tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569873997733580216.post6654456633285006775..comments2024-03-10T00:23:15.080-08:00Comments on Under the Alexandria: I whip out my crystal ball and try to predict the future of Downtown, Pt. 2Lihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16362712838754074396noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569873997733580216.post-80095750708380666722008-07-28T10:31:00.000-07:002008-07-28T10:31:00.000-07:00Li,I guess I should have been more clear. Traditi...Li,<BR/><BR/>I guess I should have been more clear. Traditional manufacturing is what I meant. Alternative energy, or manufacturing of a type that isn't necessarily directly competing with emerging markets manufacturing would obviously be a step in the right direction. We need to start selling american ingenuity, because once something becomes mainstream, there are places like india and china that can perform the same task at a fraction of the price. As the old maxim goes, "the game is to be sold, not told."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569873997733580216.post-72163567772188685622008-07-25T09:31:00.000-07:002008-07-25T09:31:00.000-07:00Chuppie, my husband is going to weigh in on this i...Chuppie, my husband is going to weigh in on this in more depth next week, but wanted to say that there are a number of areas where the U.S. could dominate in manufacturing. For example, Caltech is a leader in alternative energy amd LA definitely has the capacity to gear up production in that area. But yes, we needed to start investing in these areas years ago--hopefully it's not too late to catch up.Lihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16362712838754074396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569873997733580216.post-21010824205246618072008-07-24T16:23:00.000-07:002008-07-24T16:23:00.000-07:00I just hope that the uptick in local manufacturing...I just hope that the uptick in local manufacturing doesn't cause us to put our collective heads in the sand again; we've ignored the global trend of this type of work moving across the ocean to cheaper developing nations. Instead of trying to find a new "niche" market for the U.S. worker, we continue to try to figure out how to maintain our traditional modes of jobs and economy. Even if the dollar is weak today, allowing for a surge in local manufacturing, the reality is other than local-served type manufacturing, we will never be able to compete with emerging markets for cheap labor. So, let's hope that the doomsday that has been presented prior to this most recent return to manufacturing will serve as a catalyst to policy makers and every day americans that the days of american powerhouse manufacturing are over, and we need to find a new good (or service?) to sell in the global marketplace. And we needed it yesterday.<BR/>-chuppieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569873997733580216.post-65645495684142243342008-07-24T14:46:00.000-07:002008-07-24T14:46:00.000-07:00I knew about One Wilshire. I know this sound insan...I knew about One Wilshire. I know this sound insane, but I never brought it up because I thought in regards to terrorism that would be the only reason hitting downtown LA would make any sense. Though I guess if terrorism is real, they probably would already know about this building...lol...funny the things you worry about.<BR/><BR/>Yeah if anything happens to that building (well this was five years ago) most of the west coast would go down in regards to internet and phone and credit card machines, I'm sure they have some kind of redundancy set up. Lets hope they do. <BR/><BR/>BrowneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569873997733580216.post-50490038878866192472008-07-23T09:49:00.000-07:002008-07-23T09:49:00.000-07:00Welcome to the Manhattan! Ginny Case also lives he...Welcome to the Manhattan! Ginny Case also lives here, so we're getting quite a number of bloggers in the building. <BR/><BR/>I hear you on the parking situation--if I didn't have a kid, I'd park in your current lot (walking extra blocks is totally worth it for that price), but with a baby, it's too much to deal with.Lihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16362712838754074396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569873997733580216.post-13200873365153600082008-07-23T07:32:00.000-07:002008-07-23T07:32:00.000-07:00Hello Soon To Be Neighbor! I've been peeking at yo...Hello Soon To Be Neighbor! I've been peeking at your blog recently as well, playing close attention to the parking bits especially. Boyfriend and I are set to move into the SB Manhattan in about 3 weeks - we'll have one of the corner units on the 8th floor. <BR/><BR/>We currently live over on Spring btwn 7th/8th and I used to think our parking garage was the worst, but I'm swiftly learning something is better than nothing. The walk is a little dicey but I may end up keeping my car here since I need the flexibility of a 24 hour garage and we only pay $75 now. <BR/><BR/>Oh, downtown, I've come to love it but it's often a choice between evils.DoodleFactoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02908064636963468795noreply@blogger.com