Will Our Elected Representatives Set Policy or Abdicate That Role to a State Agency?
Op-Ed by Tracy Rafter, Founding CEO of the Los Angeles County Business Federation Published by Fox&Hounds Thursday, July 9th, 2015 Promoted as a monumental model for the rest of the world, the new climate change legislative and regulatory proposals under consideration now in Sacramento are being heralded as a way to transform global policy. Combined, SB 32 and SB 350 […]
Sky-High Bill for Business
Howard Fine, Los Angeles Business Journal Published Monday, June 29, 2015 It’s raining money! Or so Gov. Jerry Brown would have us believe. The new state budget assumes $2.2 billion in new revenue from California’s pioneering cap-and-trade program designed to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But thousands of business and community leaders are concerned about […]
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 […]
Cap-and-Trade Talk is All About the Money
Joel Fox, Fox&Hounds Published Monday, June 8, 2015 When discussing California’s landmark Cap-and-Trade legislation set up to pay for carbon emissions there is more conversation about money than there is about climate change. How much will the program cost? How will the money be spent? How will the overall economy be affected if billions of […]
Historic drought regulations, $350 million in incentives boost lawn removals
Steve Scauzillo, San Gabriel Valley Tribune When Gov. Jerry Brown asked Californians to voluntarily conserve water by 20 percent, the response was an underwhelming savings of 9 percent. But since the summer of 2014 when the governor issued his call, the drought worsened. Snowpack in the Sierra Nevada reached near zero on April 1, Southern […]
April Bizfed Board Actions: Learn More and Act Now!
Many thanks to the Orthopaedic Institute for Children and Southern California Gas Company for hosting the April Board Meeting! This summary of Board actions will arm you and your members on the critical issues we covered. As a special perk for BizFed members, Orthopaedic Institute for Children has graciously extended access to the Corporate Partners Concierge Appointment […]
March BizFed Board Actions: Learn More & Act Now!
Many thanks to the Harbor Association of Industry and Commerce for hosting the March Board Meeting at Ports O’Call Restaurant in San Pedro! This summary of Board actions will arm you and your members on the critical issues we covered. Also, a special reminder that our April Advocacy Committee Meeting is Thursday, April 9, and our April […]
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 […]
