BIZFED ACTION ALERT: Act Now to Ensure Reliable Energy for Southern California
This THURSDAY the California Energy Commission will be shaping the future of reliable energy for Southern California by voting on whether to approve the Puente Power Project. The project will integrate additional renewable energy sources while ensuring a stable and reliable supply of electricity in our region. Can you please do these 4 things right […]
Statewide transportation conversation comes to LA and BizFed members are leading the way
At this very moment, BizFed Founding CEO Tracy Rafter is with Speaker Toni Atkins and Secretary of Transportation Brian Kelly representing the business community’s voice during their LA Times editorial board meeting about the State Legislature’s Transportation Special Session. Following that, at 11 a.m., BizFed leaders will join Speaker Atkins, Secretary Kelly, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, and […]
Elected leaders urge Legislature to add transportation money
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Don’t kick the problem of California’s decaying infrastructure down the potholed road. That was the message a group of elected leaders delivered Friday in Los Angeles, as they urged the Legislature to increase funding for roads, bridges and freeways. Gov. Jerry Brown called a special session on the issue, saying that over […]
BizFed August Board Actions
Many thanks to the South Bay Association of Chambers for generously sponsoring the August Board Meeting and thank you to the Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce for hosting us! Since this was the first Board meeting after returning from our month off in July, we addressed a number of hot issues. See below for the details! […]
Department of Water and Power shouldn’t be a ‘piggy bank’ for Los Angeles: Guest commentary
Op-Ed by David Fleming, Founder of the Los Angeles County Business Federation Published by LA Daily News Thursday, August 13th, 2015 Is it not unreasonable to assume that hundred-year-old underground water mains might eventually break? That assumption has apparently eluded present and past city leaders whom, for years, have failed to reserve needed funds for the repairs […]
BizFed Visits the Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce
Posted by the Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce on August 18, 2015 TACC hosted the Los Angeles County Business Federation (BizFed) for their monthly board meeting this week. BizFed is a broad coalition of more than 145 business organizations representing 272,000 employers with 3 million employees throughout LA County. TACC is a BizFed member and works […]
Intel and Next Steps – BizFed Roundtable with Phil Washington, Metro CEO
On Friday, July 24, a diverse group of BizFed members engaged in a constructive dialogue with LA Metro’s new CEO, Phil Washington to discuss his key priorities for LA Metro, including his vision for working with the business community. Mr. Washington oversees an agency that transports 1.4 million boarding passengers on an average weekday, riding […]
BizFed Leadership Roundtable with Asm. Matt Dababneh, Chairman, Committee on Banking and Finance
On Monday, July 27, a diverse group of BizFed members traveled to the Van Nuys Government Center to meet with Assemblymember Matt Dababneh, Chairman of the Assembly Committee on Banking and Finance. Dababneh was elected to the California State Assembly in November 2013, in the class of post-term limits legislators who have the potential to serve […]
