NEWS ALERT: BizFed’s Media Statement on Governor’s Budget

Media Statement FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Robert L. Duarte, Jr. Communications Associate Robert.Duarte@bizfed.org | (562) 440-3088 GOVERNOR NEWSOM ALIGNS WITH BUSINESS AS HE ANNOUNCED PRIORITIES IN HIS FIRST STATE BUDGET Governor Newsom focuses on housing supply and affordability as the number one issue causing poverty in the Golden State LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Jan. 10, 2019) – “The […]

MEDIA STATEMENT: LA Business Community Congratulates Governor-Elect Gavin Newsom

Media Statement FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Robert L. Duarte, Jr. Communications Associate Robert.Duarte@bizfed.org (323) 889-1824 LA Business Community Congratulates Governor-Elect Gavin Newsom   LOS ANGELES, Calif. (November 7, 2018) – Tracy Hernandez, Founding CEO of the Los Angeles County Business Federation, BizFed, has issued the following statement congratulating Governor-Elect, Gavin Newsom: “I’d like to congratulate […]

PRESS RELEASE: LA Businesses Mobilize for Big Wins on 6 State Propositions and a Local Ballot Measures

Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Robert L. Duarte, Jr. Communications Associate Robert.Duarte@bizfed.org (562) 440-3088 LA Businesses Mobilize for Big Wins on 6 State Propositions and 1 Local Ballot Measures LOS ANGELES, Calif. (November 7, 2018) – With preliminary results reporting, Tracy Hernandez, Founding CEO of the Los Angeles County Business Federation, BizFed, has issued […]

NEWS ALERT: BizFed Name Heads North

A lot of businesses use franchising to expand their reach but rarely has a nonprofit business association tried it – until now. The Los Angeles County Business Federation – a Commerce-based association of business organizations that specializes in regional advocacy under the newly modified BizFed LA moniker – has over the past year launched its […]

NEWS ALERT: Commentary: A teachers strike is bad for our students, families and economy

Commentary: A teachers strike is bad for our students, families and economy Hilary Norton and Tracy Hernandez | October 10, 2018 While a strike looms within our nation’s second-largest school district, the business community of Los Angeles urges the Los Angeles Unified School District and United Teachers Los Angeles to resolve their differences in a […]

News Flash: Senior Politician Steals the Show at BizFed’s Freshman Policymakers Event

Senior Politician Steals the Show at BizFed’s Freshman Policymakers Event  By Joel Fox Editor and Co-Publisher of Fox and Hounds Daily Friday, August 3rd, 2018 Seemingly, the most popular elected official at the Los Angeles County Business Federation’s (BizFed) annual Freshman Policymakers Reception was someone who has been in political office for nearly 42 years. Measured […]

NEWS FLASH: LA County’s Stormwater Parcel Tax, #ItsNotReady!

OPINION Los Angeles County’s stormwater tax is not ready Rainwater spills over a clogged storm drain Tuesday, Jan 5, 2016, in San Leandro, Calif. By DAVID FLEMING | PUBLISHED: June 28, 2018 at 10:25 am | UPDATED: June 28, 2018 at 10:25 am For the last two years, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has been quietly developing a […]