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Arnie Corlin
Chair, governmental relations and advocacy

Welcome to our LASCC Governmental Relations and Advocacy page.
As chair of the committee and your advocate, one of my goals 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 benefit on legislation and issues which affect us at the local, state, and federal level. 
There are many laws and ballot measures, some already on the books and enacted that affect us positively and some negatively...Learn More.
Arnie Corlin is President of Peelian Consulting, a Community Based Public Safety and Telehealth Consulting Firm.
​310-308-4511 / acorlin@peelian.com  
Given our new reality as we navigate through COVID-19, it is now more important than ever that we hear from YOU.
Business concerns that kept you up at night 6 or 12 months ago are not the same today - help
​guide BizFed’s Advocacy for the next 12 months.
Your participation is vital as the data collected from this poll significantly shapes our legislative priorities and allows us to better educate our elected leaders on the most pressing needs of business.
Please participate and share within your network - you do not have to be a BizFed member in order to take the poll!
Portantino  SB 1299 (2020) - LASCC and BizFed - Strongly ​Supported
Provides sales tax rebates to local governments for housing projects, rezoned from idle commercial sites. Learn More​
LASCC - Opposed
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​
Learn About Upcoming Actions

Re-imagining telehealth beyond video

Date: TBD - Location: TBD
This presentation is for all sectors including consumers, health practitioners, legislators, IT, and other areas related in the field. ​Sign Up

DEVELOPING  TRUST WHEN INVESTING IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES

Date: TBD / Location: TBD
Investors with well intentions often times operate on the margins by hiring community engagement specialists and scoping analyst for the community. Understand the meaningful approach to creating trust within the community and learn the struggles  within it cannot be based on statistic sheets. Sign Up

LEGISLATION, POLITICAL CANDIDATES, AND BALLOT MEASURE RESEARCH SIMPLIFIED

Date: TBD / Location: TBD
Understand legislation research, how to run for office, report political corruption, evaluate candidates, and  impact elected official performance. Sign Up

CALTRANS AND METRO BOARD 105 FREEWAY FASTRAK PROPOSAL IGNORES SOUTH LOS ANGELES' ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Date: TBD - Location: TBD
Learn how Caltrans and the Metro Board continue to disregard South Los Angeles struggles for housing, jobs, and economic development, with the design of the 105 FasTrak lane proposal. Sign Up
Learn About Upcoming Events

healthcare

local ordinances: fines and penalties: cannabis - ASSEMBLY BILL 2164

This bill would provide that an FQHC or RHC “visit” includes an encounter between an FQHC or RHC patient and a health care provider using telehealth by synchronous interaction or asynchronous store and forward. ​ Learn More

prescription drugs: 340b discount drug purchasing program - ASSEMBLY BILL 1938

Applies limitations on the use of state health care dollars to entities with a unique role in the state's health care system that are more likely to abuse that role and spend precious public dollars on lobbying and litigation unrelated to health care. Learn More
Additional Healthcare

Housing & Land Use

local government incentives to build workforce housing - SENATE BILL 1299

Provides sales tax rebates to local governments for completed workforce housing projects that were rezoned from idle commercial sites. Learn More

neighborhood homes act - SENATE BILL 1385

Would authorize residential development on existing lot currently zoned commercial office & retail spaces, le strip malls or large big box retail. Learn More

Tenancy: rental payment default: mortgage forbearance: se of emergency: covid-19 ASSEMBLY BILL 1436

Would prohibit any action for recovery of unpaid rent until 15 months after end of state of emergency. Learn More

temporary moratorium on foreclosures - ASSEMBLY BILL 828

Existing law confers a power of sale upon a mortgagee, trustee, or any other person to be exercised after a breach of the obligation for which the mortgage or transfer is a security. Existing law requires a trustee, mortgagee, or beneficiary to first file a record in the office of the recorder a notice of default, and establishes other requirements and procedures for completion of a foreclosure sale. Learn More
Additional Housing & Land Use

jobs & the economy

tax law: credits: employment: homelessness - SENATE BILL 1333

Creates tax credit supporting up to 3,000 individuals in securing meaningful employment. Learn More

Assembly bill 398 - covid-19 local government and school recovery and relief act

Existing law imposes various taxes, including taxes on the privilege of engaging in certain activities. The Fee Collection Procedures Law, the violation of which is a crime, provides procedures for the collection of certain fees and surcharges. Learn More

Senate bill 1159 - worker's compensation: covid-19: critical workers

Expands workers compensation coverage to employees COVID-19. Learn More

H.R. 6949 - Saving our street act (sos)

This bill establishes and provides funding for the Microbusiness Assistance Fund through which the Department of the Treasury must provide grants to specified small entities. Learn More

H.R. 6800 - Heroes act

This bill responds to the COVID-19 outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. Learn More
Additional Jobs & The Economy

energy & environment 

senate bill 246 - oil and gas severance tax

Oil & gas Severance Tax. Imposes 10% oil & gas severance tax.​ Learn More
Additional Energy & Environment

Proposition

proposition 19 - changes certain property tax rules, legislative constitutional amendment

Allows homeowners who are over 55, disabled, or wildfire/disaster victims to transfer primary residence’s tax base to replacement residence. Learn More

Proposition 23 - dialysis: minimum staffing

Authorizes state regulation of kidney clinics. Establishes minimum staffing and other requirements. Learn More
Additional Proposition

covid-19 business impact reopening survey findings

BizFed and employer's recent survey with regards to business impact and reopening for business which LASCC participated. Please review these important findings. We would like to hear from some of our members through our contact us in order to know how it affects our members. Learn More
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