"Here in Los Angeles, we stepped up really quick, worked with the Mayor, we have unprecedented funding, and we're intent on getting permanent supportive housing and emergency shelters built here in Los Angeles."
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- Assemblymember Miguel Santiago after the passing of his bill, VICA-supported AB 1197, which will exempt supportive housing from CEQA requirements.
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Support More Housing Construction in California
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VICA strongly supports SB 330 (Skinner), which would make temporary changes to housing laws for a 5-year period to help expedite housing construction throughout California. Despite our State's dire need for more housing, density limits and zoning laws have been used to fight the construction of high-density housing. SB 330 would prohibit cities from changing the zoning laws to reduce the size of potential housing projects, preventing the enactment of local downzoning. SB 330 will maximize housing construction for the next five years by reducing barriers which have impeded long-awaited housing development. VICA urges Governor Newsom to sign
SB 330 into law.
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Click here to send a letter supporting SB 330. |
Attendees enjoy hosted drinks and appetizers as they meet and interact with other prominent business leaders from the community.
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Burbank Airport Marriott
2627 N. Hollywood Way, Burbank
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SCOTT SANTORO
Vice President of Los Angeles
and
West Sales for Delta Air Lines
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PATRICK LAMMERDING
Deputy Executive Director of Planning
&
Development for the Hollywood Burbank Airport
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CO-SPONSOR
VICA After Darks are
complimentary to VICA
members
CHANCE TO WIN:
Two round-trip tickets on Delta
(Comfort+ within the continental U.S. and Canada), as well as other raffle items.
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Oppose Redundant and Expensive Health Plan Rate Reviews
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VICA is strongly opposed to AB 731 (Kalra), which would impose redundant reporting requirements on health plans and insurers, increasing the cost of care for both employers and consumers.
Health plans are already required to report and make large group rate information publicly available under current law. Health insurance providers estimate that AB 731 would require 13,600 new rate reviews. T
his bill would increase state costs and premiums by adding additional administrative costs on health plans, employers and the Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC), whose regulatory responsibilities and workload would expand.
Adding another layer of review does not provide any benefits to employees or employers, and only creates uncertainty about the health plan which employers have carefully negotiated for their employees.
Urge Governor Newsom to
veto AB 731.
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Oppose Burbank Parcel Tax Ballot Measure
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VICA opposes the Burbank Unified School District's (BUSD) proposed parcel tax, which will be placed on the March 2020 ballot. This 10 cent per-square-foot parcel tax will increase the tax burden on property owners, businesses and renters in Burbank. For example, a commercial building with 50,000 taxable square feet would have to pay $5,000 annually in taxes, and could be passed on to tenants in monthly lease increases. While senior citizen homeowners are exempt from the parcel tax, senior citizens who rent will not be protected by its effects. Property owners are already facing a potentially significant weakening of Proposition 13 protections on the November 2020 ballot, removing protections for existing property owners. Now is the wrong time to be increasing property taxes for years down the line, when property owners are already facing uncertainty about future taxes.
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Saturday, November 9, 2019
Sheraton Universal
Join us for our Comics For Kids Gala and Auction event. This is Boys & Girls Club of the West Valley's premier fundraising event attended by over 300 guests! This year's event will be featuring Jay Leno and will honor community leaders and philanthropists while featuring entertainment, dining, live and silent auctions, as well as VIP experiences.
FOR SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES CONTACT:
Kelly Ventimiglia
818-610-1054
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Member Messages:
Get Your Message in VICA Weekly!
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VICA members can promote their business, events and news in VICA Weekly. Member messages are available for $50 per week or $175 for four weeks. Messages are text-based and may not contain more than 70 words. A logo may be added for an additional $5 per week. For more information or to schedule your member message, contact
cathy@vica.com
or
call (818) 817-0545.
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