Business Leaders Seek ‘Mask Advisory’ Compromise as Mandate Looms
A cadre of diverse business leaders representing all sectors and communities across Los Angeles County urged public health officials to consider a more effective and compliance-friendly alternatives to a universal indoor mask mandate. Diverse business organizations and trade groups making up the Los Angeles County Business Federation “BizFed,” a network that unites more than 225 […]
MEDIA ALERT: BizFed responds to article scapegoating Buscaino
The LA Daily News published an article last week trumpeting the appointment of Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman to the powerful South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) governing board. The piece pits Raman against her predecessor, exiting SCAQMD board member and LA City Councilmember Joe Buscaino, and attempts to cast the indisputable successes […]
Opinion: Antitrust bills threaten California businesses and economy
By Tracy Hernandez and Ahmad Thomas While this misguided U.S. House legislation targets large tech companies, consumers and small businesses will suffer As many California businesses continue struggling under the pandemic, members of Congress are pushing for antitrust legislation that would break up digital tools and online services that assist small enterprises. While this misguided […]
LA Daily News Op-Ed: ‘Bills will stifle innovation, consumers’
Federal antitrust bills threaten California businesses big and small
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., speaks during a confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP) By TRACY HERNANDEZ | and AHMAD THOMAS | PUBLISHED: January 24, 2022 at 3:25 p.m. | UPDATED: January 24, 2022 at 3:25 p.m. As many California businesses continue to […]
Cadiz, Biden and Californians’ Right to Water
The California Aqueduct, which moves water from northern California to the state’s drier south, as it runs through the western Mojave Desert on April 21. PHOTO: MARIO TAMA/GETTY IMAGES I write to offer our vociferous support of your position in “Biden’s California Water Embargo” (Review & Outlook, Dec. 17), crying foul about federal efforts to […]
Letters to the Editor: More than 1 million Californians need better access to clean water. Cadiz can help
Water pours out from a pilot well on Cadiz Ranch in the Mojave Desert in 2012. (Los Angeles Times) Hiltzik argues that drought-stricken Californians should oppose a common-sense plan to convey water through a retired natural gas pipeline already in the ground. The Cadiz pipeline crosses multiple water systems and can move water to and […]
FOX & FRIENDS FIRST: BizFed’s Tracy Hernandez discusses smash-and-grabs
Early this morning, I joined Carley Shimkus on Fox & Friends First to discuss Gov. Gavin Newsom’s newly unveiled $300 million plan to combat retail theft. I told her our massive network of more than 400,000 businesses appreciate the governor’s efforts to lean in with additional resources for law enforcement and prosecution, but I pointed […]
