BizFed 2018 Standing Meetings
BizFed announces initiative to lift one million LA County residents from poverty
Lou Baglietto: Cleaner air doesn’t have to risk jobs at our local ports
By Lou Baglietto: California leads the world in progressive environmental policies aimed at lowering carbon emissions. Who is more environmentally friendly than California? But another area where California is a leader is in unemployment; it ranks in the top-10 for highest unemployment rate in the nation (tied for seventh place). To bring it home, the […]
Elizabeth Shapiro featured at ‘State of Business’ talk
Challenges and opportunities faced by the business community were considered Sept. 22 at a lightly attended town hall panel discussion held in La Cañada and hosted by local Assemblywoman Laura Friedman. Recurring themes included streamlining the permitting process, the need to reform the California Environmental Quality Act in relation to affordable housing for workers and […]
Tracy Hernandez: The myths used to needlessly delay the Cadiz water project, debunked
California is world-renowned for its protection of natural resources, and its environmental laws are America’s strongest — far more stringent than their federal equivalents. In fact, the rigor of California’s environmental process has caused many high-profile projects to seek legislative exemptions from state review. So when a critical infrastructure project makes it through California’s environmental […]
David Fleming: Air traffic delays costly to California industry, consumers; Congress can help: Guest commentary
Air traffic delays costly to California industry, consumers; Congress can help: Guest commentary
BizFed 2017 Policymaker Event
2017 Freshman Policymaker
BOARD DECISIONS – AUGUST 2017
Don’t Punish Employers Without Due Process The BizFed Board opposed SB 306 (Hertzberg) unless amended on retaliation actions from whistleblower complaints. SB 306 puts employers at risk because it grants the Labor Commissioner authority to investigate retaliation cases, with or without receiving an employee complaint, and to seek an immediate and temporary injunction when workers […]
