"People knew what they were voting for and they voted to build. That is a very hopeful sign."
- Governor Jerry Brown addresses the defeat of Proposition 6
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Media Mentions
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Voters Agree With Business Groups on Ballot Issues
November 3
Measure to Create L.A. Public Bank Fails in Setback for Council President Herb Wesson and Advocates
November 7
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Voters Agree With VICA on Housing, Transportation, and the Bank of Los Angeles
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Voters headed to the polls on Tuesday, marking the culmination of months of work by VICA. The VICA Board vetted almost every measure on this year's ballot, considering how each proposition would impact the housing crisis, infrastructure, and grow the economy. VICA took positions on twelve state and local measures, and voters agreed with VICA on the most important ones. We were thrilled that voters recognized the importance of building more homes by supporting Prop 1 and rejecting Prop 10, and also protected critical funding for road and bridge safety by rejecting Proposition 6. Voters also resoundingly opposed Prop 8, protecting access to dialysis treatment for all Californians. Los Angeles voters also chose to reject Measure B, the first step to a risky, infeasible and expensive municipal bank. Finally, the race for Measure W, a new per-square-foot tax on impermeable surfaces, is too close to call. We are cautiously optimistic that voters will choose to reject this ill-conceived measure.
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Friday, December 14, 2018
11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Airtel Plaza Hotel
7277 Valjean Ave., Van Nuys
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Board of Supervisors to take up Anti-Housing Ordinance
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Next Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will consider an interim rent stabilization ordinance, which would impose a 180-day moratorium on rent increases. The measure would cap rent hikes at 3 percent per year and impose a moratorium on evictions without just cause in unincorporated areas of L.A. County. This rent control ordinance would be devastating to the rental housing market, especially as California is already being suffocated by the housing crisis. This past week, voters overwhelmingly rejected bad policy that would have exacerbated the housing crisis by saying No to Prop 10. This ordinance would continue to disincentivize the development of more housing, limit funding available for maintenance and repair of older buildings, make it very difficult to evict bad tenants causing problems for other residents, and inflate prices for non-rent-controlled units.
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Los Angeles Department Executives
Thursday, December 6, 2018
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Sportsmen's Lodge
12833 Ventura Blvd., Studio City
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Frank Bush
General Manager, Department of Building & Safety
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Doane Liu
Executive Director,
Department of Convention & Tourism Development
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Cat Packer
Executive Director and General Manager of the Department of Cannabis Regulation
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Michael Shull
General Manager,
Department of Recreation & Parks
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Leaders Forums give attendees the opportunity to converse with leaders in an intimate setting. On December 6, City of Los Angeles Department Executives will discuss issues in their departments that relate to our business community and take time to answer members' questions. Find out what to expect for 2019.
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LA City Attorney Seeks Subpoena Power
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On Tuesday, Los Angeles City Councilmember Bob Blumenfield
introduced a motion to request the City Attorney to draft an ordinance establishing a program to give the City Attorney administrative subpoena power, except over city offices or departments. A similar bill,
Assembly Bill 814, was sponsored by L.A. City Attorney Mike Feuer and died in the Legislature in 2017. VICA is monitoring the issue and will take action as appropriate.
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Air Resources Board Set to Turn Cap-and-Trade to Cap-and-Tax
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Next Thursday, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) will convene to discuss implementation of the state's Cap-and-Trade program. In 2017, Assembly Bill 398 (Garcia) was enacted and provided direction to CARB on how to design the state's Cap-and-Trade program. At the heart of the design direction, there are cost containment features such as a price ceiling, which places a limit on how high allowance prices can go, as well as two speed bumps which trigger the sale of additional allowances in order to reduce market volatility. However, CARB is considering a price ceiling that fails to meet the Legislature's directive. VICA urges CARB to establish a lower price ceiling and cost containment points. A Cap-and-Trade program which does not meet the test of cost-effectiveness will essentially be a Cap-and-Tax program.
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Join Mexican Consul General Carlos Garcia de Alba at VICA's International Trade Committee
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Join us at the VICA office on Tuesday, November 13th at noon for VICA's International Trade Committee meeting as we are joined by Mexican Consul General Carlos Garcia de Alba for a discussion on the U.S.-Mexico trade partnership and California's relationship with Mexico.
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Education Committee (11/1)
Sponsored by
Woodbury University
- Nick Melvoin, LAUSD Board Member, spoke about the financial and academic challenges facing the district, and how L.A. Unified can address some of these systemic issues.
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Paula Santana (Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce / UNITE LA) and Dr. Elizabeth Adams (
California State University, Northridge) spoke about the
CSUN Connections program, a partnership with the Valley's four community colleges which helps students earn their degrees.
Transportation Committee (11/6)
Hosted by
The Garland
- The committee heard from David Mieger (Metro), who presented on Metro's North San Fernando Valley and NoHo to Pasadena Bus Rapid Transit projects.
- Robert Calix (Metro), also presented to the committee on the NextGen Metro Bus Study.
- Kari Derderian (Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT)), provided an update on the LADOT Transit Services Analysis Report.
Labor & Employment Committee (11/7)
Hosted by
Hilton Universal City
- Joseph C. Gjonola (Roxborough, Pomerance, Nye & Adreani), presented to the committee about current workers compensation issues.
- The committee also heard an update from Richard S. Rosenberg (Ballard, Rosenberg Golper & Savitt) on his outlook for 2019.
Energy, Environment & Utilities Committee (11/8)
Sponsored by
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
- Uduak Ntuk, Petroleum Administrator for the City of Los Angeles, presented the City Controller Report on City of Los Angeles Oil and Gas Wells.
- Lenise Marrero (RecycLA) presented to the committee about the One Water LA 2040 Plan.
- The committee discussed SCAQMD's proposal for a ballot measure to increase local Sales tax and recommended guiding principles to the VICA Board.
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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
[email protected]
or
call (818) 817-0545.
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