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TheSanGabrielValley:
FromCitrusParadisetoKnowledgeCity
MichaelWooDean,CollegeofEnvironmental
DesignCaliforniaStatePolytechnic
University,Pomona
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN NUMBER %
Latino 855,755 46%
Asian American 524,716 28%
White 398,740 22% Black or African American 81,607 4%
AIAN 26,061 1%
NHPI 7,187 0 4%
Total Population 1,846,796 100%
AlreadythelargestsingleemployerintheSanGabrielValley
• Over165,000collegestudents• Over30collegesanduniversities• More4-yearcollegesanduniversitiesthanBoston/Cambridge,Manhattan,Chicago
• LargestcommunitycollegeintheU.S.(Mt.SAC)
• CityofHope• Caltech• ArtCenter• ClaremontColleges
CalPolyPomonatiedfor#5nationallyin“UpwardMobilityTop10”(DavidLeonhardt,NewYorkTimes,January18,2017)
• Baseduponpercentageofstudentsfrombottomfifthofincomedistributionwhoendupinthetopthree-fifths
Constantinnovationisasocialprocess(EnricoMoretti,TheNewGeographyofJobs(2012)
• Geographymatters• Communitymatters• Needforcriticalmassofhighlyeducatedworkersregularlyinvolvedintheexchangeofideas(innovationhubs)
• MichaelStorper onBayArea(GenentechnearUCSF)vs.SoCal(AmgeninThousandOaks)(TheRiseandFallofUrbanEconomies (2015)
TheSanGabrielValleycanbepartofthesolutiontothehousingcrisis
• LACountyhasthesecondlargesthomelesspopulationintheU.S.(about55,000),butthelargesthomelesspopulationwithoutshelter(75%inLAcomparedto5%inNYC)
• MorethanhalfofLAresidentspayone-thirdormoreofincomeonhousing
• AveragemonthlyrentinLAforone-bedroomapt.is$1,340
• Oneoutof10CSUstudentsarehomeless(and1ofout5lacksteadyaccesstofood)
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