando Valley has established a partnership between the business community, government, leadership, and residents. The Alliance is dedicated to conducting research, maintaining data, facilitating education and sharing information.  The goal is to improve the Valley’s quality of life, to attract and retain employers in the region, and to support prosperity in the community.  This is accomplished by developing and implementing economic strategies, maintaining communications with the global economic community, and by providing objective support for the development of sound public policies.

Since its founding the Alliance has developed an unprecedented valley wide economic strategy.  Dozens of business and community organizations have worked together since 1994 to meet the challenges of the San Fernando Valley, reaching consensus on action steps for meaningful results.  This privately driven project has been made possible through massive volunteer efforts, enormous dedication of private resources, and the cooperation of government on all levels.

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San Fernando Valley Almanac Advisory Panel

We are grateful to the following panelists for sharing their time, knowledge and experience with the Valley Information Project:

P. Kenneth Ackbarali - Director of Economic Consulting for the Economic Development Corporation of Los Angeles County (LAEDC). Provides enhanced economic services to businesses in Southern California including analysis and forecasts of the national and international economies as well as global financial markets.

Wayne Adelstein - Owner, Decision Communications, Publisher of the Valley Business Journal. Public relations consultant for the Asian Business Association and the Port of Los Angeles.

Bill Allen - President, Economic Alliance of the San Fernando Valley.

David Auger - Vice President, General Manager of the Northern Region of the Los Angeles Division of Time Warner Communications.

Jane Boeckmann - President, World of Communications, Publisher of Valley Magazine, Valley Vision, Valley Views, and Valley Visits.

Bert Boeckmann - President and Owner, Galpin Motors. Commissioner, Los Angeles Police Commission.

Jim Bozajian - Mayor of the City of Calabasas, Deputy District Attorney for the County of Los Angeles.

Rev. Zedar Broadous - President, NAACP of the San Fernando Valley, Publisher.

David Butler - Editor, Los Angeles Daily News, Vice President Los Angeles Newspaper Group.

Charles Cate - City Manager for the City of Calabasas.

Yvonne Chan, Ph.D. - Principal of the Vaughn Next Century Learning Center, Adjunct Professor at UCLA and at California State University. Serves as an educational consultant for CBS Education-Entertainment and various national foundations. Board Member, Consortium for Policy Research in education (University of Pennsylvania, Harvard University, Stanford University, University of Michigan, and University of Wisconsin-Madison.). Chair, California State Superintendent’s Advisory Committee on Charter Schools.

Leroy Chase - Director, Boys & Girls Club of the San Fernando Valley, Commissioner, Los Angeles City Recreation & Parks Commission.

David Fleming - Of Counsel to Latham & Watkins, Attorneys, Commissioner, California Transportation Commission, Commissioner, Los Angeles City Fire Commission.

Shelley Garcia - Editor of the San Fernando Valley Business Journal.

Rickey M. Gelb - Managing Partner of Gelb Enterprises, a real estate development and property management company. General Contractor in the State of California.

Tom Hayden - California State Senator, 23rd District.

Bonny Herman - President, Valley Industry and Commerce Association. Director, Metropolitan Water District.

Robert Hertzberg - California State Assemblyman, 40th District.

Lew Horne - Senior Managing Director, CB Richard Ellis, Inc. Commercial Brokerage Services.

William Hosek, Ph.D. - Dean, College of Business Administration and Economics, California State University, Northridge.

Con Howe - Director of Planning for the Los Angeles City Planning Department.

Bing Inocencio, Ph.D. - President of Los Angeles Pierce College, holder of four degrees including a degree in marketing, and a Ph.D. in Economics from Wharton.

David Iwata - President San Fernando Valley Conference and Visitors Bureau. Principal, LD2 Marketing Group.

Millie Jones - Public Affairs Director, Southland Regional Association of Realtors, Inc.

Richard Kasper - Finance Director for the Los Angeles Daily News and for the Los Angeles Newspaper Group.

James B. Koslow - CEO of Koslow & Associates.

Philip S. Lanzafame - Economic Development Administrator for the City of Glendale.

Steven W. Lew - Vice President of Universal Studios. Chairman of the Valley Industry & Commerce Association

Thomas G. McDonald, MCRS - Vice President of Cushman Realty Corporation.

Bob Meyler - Financial Consultant, President of the United Chambers of Commerce of the San Fernando Valley.

Don Nakamoto - Administrative Analyst, Verdugo Private Industry Council

William E. Norlund, Ph.D., Ed.D. - President of Los Angeles Mission College.

George Nadel Riven, CPA - Partner-in-Charge of Broadcasting Services Miller, Kaplan, Arasi & Co., L.L.P.

Sanford P. Paris, J.D., B.S. - Owner of Paris Industrial Parks, an industrial development company.

Ken Patton, Ph.D. - Dean of Career Education/Economic Development, Glendale Community College.

Robert L. Rodine - Financial Consultant, The Polaris Group

Connie L. Romney - Vice President, Manager, Union Bank of California, Warner Center

Jeffrey Schwartz, Ph.D. - Director, Corporate Affairs, The Walt Disney Company

Robert L. Scott - Principal, Scott & Associates, Policy Advisors, Attorneys, Executive Vice Chair, Economic Alliance, Project Director, Valley Information Project, Commissioner / Vice President, Los Angeles City Planning Commission.

Gerald A. Silver, Ed.D. - Professor of Business Administration (ret). Instructor of business administration, information systems, and management courses at Los Angeles City College. Journalist-author, text and trade books, educational research published in business, trade and education journals, and has written several hundred articles on business, community and family relations. President of the Homeowners of Encino.

Ron Sorenson - Planning Manager, Providence Health Systems which operates Holy Cross Hospital in Mission Hills, and St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Burbank.

Robert Tague - Community Development Director for the City of Burbank. Assistant Executive Director of the Burbank Redevelopment Agency.

Gary Thomas - Vice President, Victory Web & Graphics, Vice Chairman, Economic Alliance of the San Fernando Valley.

Matt Toledo - President and Publisher, Los Angeles Business Journal, Publisher, San Fernando Valley Business Journal.

Andrea Troutman - Northern Regional Manager, Valley and Ventura County Editions, Times in Education, Los Angeles Times.

Robert Voit - Chairman and CEO, Voit Industries, Commercial Developers.

Candace Voorheis - Executive Director and President, Valley International Trade Association.

Fred Weinhart - Principal, Management Services Unlimited.

Tyree Wieder, Ph.D. - President, Los Angeles Valley College.

Blenda Wilson, Ph.D. - President of California State University Northridge.

Steven Scott MacDonald - Director, Development Services, Department of Building & Safety, City of Los Angeles