Tune in! Measure A – Parks and Recreation
Click here to listen as BizFed Advocacy Committee Co-Chair Lou Baglietto contributes to discussion on KFI about Measure A. Does Los Angeles need more parkland? Supporters of Measure A say yes, but opponents say Los Angeles County residents are taxed enough. After LA County residents have voted on the 17 statewide initiatives, voters will also […]
Long Beach voters should get aboard Measure M: Guest commentary
By Robert Garcia and Kenneth McDonald POSTED: 11/02/16, 12:09 PM PDT Measure M, on the Nov. 8 ballot in Los Angeles County, is about a choice between two very different futures for our region — one with a robust transit system, or one with even worse congestion. If passed, Measure M would reduce the time […]
Measure A’s parks tax: good intentions, bad policy: Guest commentary
By Tracy Hernandez POSTED: 11/01/16, 4:50 PM PDT | UPDATED: 6 DAYS AGO Imagine if some thoughtful neighbors on your street organized a potluck, with everyone contributing a dish. How delightful, you think! But when you arrived at the party, it doesn’t seem so … delightful. It seems that by participating in this potluck, you’re […]
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 […]
Pasadena, LA County are booming. So what has businesses worried?
By Kevin Smith, San Gabriel Valley Tribune POSTED: 10/25/16, 6:33 PM PDT | Brittany Dodd, left, CBRE senior associate of workplace strategy, and Kim Sidders, people operations coordinator at Bolton & Company, discuss millenials in the workplace during the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce’s annual Pasadena Business and Economic Summit at the University Club in Pasadena […]
PRESS RELEASE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (GO-BIZ)
PRESS RELEASE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (GO-BIZ) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, Oct. 26, 2016 Brook.Taylor@gov.ca.gov (916) 322-0667 State Officials from GO-Biz and California Energy Commission to Lead Delegation of Clean Tech Businesses to China on Trade Mission October 27 – November 5 Sacramento, Calif. – As part of ongoing efforts […]
Business and Tax Ballot Measures
By Joel Fox Editor of Fox & Hounds and President of the Small Business Action Committee Monday, October 24th, 2016 Last week, the Los Angeles Times’ Liam Dillon reported that the business community is not engaging on the big tax fights appearing on the November ballot: Proposition 55, the income tax extension and Proposition 56, the […]
The next NextUp Forum is on Nov. 18 #NIMBYtoYIMBY
There is no question that we need housing NOW, even as thought leaders analyze every nook and cranny and prospective housing policies are placed in front of voters up and down California to address the housing crisis. Join our expert panelists on Friday, November 18th at Woodbury University from 8:30 a.m. – noon for a reality check […]
