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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
2017 BizFed Officer Nominations – Open until Oct. 31st!
Consider nominating yourself, and/or nominating a key BizFed member – as a 2017 BizFed Officer and member of our Executive Committee! If you are interested in a leadership role – or would like to nominate a BizFed member for a position — please contact Judi Erickson, judi.erickson@bizfed.org, by Monday, October 31. (Positions are open to […]
BizFed Board Votes to Engage on Proposed City of LA Affordable Housing Linkage Fee
The proposed linkage fee will increase the cost of both residential and commercial construction of new buildings, including the expansion of current commercial buildings of 10,000 square feet or more, or 1,500 feet or more of residential, therefore penalizing even current homeowners or first-time homebuyers. It will also increase the cost of building housing, with […]
