Blogs of the LA Area Chamber
Diversifying the future of STEM
Center for Education Excellence & Talent Development on June 14, 2019 at 12:00:00 pm
Posted in L.A. Business This Week
The Chamber hosted a special joint Education & Workforce Development and Innovation & Technology Council with Susan Bonilla, state director at the Council for a Strong America, who highlighted how the graduation rate in computer science is starkly low when it comes to black and Latino students.
Chamber celebrates Business After Hours at Oakwood, Olympic & Olive
Center for Small Business Success on June 13, 2019 at 11:59:00 pm
Posted in L.A. Business This Week
The Chamber hosted its Business After Hours Mixer at Oakwood, Olympic & Olive, in downtown Los Angeles.
Health Care Council hears updates from L.A. County Health Officer
Center for Business Advocacy on June 7, 2019 at 12:00:00 pm
Posted in L.A. Business This Week
The Chamber's Health Care Council met with L.A. County's Public Health Officer, Dr. Muntu Davis, on his role at the County and priorities for the year.
Chamber applauds House passage of the Dream and Promise Act; focus shifts to Senate
Center for Education Excellence & Talent Development on June 6, 2019 at 6:00:00 pm
Posted in L.A. Business This Week
The Chamber applauds the House of Representatives and the Southern California Congressional members who voted in support of the Dream and Promise Act (HR 6) which passed the House on Tuesday.
More than 100 Chamber member companies featured on 2019 LA500 list
L.A. Area Chamber on June 6, 2019 at 5:00:00 pm
Posted in L.A. Business This Week
The Los Angeles Business Journal has released their 2019 LA500 list of the most influential people in L.A.
Chamber hears updates on the future of water supplies from Metropolitan Water District
Center for Business Advocacy on June 6, 2019 at 12:00:00 pm
Posted in L.A. Business This Week
At the Energy, Water & Environmental Sustainability Council, Jeff Kightlinger, general manager and CEO of Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (Met), spoke with Chamber members about the future of water supplies in Southern California.
LARExC organizes the 2019 China-California Business Forum
Center for Global Trade & Foreign Investment on June 5, 2019 at 5:00:00 pm
Posted in L.A. Business This Week
The Los Angeles Regional Export Council (LARExC) joined the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Los Angeles, the China Chamber for Import & Export of Machinery & Electronic Products (CCCME) and the California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) in organizing and sponsoring the 2019 China-California Business Forum.
Gov. Gavin Newsom's Senior Policy Advisor for Early Childhood visits Educare Los Angeles at Long Beach
Center for Education Excellence & Talent Development on June 4, 2019 at 5:00:00 pm
Posted in L.A. Business This Week
On June 4, Giannina Perez, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s senior policy advisor for early childhood, visited Educare Los Angeles at Long Beach to tour the space and understand lessons learned from the school's best practices.
Measure EE - Vote No on June 4
Maria S. Salinas on May 31, 2019 at 9:00:00 am
Posted in The Business Perspective
The Public Option - A Realistic Alternative in Health Care
John Baackes, CEO, L.A. Care Health Plan on May 30, 2019 at 12:00:00 pm
Posted in Health Care Waiting Room
Medicare for All is trending in today’s American political discourse. But, while talk is cheap, actually getting to a single-payer system, like Medicare for all, is not. Taxes would have to rise to intolerable levels to cover the projected cost of more than $32 trillion in the first 10 years. Even doubling individual and corporate income tax collections would not pay for it.