BizFed sets record straight on Measure ULA in letter to LA Times
Tracy Hernandez explained how Measure ULA has hurt everyday renters, construction workers, developers and realtors in a letter published by the Times.
ABC7: Tracy Hernandez says BizFed poll indicates necessity of Prop 1
BizFed Founding CEO Tracy Hernandez was featured in an ABC7 Eyewitness News report about the narrow passage of Proposition 1, which authorizes $6.38 billion to address homelessness and modernize California’s behavioral health system. ABC7’s Josh Haskell filed the story from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s press conference celebrating the hard-won victory in Downtown Los Angeles. Business, healthcare, […]
OC REGISTER: Tracy Hernandez pens op-ed calling for on-demand pay protections
Southern California News Group published a piece by BizFed Founding CEO Tracy Hernandez about proposed regulations that threaten on-demand pay benefits used by employers to attract and retain talent. BizFed has taken a formal “oppose” position on restrictions around earned wage access that hurt both businesses and workers. Tracy’s piece cites a 2022 study by […]
DAILY NEWS: BizFed’s Sarah Wiltfong discusses business hurdles after Sweet Lady Jane closure
BizFed Director of Advocacy Sarah Wiltfong was quoted in a Daily News article about the unexpected closure of Sweet Lady Jane, an iconic bakery that served Los Angeles-area communities for 35 years. The headline-grabbing closure helped shed light on the rising costs and growing regulatory challenges associated with doing business in California. Sweet Lady Jane […]
Smart solution: Stop ‘SMART’ Prices Act before it kills innovation, jobs
Business leaders and life science advocates urged lawmakers to oppose federal drug pricing legislation that would stymie life-saving research, slash billions from California’s economy and wipe out more than 200,000 biopharmaceutical jobs statewide.
Thought leaders to host Housing Forum with Mayor Bass
The three-panel forum on June 9, 2023 will examine strategies to expand affordable, workforce and market-rate housing in all communities of Los Angeles. Moderators and special presenters will lead attendees through a series of roundtable discussions to identify key production roadblocks, blueprint realistic housing goals and brainstorm new policy solutions to achieve those goals in […]
100+ business leaders join forces on Sacramento advocacy trip
BizFed and BizFed Central Valley are proud to host their annual Sacramento Days event with the goal of amplifying the broad business community’s priorities, presence and power in the halls of the State Capitol. Nearly 100 diverse business leaders from Southern California and the Central Valley region traveled to Sacramento this month for a two-day […]
BizFed denounces bigotry, offers support to Council on Holocaust & Genocide Education
Business leaders are committed to advancing the vital work of civil and human rights advocates amid a nationwide rise in antisemitic incidents. Click here to learn more about the Governor’s Council on Holocaust and Genocide Education.
