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 communities to best determine and…
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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 Governor Brown. Similar to AB…
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 jobs? LA already has significant…
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 investment and development of clean…
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 who need after school arrangements…
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 can be found HERE and…
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 a warehouse distribution center. August…
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. Take action: Email letters to…
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 policy choice that will continue…
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 support letter below. April 9,…