Alibaba's New Pasadena Hub Signals LA As Growing Gateway To China

Alibaba's move into Los Angeles by leasing a 22,000 square foot office space in Pasadena's new Playhouse Plaza signals a bigger opening of cross-border China and southern California business connections. These links are being framed around technology entrepreneurship, venture investment and nearby innovation hubs that seek to make startups more central to the city's economic base.