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Governmental Relations and Advocacy Site
Governmental Relations and Advocacy Site
Arnie Corlin
Chair, governmental relations and advocacy
As chair of the committee and your advocate, my goal is to assist business owners in the very challenging, regulated, and over taxed climate of California and Los Angeles.
With your involvement, we plan to educate and empower our members to advocate for all of our benefits on legislation and issues which affect us at the local, state, and federal level. Learn More.
Arnie Corlin is President of Peelian Consulting, a Community Based Public Safety and Telehealth Consulting Firm.
310-308-4511 / acorlin@peelian.com
310-308-4511 / acorlin@peelian.com
2023 BizFed Freshman Policymakers Reception
Thursday, September 28 / 5PM - 8PM PDT / Los Angeles Union Station 800 North Alameda Street Los Angeles, CA 90012
BizFed's annual Freshman Policymakers Reception is right around the corner. Click below to get your early bird tickets for Southern California's largest mix-and-mingle celebration for business leaders and new government officials. We're honoring 77 newly elected and appointed officials this year. This is your opportunity to build bridges with decisionmakers representing Los Angeles County residents at all levels of government: local, state, and federal.
Register Here
Thursday, September 28 / 5PM - 8PM PDT / Los Angeles Union Station 800 North Alameda Street Los Angeles, CA 90012
BizFed's annual Freshman Policymakers Reception is right around the corner. Click below to get your early bird tickets for Southern California's largest mix-and-mingle celebration for business leaders and new government officials. We're honoring 77 newly elected and appointed officials this year. This is your opportunity to build bridges with decisionmakers representing Los Angeles County residents at all levels of government: local, state, and federal.
Register Here
BizFed: Protect L.A. Workers from Mass Layoffs!
The ordinance set to be considered by the LA County Board of Supervisors at its September 12 meeting seeks to raise minimum wage immediately for hotel and theme park workers by nearly 50% in unincorporated areas from $16.90 to $25 an hour; and it would increase pay to $30 an hour by 2028 - a nearly 80% increase! The proposal introduced by Supervisor Janice Hahn also mandates service charges.
Take Action Now!
The ordinance set to be considered by the LA County Board of Supervisors at its September 12 meeting seeks to raise minimum wage immediately for hotel and theme park workers by nearly 50% in unincorporated areas from $16.90 to $25 an hour; and it would increase pay to $30 an hour by 2028 - a nearly 80% increase! The proposal introduced by Supervisor Janice Hahn also mandates service charges.
Take Action Now!
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Wage Hike Ordinance Meeting
September 6, 2023 Groups of BizFed members organized and collectively made visits at all of the Supervisor's Offices throughout Los Angeles County to stop the minimum wage proposal. Arnie and Debbie on behalf of LASCC, went to Supervisor Holly Mitchell's field offices at Exposition Park and Lennox. Learn More |
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BizFed - Bizzi Awards 2023
LASCC was represented in the Bizzi's awards, recognizing extraordinary leadership among small business owners, fearless business organizations, pro-business elected officials, and BizFed's most impactful policy influencers. Learn More
LASCC was represented in the Bizzi's awards, recognizing extraordinary leadership among small business owners, fearless business organizations, pro-business elected officials, and BizFed's most impactful policy influencers. Learn More
*Results will be posted soon
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BizFed - 2023 Legislation Update
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2022 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count - Los Angeles County
2022 data concluded there are over 69,144 homeless individuals. See the full data here
California's 2022 budget
Currently, the Governor's proposed budget is $286.4 Billion for 2022-2023. Click Here
The 2021 budget was around $260 billion and had a surplus of $75 billion.
2023 CA Legislative Calendar
Legislative Calendar (PDF): Click Here - Legislative Calendar (IC): Click Here
Today's Meeting Schedule: Click Here
AUGUST SCHEDULE
- August 14 Legislature reconvenes from Summer Recess.
- Summer Recess begins upon adjournment of session provided Budget Bill has been passed.
Learn how the proposed 105 FasTrak lanes are another "advancement" of the 105 freeway created to separate the South LA area from other communities when it comes to jobs, housing, and economic opportunity. We have created a presentation to show how Metro and Caltrans are preparing to bypass the South LA community once again. Learn More
HEALTH CARE
AB-236 Health care coverage: provider directories (2023-2024)
- Seeks to continuously improve the accuracy of health care coverage directories from 60% accurate on January 1, 2024 to 95% accurate on or before January 1, 2027. Learn More
housing & land use
Measure ULA (2022)
- Transfer tax on property sales of $5 million or more. Learn More
- Restores Proposition 58 and Proposition 193 to the state constitution, restoring the ability of parents to transfer property to their children upon death, without triggering a reassessment and increase in property taxes. Learn More
- Enhanced voucher program for unhoused Angelenos. Learn More
jobs & the economy
Food Delivery Commission Cap Ordinance (2023)
- During the pandemic, cities across California took a position to place temporary commission caps on food delivery platforms at 15%. Now that most pandemic restrictions have lifted, cities, including Los Angeles, are looking to make these commissions caps permanent. Learn More
- Creates transparency and accountability for companies that engage in third party litigation financing (TPLF), that lends money to injured plaintiffs in order for them to charge exorbitant interest rates and fees. Learn More
- Provides childcare to families in need and makes 18-month to 3-year-old kids eligible for pre-school programs. Learn More
- Support the development of electric air taxi services. Learn More
Energy & environment
Cal/OSHA Lead Standards Amendments
- The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health’s (CAL/OSHA) proposed amendments to the Lead Standards which do not consider frequency, duration, or outcome and would impact construction, utilities, and telecommunications across the state. Learn More
- Proposed measures would require the use of zero emissions appliances in existing buildings to meet 2015 federal ozone standards. Learn More
public safety
AB-642 Law enforcement agencies: facial recognition technology (2023-2024)
AB-316 Vehicles: autonomous vehicles (2023-2024)
- Sets comprehensive, statewide parameters around law enforcement use of facial recognition technology (FRT).
AB-316 Vehicles: autonomous vehicles (2023-2024)
- Seeks to ban autonomous truck deployments by requiring a "human safety operator" to be physically present in all heavy-duty autonomous vehicles. Learn More
EDUCATION
SB-767 Elementary Education: Kindergarten (2023-2024)
- 2024-2025 school year would require a child to have completed one year of kindergarten before that child may be admitted to the first grade at a public elementary school. Learn More
why los angeles is in trouble - average pay for 20,000 highly compensated city employees nears $150,000
Forbes Learn More
Why Measure ULA and sp will be a disaster for black businesses
in the state of california
by Earl "Skip" Cooper II Learn More
proposition 19 - Effects on generational wealth
LASCC - by Arnie Corlin Learn More
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- Change or recommend new legislation
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