BizFed opposes SB 57 (Stern) Natural Gas Moratorium
Senate Bill 57 (Stern) would extend the moratorium on natural gas injections at Aliso Canyon until the root cause analysis of the leak at well SS-25 is complete. However, the root cause analysis is independent of the safety of the facility could result in energy shortages throughout the LA region. Aliso Canyon is the largest […]
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 […]
Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragán, CD44 addressed BizFed Board on 2.21.17
Nanette Diaz Barragán is proud to represent California’s 44th Congressional District, which includes the cities of and communities of Carson, Compton, Lynwood, North Long Beach, Rancho Dominguez, San Pedro, South Gate, Walnut Park, Watts/Willowbrook, and Wilmington. In her address to the BizFed Board, Barragán mentioned the importance of a strong working relationship with the business […]
Pursuing Different Dividends in L.A.
Friday, February 3, 2017 Opinion Editorial Tracy Hernandez, Founding CEO BizFed 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. […]
BizFed Installs New Officers
The Los Angeles County Business Federation, or BizFed, has installed new officers for 2017. The grassroots alliance, a body of more than 160 L.A. County business groups including chambers of commerce, trade associations and business improvement districts, has been advocating on behalf of the region’s business community since 2008. This year, it will be helmed […]
LA leaders urge voters to pass quarter-cent sales tax to help homeless
By Susan Abram, Los Angeles Daily News POSTED: 01/30/17, 9:24 PM PST (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Just a few blocks from where homeless encampments stretched along Silver Lake Boulevard, Los Angeles city and county officials launched a campaign Monday to encourage voters to approve a sales tax to boost social services […]
