CONNECT & ADvocate WITH LASCC
Give hope to our communities, change them for the better. Your voice matters!
Welcome to our LASCC Governmental Relations and Advocacy page!
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.
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
310-308-4511 / acorlin@peelian.com
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 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
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
healthcare
Executive Order: Hospital Price Transparency
Seeks to enhance the ability of patients to choose the healthcare that is best for them. To make fully informed decisions about their healthcare, patients must know the price and quality of a good or service in advance. Learn More
telehealth parity: ensure sufficient reimbursement for telehealth providers
aSSEMBLY BILL 744
Modernize healthcare by ensuring telehealth services are paid and covered, similar to their face-to-face counterparts. Learn More
Housing & Land Use
Tenancy: covid-19 - SENATE BILL 3
Tenants may not be deemed in default with regard to COVID-19 rental debt for purposes of an unlawful detainer action if the tenant delivers a declaration of COVID-19-related financial distress, signed under penalty of perjury, to the landlord. 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: state 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
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
energy & environment
senate bill 246 - oil and gas severance tax
Oil & gas Severance Tax. Imposes 10% oil & gas severance tax. Learn More
DWP Ratepayer Alert
CityWatch - by Jack Humphreville Learn More
proposition 19 - Effects on generational wealth
LASCC - by Arnie Corlin Learn More
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
protecting small businesses is critical to covid-19 recover
Fox&Hounds - by Ann Kinner Learn More
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