by Brandon Matson | Jul 22, 2015 | Governmental Affairs, Out and About
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] This week I attended the County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors meeting to testify at an important hearing on raising the minimum wage...
by Brandon Matson | Jul 16, 2015 | Governmental Affairs, News
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (LACBOS) will soon vote on a motion to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2020 in unincorporated areas of the county that are outside jurisdictional boundaries of incorporated cities. As the President and CEO of a...
by Brandon Matson | Jul 14, 2015 | Governmental Affairs, News
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] California lawmakers are on the verge of enacting a set of bills that will fundamentally transform California’s energy market. The dual proposal sets a vision for the state to curb its green house gas (GHG) emissions to 80% below...
by Brandon Matson | Jun 24, 2015 | Governmental Affairs, News
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Los Angeles County Supervisor Shelia Kuehl is leading a charge for the County of Los Angeles to raise its minimum wage from $9/hr to $15/hr by 2020. Originally scheduled for a vote during a hearing on Tuesday, June 23, the proposal...
by Brandon Matson | Jun 22, 2015 | Governmental Affairs, News
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Approved by California voters in 1978, Proposition 13 is one of California’s preeminent laws, stabilizing tax rates for property owners in the state for over 30 years. Passed during a period of time when the demand for housing was...
