Journalists and business advocates. We have more in common than you might think. It all boils down to people and their stories. What a privilege to host guest journalists Conan Nolan, David Lesher, Elex Michaelson, and Eytan Wallace at our BizFed Media Dinner in Sacramento.

It was a pleasure to be part of @bizfed's member roundtable this morning. It was a great discussion, and nice to catch up with familiar faces. Thank you for all you do on behalf of our business community!

Joining my Sacramento colleagues and BizFed!

TY BizFed for having me at the Sacramento Days Conference this week! I was thrilled to see so many familiar faces & talk about the work being done to tackle retail crime in a meaningful & effective way. The best policy is achieved when EVERYBODY has a seat at the table.

We just returned from a whirlwind few days in Sacramento advocating for the voice of business w/ our sister organization BizFed. This year a record number of Central Valley participants joined us to beat the drum for our region. Thank you all for attending! #BusinessMakesCAwork

Every week should be #SmallBusinessWeek. An important way to uplift small business owners is to recognize the vital role that technology plays in their success. Regulation and legislation should help advance tech –– not hurt it. calbizjournal.com/opinion-with-m…

Look forward to reading Mike Madrid book. Thanks BizFed for hosing today’s book signing event.

.@levantatuvozorg recently sponsored BizFed launch of Mike Madrid’s book “The Latino Century; How America’s Largest Minority Is Transforming Democracy” documenting the increase in Latino voters over the last three decades to push social progress forward. #EnergyProgress

During today's BizFed Water Resiliency Forum, our Chief of Bay Delta Resources Nina Hawk spoke on a panel re: water efficiency partnerships with ag & other water agencies. Thx to CA - DWR Director Karla Nemeth for providing an update on the California Water Plan.

We backed Measure H in 2017 to provide 10 years of dedicated resources for homeless services. But Los Angeles County’s homeless population grew 43% between 2018 and 2023! We need improvement before demanding more taxpayer dollars. BizFed supports solutions that deliver results.

Tomorrow, LACountyBOS will be taking up an item to impose commercial lease mandates on our small, multicultural and minority-owned businesses. Take action here and join BizFed to oppose these new, crippling provisions on businesses in LA County bizfed.quorum.us/campaign/64334/ ⬇️⬇️⬇️

It's SUSPENSE DAY in the #caleg. BizFed

Legislators must be dreading being jammed again by Newsom for a vote that could allow them to be blamed for increased gas prices. Newsom's own energy commission warns that his refiner mandate could create gas shortages, increase prices and withholds fuel from the market. 1/

#AB98 by @AsmJuanCarrilllo and Asm Majority Leader Emerita Eloise Reyes will undermine the land use authority of cities and counties, even where policies are already in place to protect sensitive areas. Join BizFed and vote no on AB98!

Under #AB98, all cities would be forced to update their circulation elements to account for truck routes within the next one to two years or face fines, even if they don’t approve logistic use projects in their community. BizFed

Join BizFed L.A. Area Chamber BOMA GLA IE Econ Partnership CBRT OC Business Council NAIOPSoCal California Manufacturers & Technology Association CalTax and other job creators in opposition to #AB98 by Assemblymember Juan Carrillo and Asm Majority Leader Emerita Eloise Reyes. TAKE ACTION HERE TO OPPOSE AND SAVE MIDDLE CLASS JOBS: bizfed.quorum.us/campaign/69389/

We are proud to announce that our COO, Ali Sahabi, GEC, MRED, has been honored with the inaugural BizFed Public-Private Impact Award. This award reflects Ali’s decades-long commitment to earthquake resilience and community safety.

This morning, Partnership President & CEO Luis Portillo moderated the first panel at the @Bizfed Institute's Business Resiliency Forum. He led the conversation on "The Challenges of Doing Business in CA: Insurance, Taxes & Beyond". BizFedInstitute

I was honored to join business and civic leaders for BizFed Institute’s “Business Resiliency Forum.” As the nation’s top center of trade and manufacturing, with so much industry, opportunity, and innovation here, a priority of mine is making Los Angeles more business friendly.

Onward together!