BizFed supports extended deadline for Positive Train Control
Under the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008,railroads are required to implement Positive Train Control (PTC) by December 31. Despite ongoing efforts to implement PTC, most railroads have publicly stated that they will be forced to shut down large portions of rail service unless the deadline is extended. As a result, an extensive proportion of […]
OCTOBER BIZFED BOARD ACTIONS
Many thanks to UCLA Extension for generously hosting the October Board Meeting at their Downtown LA location. We addressed a number of hot issues. See below for the details! BizFed supports HR 9 Innovation Act to prevent frivolous patent lawsuits 2015 is on track to have more patent lawsuits filed than any year in history. 68% of […]
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 […]
Minimum wage: The future of the hourly worker in LA (#AT30)
Listen to the story on KPCC, by following this link. Larry Mantle and industry experts and workers discussed the impact and implementation of a $15 minimum wage hike in the City of Los Angeles at the El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood on July 7, 2015. KPCC’s AirTalk’s event focused on the impact and implementation […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
BizFed Advocacy Engages: WIN on YTI Terminal Expansion!
After a grueling four-hour hearing, the Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners this evening (11.7.14) voted unanimously to certify the Final EIR for the YTI Terminal Improvement Project! This is a critical step toward enhancing cargo handling capacity at the Port of Los Angeles. With an imminent deadline to convey BizFed's grassroots alliance perspectice – Advocacy […]
