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"Whatever we do, it won't be without input from VICA and the business community. You have my word; I will be transparent and we will have a discussion and see what compromise we can come up with.
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- Los Angeles City Councilmember David Ryu discussing the City Council's proposed parental leave measure
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LA City Councilmember David Ryu Discusses Homelessness, Transparency, and Parental Leave
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VICA Vice Chairs Mark Davis (Sun Hill Properties / Hilton Universal City), Steve Nissen (Comcast NBCUniversal), Pam Berg (MP Printing & Mailing), Councilmember David Ryu, Brad Roen (Vitello's Restaurant), VICA 1st Vice Chair Brad Rosenheim (Rosenheim & Associates)
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On Tuesday, VICA members met with Los Angeles City Councilmember David Ryu for a VICA After Dark. Members enjoyed appetizers and drinks hosted by
Vitello's Restaurant as they heard remarks from Councilmember Ryu. Ryu discussed his recent engagement and the story of his path to the City Council. Ryu expressed his belief in the power of local politics, stating that, "local politics is where the rubber meets the road. You vote for me, I work for you, and together we get things done." The Councilmember highlighted his focus on transparency and compromise, as well as the Council's effort to increase housing for the homeless using money generated by Measure HHH. Ryu also took questions from the audience about congestion pricing, distracted driving, and paid parental leave.
Thank you to our presenting sponsors, Athens Services, Comcast NBCUniversal, Sun Hill Properties / Hilton Universal City, and Vitello's as well as our co-sponsors California State University, Northridge and Sheppard Mullin, and our friends of VICA sponsor, the Southland Regional Association of Realtors.
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Tuesday, April 30, 2019
7:30 - 9:30 a.m.
VICA Office
16600 Sherman Way, Suite 170,
Van Nuys
COUNCIL DISTRICT 12 SPECIAL ELECTION FORUM
Join VICA for a special Newsmaker Connection as candidates for Council District 12 gather to discuss issues affecting businesses across the San Fernando Valley. This special Election Forum will provide members with the unique opportunity to meet, listen and speak with the CD 12 contenders.
Confirmed Speakers
(as of 4/5/19)
This event offers attendees the freedom to ask questions and receive immediate responses from our candidates.
Breakfast is included. The event is free for VICA members. Non-members interested in attending, please contact
Helene
at the VICA Office.
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VICA Continues to Push For More Housing Solutions
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With housing as VICA's top legislative priority for 2019, VICA has expressed support for the re-establishment of aspects of Redevelopment Agencies, which could be used to provide a new source of funding to accelerate the development of low- to moderate-income housing. VICA has also strongly supported Senate Bill 50 (Wiener), which would allow housing to be built near high-quality transit and in job-rich areas. VICA strongly supports requiring local governments to approve higher-density housing if the site is within a half-mile of a major transit stop. VICA is also sponsoring Assembly Bill 1560 (Friedman), which would expand the definition of a Major Transit Stop so that new areas of the Valley can benefit from CEQA exemptions and other incentives to build higher-density housing along the Metro Orange Line and future bus rapid transit routes. VICA also recently advocated in favor of the Warner Center 2035 project during its five-year review and is continuing to oppose rent control policies at all levels. An extension for the county's rent control ordinance will be heard next Tuesday at the county board of supervisors, VICA will be there to oppose this bad housing policy.
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VICA Advocates for Independent Contractors; Other Labor Issues
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Negotiations to resolve the problems caused by last year's Dynamex case, which prohibited many long-established independent contractors to continue working without being brought on as an employee, continue. VICA
expressed concern about a proposal to codify the ruling and then carve out exemptions for certain industries, noting that carve-outs could never cover the myriad of situations including arts organizations, journalists, academia, and many other small businesses. Negotiations continue and VICA members can
weigh in
here. VICA also continued to advocate on labor issues including
joint employer liability, and the establishment of a
rebuttable presumption of unlawful retaliation.
At the local level, VICA has been actively working to share the business community's concerns on proposals that employers in the City of LA pay 30-40 percent of employees' salary while they are on paid parental leave. Proposals to impose restrictive scheduling in the City of LA will be discussed with Council President Herb Wesson's senior staff at VICA's
Government Affairs Committee on April 17.
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 David Krause has served to bring the country's leading Hollywood studios and Fortune 500 corporations into the modern era of information technology for over two decades. Krause has worked for major studios including Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros Animation, and Comedy Central and for major blockbuster films. Krause is now bringing his expertise to RiseUp Technologies, an IT company that builds and manages technologies for growing small and midsize businesses and raises awareness about the latest cybersecurity threats.
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RiseUp Technologies
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Thursday, May 2, 2019
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
The Garland
4222 Vineland Ave.,
North Hollywood
Kevin Demoff
Executive Vice President of Football Operations and Chief Operating Officer of the Los Angeles Rams
On May 2, Kevin Demoff, Executive Vice President of Football Operations and Chief Operating Officer of the Los Angeles Rams, will discuss last year's NFC Champions, the Los Angeles Rams. Demoff will take time to answer members' questions and give an overview of last season, next season, and the new stadium.
Co-sponsored by BYD America
Sponsorships are still available - email Helene@vica.com or call the
VICA Office at (818) 817-0545
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New Bill Will Fail to Relieve Congestion or Cut Emissions
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 VICA opposes Senate Bill 319 (Moorlach), which would require the construction of two additional traffic lanes on the Central Valley segments of the I-5 and SR 99 without a maximum speed limit using funds from the state's Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF).
Adding lanes is not a solution to relieving congestion. Research shows that for every 1 percent increase in highway capacity, traffic increases 0.29 to 1.1 percent in the long term (about five years out), and up to 0.68 percent in the short term (one or two years). SB 319 would divert funding from other projects and programs that benefit from the GGRF, such as improving our transit infrastructure and modernizing our transportation system with technology that has the potential to reduce emissions. This bill does not create an innovative solution to congestion nor does it take an approach to realistically cut emissions.
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Join us as VICA continues its tradition by inducting the Valley's remarkable businesses into the San Fernando Valley Business Hall of Fame. We are looking forward to celebrating Valley businesses and 70 years of VICA members.
VICA is excited to announce that our emcee for the evening will be NBC4's Fritz Coleman.
Thursday, June 20, 2019
Sheraton Universal Hotel
333 Universal Hollywood Dr., Universal City
Reception 5:30-6:45 p.m.
Awards 6:45-7:45 p.m. |
Dinner 7:45-9:00 p.m.
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Support Bill to Reduce Healthcare Costs by Expanding Scope of Practice for Nurse Practitioners
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VICA supports Assembly Bill 890 (Wood), which would grant unsupervised practice authority to nurse practitioners.
Current law requires all drug-prescribing nurse practitioners to have a supervising physician and stipulates that each supervising physician oversee no more than four nurse practitioners. AB 890 would allow nurse practitioners to have unsupervised practice authority and meet the healthcare needs of our growing population. Unsupervised practice authority for nurse practitioners would result in cost savings to Californians from reduced emergency department stays and hospitalizations, and the lower costs of retail clinic use and primary care.
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Join Boys & Girls Club of the West Valley's Chair Jessica Yasukochi (VICA) as her guest. To RSVP please contact jessica@vica.com
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Member Messages:
Get Your Message in VICA Weekly!
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VICA members can promote their business, events and news in VICA Weekly. Member messages are available for $50 per week or $175 for four weeks. Messages are text-based and may not contain more than 70 words. A logo may be added for an additional $5 per week. For more information or to schedule your member message, contact
Helene@vica.com
or
call (818) 817-0545.
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