Blogs of the LA Area Chamber

This pandemic is not over and the health of our community is of paramount importance. The Chamber supports vaccination requirements that are sound and reasonable, leading to a restoration of healthy communities, which is why we are calling for statewide vaccination requirements.

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With the California State Legislature ending its legislative session two weeks ago, many bills were sent to Governor Newsom’s desk where they await to either be turned into law or vetoed. Two of those bills, called AB 701 and SB 62 respectively, could unfortunately create more problems than they solve.

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As another Covered California open enrollment period approaches, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) finally appears safe from what had been repeated efforts to dismantle the law. In June 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected what is widely regarded as its last significant challenge.

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In a few weeks, on September 14, 2021, California will have a Gubernatorial Recall Election, and registered voters have already started to receive their vote-by-mail ballot. The ability for voters to determine how they are governed is never a right we should take for granted, and it only works if everyone who can exercises it. 

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As the pandemic took a hold of our economy, small businesses were hit the hardest. Many closed their doors permanently while others were forced to move quickly to reinvent and reimagine their business models.

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The COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on families, communities, and livelihoods. Its impact was being felt well beyond hospital doors, through shuttered businesses, lost jobs, and a stagnant economy.

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The Chamber‘s policy agenda includes legislation on topics ranging from housing, to transportation, to sustainability, and education. We testified on a number of issues which were identified as a priority for the business community.

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People around the world waited for what felt like a lifetime to see a light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel, and we were fortunate to finally see it in the distribution of the vaccine.

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Health Net, one of the state’s longest-serving and most experienced Medi-Cal partners, recently published findings about health disparities among Californians of different races and ethnicities.

The company’s research and findings are based on their years of expertise in serving the state’s most vulnerable populations and investing millions of dollars to drive equitable health outcomes.

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L.A. County public health officials implemented a mask mandate for public indoor spaces – a precaution that we should all take seriously regardless of our vaccination status, especially given the new rise in coronavirus cases.

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