BizFed Supports LAX Landside Access Modernization Program (LAMP)
Los Angeles World Airports is in the process of a $14 billion modernization of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and is now embarking on the next phase of this project – the $5.5 billion Landside Access Modernization Program (LAMP). More than 80 million passengers used the airport in 2016. To maintain its competitive position against […]
NEWS RELEASE: BIZFED PAC ANNOUNCES FIRST ROUND OF ENDORSEMENTS IN 13 CITIES ACROSS LOS ANGELES COUNTY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, February 22, 2017 Contact: Tracy Hernandez 818.429.0862 BIZFED PAC ANNOUNCES FIRST ROUND OF ENDORSEMENTS IN 13 CITIES ACROSS LOS ANGELES COUNTY LOS ANGELES, CA – The BizFed PAC, a project of the Los Angeles County Business Federation (BizFed), announced its support of 30 jobs friendly candidates for the upcoming March 7 […]
How can expensive cities provide affordable housing for workers?
A recent forum examined different options for cities trying to provide opportunities for lower-income workers PUBLISHED ON FEB 15, 2017 Deidre WoollardBYDEIDRE WOOLLARD Nurses, teachers, administrative staff, construction workers, firefighters, paramedics and law enforcement officers are among the numerous workers who are leaving California due to lack of affordability. Middle class workers are often ineligible […]
Middle-class workers can’t afford to buy homes in L.A. County and the future looks dim
By Kevin Smith, San Gabriel Valley Tribune POSTED: 02/09/17, 5:05 PM PST Oscar Sol has spent the past five months searching for a home he can afford to buy. But so far, he has struck out. “I’m looking for a condo or town home, something in the price range of $300,000 to $350,000,” the 37-year-old […]
SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT BOARD POSTPONES VOTE ON PLAN UNTIL MARCH 3
OCBC, Feb. 7, 2017 On a 9-3 decision, the South Coast Air Quality Management District Board (AQMD) postponed a vote on the Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP) until March 3. OCBC, along with other business groups such as the Los Angeles County Business Federation (BizFed), supported the current form of the AQMP, which lays out […]
Much-reviewed air quality plan should be passed now: Guest commentary
Rudy W. Eden, senior laboratory manager for the South Coast Air Quality Management District, shows filters used to capture and measure particulate pollution in this August 2013 photo. (Staff file photo) By Tracy Hernandez POSTED: 02/02/17, 10:28 AM PST On Friday the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) will take up the Air Quality […]
Air quality board set to adopt smog plan with voluntary measures for ports, tougher rules on refineries
By: Tony Barboza LA TIMES Southern California air quality regulators are poised to adopt a pollution-reduction plan Friday that relies on voluntary measures from ports, warehouses and rail yards responsible for much of the region’s harmful emissions. The South Coast Air Quality Management District board also appears likely to adopt a tougher regulatory stance toward […]
Housing Our Workers’ Forum Set for Feb. 8
By Signal Contributor – February 1, 2017, 8:30 am297 By Marty Kovacs It’s time to face the stark reality: Housing is unaffordable throughout Greater Los Angeles for the people this we rely on the most — administrative support staff, police, fire, paramedics, teachers, nurses, construction workers, and many middle class workers. The “Housing Our Workers” […]
