Economy holds back city

In a sober assessment of the state of the city, the United Way of Los Angeles on Monday warned that economic problems threaten to stifle growth and reform, affecting everything from jobs and housing to health and education.Daily News.

"Los Angeles, 2008. State of City" is the fifth annual report prepared by the charity with the Edmund G. "Pat" Brown Institute of Public Affairs at California State University, Los Angeles, and it offers a grim perspective for local officials as they develop policies to deal with L.A.'s housing, jobs and education needs.