Jack Kyser Passes Away

Via the City Maven: "Longtime Southern California economist Jack Kyser has died at the age of 76. His passing was confirmed by the head of the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation, from which Kyser retired in June...Kyser was the go-to economist for Southern California reporters writing about trends and financial matters. He joined the LACEDC in 1991." More via KPCC: "George McQuade, a publicist who works for LAEDC and worked closely with Kyser, said Kyser had a knack for putting “complicated economic language in layman's terms.” Kyser was the “go-to person on anything to do with the economy,” McQuade said. “He's going to be dearly missed.” [City Maven]