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 […]
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 […]
BizFed supports Beutner/Kantor proposal to reboot DWP
While BizFed has not taken a position on the size of the DWP rate increase itself, the BizFed Board voted to support four key solutions outlined in the op-ed linked below. BizFed is therefore opposed to any additional money from rate payers getting allocated to the City’s General Fund. BizFed is also closely following the LA City […]
Long Beach Chamber Of Commerce Seeks Wage Changes
By Randy Gordon Posted on Jan 29, 2016 After a lengthy discussion, our City Council voted 6 – 2 Jan. 19 to pass a minimum wage ordinance. Councilman Daryl Supernaw and Councilwoman Stacy Mungo were the two dissenters. Councilwoman Suzie Price had to leave the council meeting early for a family emergency. The action of […]
Sign on to RTP/SCS letter before SCAG’s full board meets on January 27
After months of deep engagement with the Southern California Assocation of Governments’ (SCAG) leadership on their Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy(RTP/SCS) BizFed commends SCAG on their attention to process and overall vision. Please review BizFed’s letter of support andcontact Dustan.Batton@BizFed.org if you are interested in adding your logo to the letter. It will be presented to SCAG’s full board […]
