Category: Public Policy Action
LAEDC strongly supports Governor Newsom’s budget proposal for Broadband
“LAEDC applauds Governor Newsom’s proposed $7 billion investment over three years to expand broadband infrastructure, increase affordability, and enhance access to broadband for All Californians.…
LAEDC supports funding of California Competes Tax Credit to retain & expand jobs
February 1, 2021 The Honorable Wendy Carrillo Chair, Assembly Budget Sub-Committee #4 State Capitol, Room 6026 Sacramento, California 95814 RE: California Competes Tax Credit Funding –…
SUPPORT: Assembly Bill AB 326, Electric Vehicle Manufacturers
AB 326 helps Californians afford EVs and supports well-paying jobs for Californians. July 27, 2020 Assembly Member Al Muratsuchi State Capitol P.O. Box 942849 Room…
Equal access to internet broadband must be addressed: LAEDC supports Broadband Infrastructure and Distance Learning Bond Act of 2020
Homeschooling and work-from-home mandates have laid bare the cruel condition that too many California households and students have neither reliable internet service nor the hardware…
LAEDC takes EV data to Sacramento to inform legislator decisions
LAEDC’s Judy Kruger and Collette Hanna traveled to Sacramento to provide testimony and analysis on key economic public policy issues, focused on EVs and Opportunity…
Expanding Opportunity Zone Tax Benefits to Local Projects of Significance is Key to serving Low-Income Communities
Sacramento needs to expand its beneficial tax treatment of investments made in Opportunity Zones (OZs) beyond affordable housing and “green technology” projects only, allowing local…
LAEDC opposes AB 485 because it discourages logistics projects that create jobs (2019 Legis. Session)
LAEDC strongly opposes Assembly Bill (AB) 485 (Medina), as it did last year with AB 2853, which was an antecedent bill ultimately vetoed by then…
LAEDC supports SB 59 (Allen) to help CA lead autonomous vehicle development (2019 Legis. Session)
Autonomous vehicles are coming, but will California be merely a consumer of those technologies, or will we develop them, building an industry with living wage…
LAEDC supports AB 383 (Mayes) to improve clean energy financing (2019 Legis. Session)
As California eyes tools to enhance our ability to meet renewable energy goals, LAEDC believes that AB 383 (Mayes) will have a positive effect on…
Afterschool: LAEDC supports AB 1725 (Carrillo) to fund after school programs (2019 Legis. Session)
AB 1725 would increase funding for important after school programs that help our youth grow academically as well as assist hard working mothers and fathers…
Aerospace: LAEDC supports AB 245 (Muratsuchi) to create an Aerospace Commission (2019 Legis. Session)
Assembly Bill 245 would support California jobs and businesses in the aerospace industry, by establishing the California Aerospace and Aviation Commission. Status of this bill…
LAEDC opposes AB 2853 because it will discourage logistics projects that create jobs
Assembly Bill (AB) 2853 would force local agencies to issue redundant and excessive reports, with highly sensitive disclosures in some cases, for an economic development subsidy for…
SB 948 (Allen) Would Help Communities Address Their Needs, Including Housing
SB 948 will reduce delays in projects that help local governments meet their climate, housing, land use and transportation goals. Read LAEDC’s support letter below.…
AB 3197 (Burke) Helps California’s Aerospace Industry Remain Competitive
AB 3197 is a much-needed tax fix that rightly treats property used in spaceflight as inventory, reducing an unnecessary tax burden on aerospace companies, a…
California WaterFix is Supported by LAEDC
Developing good infrastructure to provide a reliable water source for Southern California is vital to the economy and a sustainable quality of life. Read LAEDC’s…
CA Competes Tax Credit Reauthorization is Supported by LAEDC
The California Competes Tax Credit remains one of the few incentives that we have available to incent businesses that are considering whether to come, stay…
AB 2463 (Quirk-Silva and Cervantes) Would Help Small Manufacturers
Track the progress of this bill here. AB 2463 would help small manufacturers with a Small Business Technical Assistance Program. Read LAEDC’s support letter below.…
SB 1227 (Skinner) Will Help Student Housing
Track the progress of this bill here. SB 1227 would increase the production of affordable housing for California’s college students by providing developers with a…
AB 427 (Muratsuchi) Would Establish California Aerospace and Aviation Commission
Track progress of this bill here. LAEDC, an organization dedicated to advancing opportunity and prosperity, is pleased to offer our support for Assembly Bill 427…
AB 2758 (Burke) Would Help Minority Small Businesses Access Capital
Track progress of this bill here. March 13, 2018 The Honorable Assembly Member Autumn Burke California State Assembly State Capitol, Room 5150 Sacramento, CA 95814…
Rezoning Hawthorne Industrial Site Isn’t a Good Housing Solution
Daily Breeze published an opinion article by Dave Flaks, President of LAEDC, about preserving industrial-zoned land, which is vital to creation of well-paying jobs. Many…
AB 1082 and AB 1083 (Burke) Would Increase Electric Vehicle Adoption
AB 1082 and 1083 together support growth in the EV consumer market by making charging stations more accessible. This aligns with LAEDC’s support of the…
Lights, Camera, but No Action,” a paper by Michael Thom, Fails to Add to Film & TV Tax Credit Discussion
California’s Film and Television Tax Credit Program is a targeted economic stimulus initiative designed to protect and increase film and television production, jobs and tax…