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Los Angeles Proposes Plastic Grocery Bag Ban

Associations Now

Associations’ reactions were mixed after the Los Angeles City Council voted to ban the use of plastic bags by grocery stores. Los Angeles grocery store clerks are going to need a new line of questioning for shoppers if the city’s plastic bag ban gets final approval. Association reaction was mixed following the vote.

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#LAstory: How Discover Los Angeles Won Instagram

Associations Now

The Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board’s recent ad campaign “What’s Your L.A. More on how the Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board, through its Discover Los Angeles brand, used photos from the Instagram-famous to pitch its message: “Instagram-famous”? The secret?

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Rams Move Could Bring More Meetings to Los Angeles

Associations Now

When the Rams move to Los Angeles for the 2016 season, the NFL team’s fans may not be the only visitors coming to town. According to Cvent , Los Angeles ranked number 20 among 2015’s most popular conference destinations, down one slot from the previous year.

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Strategic Adaptation

World Class Boards

An oft-cited quote from success expert Brian Tracy states: “When an airplane leaves Chicago for Los Angeles, it is off course 99% of the time. But sticking too closely to the letter and detail of a plan can actually take you farther away from achieving your desired outcome. This is normal and to be expected.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 6.21.19

Reid All About it

Join us online for the livestream of select sessions, thought leader interviews, and so much more, all live from Los Angeles. Join us online for the livestream of select sessions, thought leader interviews, and so much more, all live from Los Angeles. Wed 6/26 from 11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. PCMA EDUCON LIVE 2019.

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Associations Respond to LA Wildfires

Associations Now

Hurricane Helene and the recent Los Angeles wildfires have impacted hundreds of thousands of Americans. At the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles, staff quickly leveraged its database of members to create a website offering listings of available rental housing in the affected region.

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When Your Heart Isn’t in It: Leadership Lessons from Magic Johnson

Associations Now

Magic Johnson—a man who has lived in the public eye for more than 40 years and is one of the best-known sports figures in the world—did just that last week, leaving his role as the Los Angeles Lakers’ president of basketball operations suddenly and just before the team’s season finale.