BizFed Weighs in on Proposed LA County 1/4 cent sales tax for Homeless Services
Dear Chairman Ridley-Thomas, On behalf of the Los Angeles County Business Federation (BizFed) – representing more than 160 top business groups with 325,000 employers and 3 million employees across our region – we are writing to urge you to include two important provisions in the proposed ¼ cent sales tax to fund homeless services. BizFed […]
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 […]
Affordable-housing plan must come from lawmakers, labor working together: Guest commentary
By M.C. Townsend POSTED: 11/17/16, 12:05 PM PST In June, Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies reported that Los Angeles County needs 382,000 additional apartments to keep up with demand. The Southern California Association of Governments indicates a shortage of at least 600,000 total housing units in the region (more than a million statewide). With […]
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 […]
LA Mayor Garcetti, Sen. Hertzberg Join with CSUN Students to Promote Measure M
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and California State Senator Bob Hertzberg visited the University Student Union at California State University, Northridge on Thursday, Nov. 3 to rally with students in support of Measure M, the ballot measure to increase public transportation investment in Los Angeles County. Garcetti and Hertzberg were joined by Associated Students Vice […]
Tune in! Measure A – Parks and Recreation
Click here to listen as BizFed Advocacy Committee Co-Chair Lou Baglietto contributes to discussion on KFI about Measure A. Does Los Angeles need more parkland? Supporters of Measure A say yes, but opponents say Los Angeles County residents are taxed enough. After LA County residents have voted on the 17 statewide initiatives, voters will also […]
Long Beach voters should get aboard Measure M: Guest commentary
By Robert Garcia and Kenneth McDonald POSTED: 11/02/16, 12:09 PM PDT Measure M, on the Nov. 8 ballot in Los Angeles County, is about a choice between two very different futures for our region — one with a robust transit system, or one with even worse congestion. If passed, Measure M would reduce the time […]
Measure A’s parks tax: good intentions, bad policy: Guest commentary
By Tracy Hernandez POSTED: 11/01/16, 4:50 PM PDT | UPDATED: 6 DAYS AGO Imagine if some thoughtful neighbors on your street organized a potluck, with everyone contributing a dish. How delightful, you think! But when you arrived at the party, it doesn’t seem so … delightful. It seems that by participating in this potluck, you’re […]
