Clean-air plan is one that SoCal business could live with
By The Editorial Board, The Daily Breeze POSTED: 02/01/17, Balancing the need for clean air and the need for industry is no small task. It requires a careful, judicious weighing of the costs and benefits of regulatory action and voluntary cooperation. Command-and-control regulations may seem expedient, but they can become burdensome and harmful to economic […]
Make sure plan to further clean air is feasible, effective Dec. 15, 2016
By ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER EDITORIAL BOARD The South Coast Air Quality Management District is a powerful agency that makes and enforces regulations to meet federal and state clean air standards. Everyone who has lived in Southern California long enough can tell you that the cleanup of the region’s air is a tremendous success story. The […]
Annual Kosmont-Rose Institute Cost of Doing Business Survey Report
The 2015/16 survey gathers business fees & a variety of tax rates from 305 U.S. cities, focusing on states with active business relocation. NEWS PROVIDED BY Kosmont Companies and Claremont McKenna College’s Rose Institute Nov 21, 2016, 14:49 ET LOS ANGELES, Nov. 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Claremont McKenna College’s Rose Institute of State & Local […]
We need your voice at AQMP public hearings this week
Dear BizFed-SoCal Business Coalition on AQMD and CARB, This week, the SCAQMD is holding a round of regional public hearings on the 2016 Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP), the outcome of which could have significant impacts on industry and the economy in Southern California. As you know, this Coalition has worked very hard to provide […]
Measure M can thaw L.A. County’s glacial traffic: Guest commentary
By David Fleming and Gilbert Ivey POSTED: 10/28/16, 12:42 PM PDT | Without action, Los Angeles traffic is about to get a lot worse. More productive hours of the day will be wasted on jammed highways. The snail’s pace of delivering goods and services will continue to drive business away. The spirit of even the […]
MORE THAN 70 ORGANIZATIONS FORM COALITION IN OPPOSITION OF SB 1387 CEDING LOCAL CONTROL TO STATE GOVERNMENT IS NOT GOOD FOR CALIFORNIA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, May 6, 2016 Contact: Tracy Hernandez, 818.429.0862 David Englin, 703.505.6045 MORE THAN 70 ORGANIZATIONS FORM COALITION IN OPPOSITION OF SB 1387 CEDING LOCAL CONTROL TO STATE GOVERNMENT IS NOT GOOD FOR CALIFORNIA SACRAMENTO – BizFed, the Los Angeles County Business Federation, announced today the formation of a coalition comprised of more than 70 […]
Aliso Canyon – letter opposing SB380 “blanket” regulatory actions
In a letter addressed to Mike Gatto, Chair of the Assembly Committee on Utilities and Commerce, BizFed expressed concern that SB 380 (Pavley) would unnecessarily reduce the reliability of natural gas needed for heating, cooking and water heating in addition to threatening the supply of natural gas needed to generate reliable electricity for businesses and residents […]
It’s time to give the DWP a reboot
LA Times Op-ed by: Mickey Kantor and Austin Beutner, co-chairs of the independent commission LA2020. Its 2014 report “A Time for Action” made recommendations on how to achieve fiscal stability and job growth in Los Angeles, including an independent board to oversee DWP. February 15 , 2016 Every time you turn on a light or […]
