Mayor appoints panel on jobs and economy.Fresh off his victory in Sacramento to gain more control over the Los Angeles Unified School District The Los Angeles Unified School District (the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. , Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is stepping up his economic development efforts to boost investment and jobs in the city. This week, Villaraigosa is in the midst Adv. 1. in the midst - the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?" midmost of a 16-day swing through China, Japan and South Korea to promote Los Angeles as a place to visit and do business and to expand export markets for L.A. companies. Just before Villaraigosa left, he told the Business Journal he had formed a Committee for Jobs and the Economy, comprised of 30 prominent business leaders and chaired by City National Bank chief executive Russell Goldsmith. "I plan to intensify my focus on economic development in L.A., and the Asia trade mission and this committee represent a launching of this sharpened focus," Villaraigosa said. The trade mission began Oct. 7 and involves about 50 members of L.A.'s business community (including Matt Toledo, publisher of the Business Journal). The Chinese leg of the trip will focus in part on how L.A. businesses can participate in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an international multi-sport event held every four years, organised by the International Olympic Committee. in Beijing. Among the 31 members on the committee are such prominent business leaders as Earvin "Magic" Johnson, chief executive of Magic Johnson Enterprises, John Cushman, chairman of real estate company Cushman & Wakefield Inc., Peter Chernin, chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of News Corp., Steve Sample, president of the University of Southern California University of Southern California is led by a President selected by the Board of Trustees. Presidents of USC
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