BIZFED WIN: LA County Board unanimously approves Economic and Community Development Program
Yesterday, we asked you to act urgently to contact the LA County Board of Supervisors urging their support for the motion being offered today by Supervisors Ridley-Thomas and Solis to fund economic development activities in LA County. We’re pleased to report that, after extensive testimony that included many BizFed members, today the Board of Supervisors voted […]
BizFed delivers wins on supermajority of bills we worked in 2015!
Sunday was the deadline for Gov. Brown to act on bills coming out of this year’s state legislative session, and we are pleased to report that more than two-thirds of the bills BizFed mobilized either to support or oppose resulted in our desired outcome. Please see below for a full list of our bills and […]
BizFed CEO Tracy Rafter gives keynote address at 4th Annual California Asian Business Summit
CalAsian Chamber’s mission is to help grow and empower the API business community throughout California. Representing the interests of API businesses in the state, CalAsian Chamber is working to ensure these businesses are equipped with tools necessary to be successful and connect them with all opportunities available to help their businesses thrive, and grow California’s economy. See photo […]
BizFed August Board Actions
Many thanks to the South Bay Association of Chambers for generously sponsoring the August Board Meeting and thank you to the Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce for hosting us! Since this was the first Board meeting after returning from our month off in July, we addressed a number of hot issues. See below for the details! […]
BizFed Leadership Roundtable with Asm. Matt Dababneh, Chairman, Committee on Banking and Finance
On Monday, July 27, a diverse group of BizFed members traveled to the Van Nuys Government Center to meet with Assemblymember Matt Dababneh, Chairman of the Assembly Committee on Banking and Finance. Dababneh was elected to the California State Assembly in November 2013, in the class of post-term limits legislators who have the potential to serve […]
Update on Small Business Initiative and Minimum Wage Work
Last week, BizFed members turned out in force to support the Small Business Initiative motion put forward by Supervisors Hilda Solis and Don Knabe and to make their voices heard on LA County’s effort to raise the minimum wage. Many thanks to the following BizFed members who were there and testified: Regional Black Chamber of […]
L.A. mayor hopes others do not adopt $15 minimum wage
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said Wednesday that while he thought a new $15 minimum wage would be a boon for the city, it wasn’t necessarily a good idea for other places to adopt that rate. He added that it would be good for the city if the surrounding Los Angeles County, which is mulling […]
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 […]
