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BizFed Meets with Congressman McCarthy
Nearly two-dozen BizFed members engaged in an insightful small-group dialogue last month with Congressman Kevin McCarthy, delving into issues ranging from taxes and transportation to education and visa reform –...
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BizFed Tours Colorado River Aqueduct
Nearly two-dozen BizFed-member business leaders took part in a special behind-the-scenes Inspection Trip of the Colorado River Aqueduct & Hoover Dam Nov. 2-4. The educational trip was hosted by Metropolitan Water...
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VICTORY: Supes Scrap Water Parcel Tax Measure - New Effort Targets 2014
Today we are pleased to report that the LA County Board of Supervisors voted NOT TO PROCEED with the proposed “Clean Water, Clean Beaches” parcel tax measure. This is a big victory for the business...
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BizFed-Daily News Mayoral Debate: Candidates Grilled on Budget Solutions
More than 700 Angelenos turned out Feb. 7 for the BizFed-Daily News LA City Mayoral Candidate Debate, where candidates were grilled on the city's finances by moderator Austin Beutner, a former LA City Deputy Mayor...
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BizFed Connects with LA County Freshman Legislators
With this year's unprecedented turnover in LA County's state legislative delegation (13 Assembly and 2 Senate), BizFed held its first-ever special breakfast reception Feb. 22 for freshman state legislators to...
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BizFed Engages with CA Lt. Gov. Newsom
BizFed leaders are continuing their nearly 2 years of direct engagement with Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office to help move California’s economy forward, meeting recently to discuss the status of his office...
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LA City Council Supports SCIG - $500M BNSF Near-Dock Rail Facility
You saw the news about LA City Council approving the Southern California International Gateway (SCIG), which will both create jobs and improve air quality for Southern California.  As hard as we work to urge...
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Ripple Effects Start from California Budget Delay - But IOUs Unlikely Before Fall

Posted July 4, 2010 - 10:45am

With California lawmakers at an impasse over a state budget that's now two weeks overdue, IOUs remain a threat - but the latest figures from the controller's office predict no cash shortfall until the fall. The state issued IOUs on July 2 last year. Lawmakers pushed back such a day of reckoning early this year by allowing the controller to defer $4.7 billion in bill payments during the expected summer stalemate.

4 BizFed Investing Members Among Top U.S. Firms for Diversity

Posted July 3, 2010 - 10:06am

Four BizFed members have been named among the top 40 U.S. companies for diversity by Black Enterprise magazine: Sempra Energy, Verizon, Bank of America and AT&T. Sempra was one of only two companies in California named to the sixth annual listing.
 

Federal Healthcare Reform Website Launched

Posted July 1, 2010 - 8:55am

The U.S. this week unveiled a Website aimed at outlining the range of federal and state, public and private health insurance plans available under federal healthcare reform based on individual circumstances. The site was mandated by the overhaul law adopted in March and allows users to see how healthcare options will change in coming years as provisions of the law take effect.

SB375 Target-Setting Workshops - including LA and Ventura - Set for July

Posted June 30, 2010 - 8:39am

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has set seven SB 375 target-setting public workshops
throughout the State in July, including locations in LA and Ventura. SB 375 requires the Metropolitan Planning Organizations in the state to add a Sustainable Communities Strategy to their regular regional planning process that is designed to look at how different land use and transportation strategies can help meet long-term sustainability goals. 

Water Bond May be Pulled from Ballot

Posted June 29, 2010 - 4:46pm

With 10 measures stacked up for the November ballot, a $19 billion state budget deficit and record unemployment, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Tuesday that passage of an $11 billion water bond could be jeopardized this fall, and lawmakers said informal talks are under way about pulling it off the ballot.

Governor Announces 2 More Union Pension Deals

Posted June 28, 2010 - 9:45pm

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Monday announced tentative agreements with two additional state employee unions that include significant pension reform and salary reductions. The announcement comes about two weeks after the Governor announced pension deals with four state employee unions. BizFed supported those pension reforms as a step in the right direction and in a media statement called for more such efforts.

 

GoEd Director Briefs BizFed on Economic Development

Posted June 28, 2010 - 2:17pm

Joel Ayala, director of the Governor's Office of Economic Development, was a guest presenter at the June 22 BizFed Board meeting and updated the board on his office, established earlier this year by the Governor as an advocate and intermediary for the business community.

 

10 Measures Set for November Ballot

Posted June 24, 2010 - 9:25pm

Voters will face a crowded ballot in November as a flurry of measures qualified for the ballot on the last day possible, setting the stage for what some are expecting to be a highly competitive and costly battle over issues that could significantly reshape California.Three initiatives were certified Thursday seeking to: repeal nearly $2 billion in corporate tax breaks; eliminate the two-thirds majority lawmakers need to pass a state budget; and make it tougher to raise fees and other charges in the Legislature.

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