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Typewriters Tapping in Torrance
Janet Payne, in charge of special events at the Torrance Historical Society and Museum, and former typing teacher Maxine Trevethen check out a vintage Remington model as part of the museum’s
typewriter exhibit. For more details, check out this week’s TerriAnn in Torrance column. Photo by TerriAnn Ferren.
Flight Industries Land Major Vote
of Confidence to Stay Competitive
By Rob McCarthy
South Bay’s space and air defense companies
are one step closer to having a state commission
to make sure their industry remains competitive
and stays grounded in California.
Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi, D-Torrance,
introduced a measure to create a California
Aerospace and Aviation Commission. Its purpose
would be to advise policymakers about what
the $100 billion flight and defense sector in
the state’s economy needs from state elected
officials. The commission would “serve as
a central point of contact” for the flight and
space mission companies and “support the
health and competitiveness” of the businesses
-- including those in the South Bay -- that form
the backbone of the aerospace and aviation
industries in California, according to the bill.
The Assembly voted 75-0 to create a commission
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dedicated to smoothing the way for
the industry’s growth as the nation sets its
sights toward missions to Mars someday.
The 15-member commission would operate
without taxpayer dollars and be overseen by
the Governor’s Office.
“The goal is to bring together the stakeholders
and bring together policy recommendations
so we can continue to grow and lead the nation
and the world in innovation, advanced
manufacturing and job creation,” Muratsuchi
said last month as the bill was advancing in
the Assembly.
The advisory commission would have 15
members, with nine being appointed by the
governor to represent aviation and aerospace
companies, their suppliers and labor unions. The
other members would be selected for expertise
in economic development, transportation and
higher education. Members would serve for
two years and be limited to three terms.
Muratsuchi said he spent a year working on
his bill and building support among Sacramento
lawmakers. He is chairman of the California
Assembly’s Select Committee on Aerospace.
California held nearly one-tenth of the combined
space and aircraft market in the world
in 2016, according to the bill. The aerospace
industry is “being challenged” by foreign
competitors with emerging economies and
the technology they lacked in the past. The
commission-creation measure says the state
must prepare in case of military base closures
by the Department of Defense and shifts in
funding priorities by NASA.
Florida has enticed at least one California
aerospace company to relocate, and industry
leaders say that Space Florida has the money
and clout with lawmakers that is lacking here.
Sean Casey, managing director of the Silicon
Valley Space Center, told an industry publication
that other states take a more aggressive
approach to convincing companies to leave
California.
The Assembly’s full-throated endorsement
of a California Aerospace and Aviation Commission
delivered a message that it’s taking
the challenge by Space Florida very seriously.
Judy Kruger, who oversees aerospace sector
activities at the Los Angeles Economic Development
Corporation (LAEDC) had high praise
and hopes that the commission will become
a reality soon.
The Assembly vote was a small step for
the South Bay players in aerospace, which
according to the bill is among California’s
largest industries and employers. It generates
$140 billion per year within the state, making
it a global leader, according to figures
See Flight Industries, page 6
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