On a scale of 10, the State of California ranks 8.08. Los Angeles County lags behind at 7.32. That’s according to the United Way's first Quality of Life Index, measuring public safety, economic status, education and health. We hear more about why the quality of life in LA County lags behind the rest of the state, in a conversation with the United Way's Elise Buik, former Assemblywoman Jackie Goldberg, and economist and political analyst Joel Kotkin.
LA County's Declining Quality of Life
Credits
Guests:
- Elise Buik - United Way of Greater Los Angeles - @EliseBuik
- Jackie Goldberg - president of LAUSD board
- Joel Kotkin - fellow in Urban Futures at Chapman University