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L.A.’s Earthquake-Proofing Problem: Who Pays?

Associations Now

Los Angeles city officials are trying to get ahead of the next “big one” and save lives, but the costly upgrades needed for wooden and concrete buildings make a proposed retrofitting plan a big ask, associations in the city note. “Complacency risks lives,” the mayor said, according to The Los Angeles Times.

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Hyperloop Hype: Could Elon Musk’s Mysterious Idea Reshape Travel?

Associations Now

Won’t leap tall buildings (or get airborne at all, really), but could get you from Los Angeles to San Francisco in half an hour. For another, it would only require solar power, and finally, it would travel between San Francisco and Los Angeles in less time than it takes to fly. Faster than a speeding bullet.

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Four States Put Up So Parks Don’t Stay Shut Up

Associations Now

The deals to reopen the attractions came after the Obama administration shifted its position last week to let states cover the costs; earlier, the administration had rebuffed various states’ proposals to fund operations. CVBs on the Front Lines. Risk vs. Reward.

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Visitors Bureaus and Businesses Feel the Shutdown’s Sting

Associations Now

Felicia Fonseca of the Associated Press reported on a proposal by Arizona Gov. Those proposals were orginally rejected when the government insisted that the state pick up the entire cost of keeping the park open until the shutdown was lifted. Jan Brewer (R) that would use state money to keep the park open.

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Innovation: Key to Boosting Meeting Attendance

Associations Now

Earlier this week, it announced it would postpone its 2013 Publishing Conference scheduled for later this month in Los Angeles. But even with sequestration effects and rising travel costs for attendees , associations can’t give up on meetings and events. Take the Western Publishing Association. What’s in it for the winner? $1

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Association Brain Food: 11.24.23

Reid All About it

GrowthZone’s guide to selecting a credit card processor is perfect for those of you who need to understand the players and their roles, terminology, fees, rates, hard and soft costs, and security issues. Have a proposal due, but no new ideas? They also suggest topics to ask about during discussions with vendors.

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Ready for Applications: TSA’s PreCheck Program Expands to Public

Associations Now

Fighting back on fees While airline and travel groups are all for the TSA PreCheck program’s expansion, industry groups are much less excited about another TSA-related initiative: a plan in the latest congressional budget proposal to increase the TSA passenger fee (called a September 11 security fee by some).