BizFed delivers wins on supermajority of bills we worked in 2015!
Sunday was the deadline for Gov. Brown to act on bills coming out of this year’s state legislative session, and we are pleased to report that more than two-thirds of the bills BizFed mobilized either to support or oppose resulted in our desired outcome. Please see below for a full list of our bills and […]
El Monte residents get their wish: Walmart project approved
EL MONTE >> Residents are finally getting what they’ve been asking for. Walmart is coming to El Monte. For more than five years, residents have implored the City Council to bring the retail giant to El Monte. They’ve bashed city leaders for not doing enough to attract it. They’ve lamented that El Monte can’t get […]
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 […]
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! […]
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 […]
Cadiz Water Project Earns Support of BizFed
LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cadiz Inc. (NASDAQ: CDZI), a California land and water resources development company, is pleased to announce that it has posted a new letter from United States Representative Mimi Walters (R-Irvine) in support of the Cadiz Valley Water Conservation, Recovery & Storage Project (“Cadiz Water Project”) to its website at http://cadizinc.com/projectsupport/. Congresswoman Walters’ endorsement […]
BizFed Leaders Converge on Washington for ACCESS DC
Earlier this week, more than 60 BizFed leaders joined more than 180 Los Angeles-area business leaders for the annual ACCESS DC advocacy trip organized by the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce and chaired by Gilbert Ivey, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and BizFed Chair-elect. Over the course of three days of meetings with […]
Latest BizFed Actions: Get the Intel for February and Act Now!
Many thanks to Arup for hosting the February Board Meeting! This summary of Board actions will arm you and your members on the critical issues we covered. BizFed Board supports keeping Los Angeles Air Force Base and affiliated military and civilian personnel in place The BizFed Board voted to support keeping Los Angeles Air Force […]
