Will you be there on 3/3 for the 2016 Air Quality Management Plan vote?
The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) is preparing to adopt the 2016 Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP), which is a regional blueprint for achieving federal air quality standards. The provisions of the 2016 AQMP will play a significant role in the way in which industry will be regulated in regards to achieving National […]
BizFed Supports LAX Landside Access Modernization Program (LAMP)
Los Angeles World Airports is in the process of a $14 billion modernization of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and is now embarking on the next phase of this project – the $5.5 billion Landside Access Modernization Program (LAMP). More than 80 million passengers used the airport in 2016. To maintain its competitive position against […]
NEWS RELEASE: BIZFED PAC ANNOUNCES FIRST ROUND OF ENDORSEMENTS IN 13 CITIES ACROSS LOS ANGELES COUNTY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, February 22, 2017 Contact: Tracy Hernandez 818.429.0862 BIZFED PAC ANNOUNCES FIRST ROUND OF ENDORSEMENTS IN 13 CITIES ACROSS LOS ANGELES COUNTY LOS ANGELES, CA – The BizFed PAC, a project of the Los Angeles County Business Federation (BizFed), announced its support of 30 jobs friendly candidates for the upcoming March 7 […]
How can expensive cities provide affordable housing for workers?
A recent forum examined different options for cities trying to provide opportunities for lower-income workers PUBLISHED ON FEB 15, 2017 Deidre WoollardBYDEIDRE WOOLLARD Nurses, teachers, administrative staff, construction workers, firefighters, paramedics and law enforcement officers are among the numerous workers who are leaving California due to lack of affordability. Middle class workers are often ineligible […]
Middle-class workers can’t afford to buy homes in L.A. County and the future looks dim
By Kevin Smith, San Gabriel Valley Tribune POSTED: 02/09/17, 5:05 PM PST Oscar Sol has spent the past five months searching for a home he can afford to buy. But so far, he has struck out. “I’m looking for a condo or town home, something in the price range of $300,000 to $350,000,” the 37-year-old […]
SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT BOARD POSTPONES VOTE ON PLAN UNTIL MARCH 3
OCBC, Feb. 7, 2017 On a 9-3 decision, the South Coast Air Quality Management District Board (AQMD) postponed a vote on the Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP) until March 3. OCBC, along with other business groups such as the Los Angeles County Business Federation (BizFed), supported the current form of the AQMP, which lays out […]
Pursuing Different Dividends in L.A.
Friday, February 3, 2017 In May of last year, financial advice website WalletHub released a study gauging diversity among U.S. cities. The study examined several measures including racial, economic, household, and social class. Los Angeles came in at a respectable No. 12 among the nation’s 313 largest cities.Our No. 12 ranking puts us behind five […]
Much-reviewed air quality plan should be passed now: Guest commentary
Rudy W. Eden, senior laboratory manager for the South Coast Air Quality Management District, shows filters used to capture and measure particulate pollution in this August 2013 photo. (Staff file photo) By Tracy Hernandez POSTED: 02/02/17, 10:28 AM PST On Friday the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) will take up the Air Quality […]
