The South Bay Association of Chambers of Commerce (SBACC), representing 18 local chambers of commerce, has been named recipient of the 2016 Air Force Space Command Community Support Award for support to the mission and personnel of the Space and Missiles Command Center and the Los Angeles Air Force base (LLAFB) in El Segundo.

The award, established in February, 2015, recognizes the community which provided the most significant mission and installation needs to support to an Air Force Space Command base from June 1, 2015 through May 31, 2016.  Four communities – Aurora, Colorado; Cocoa Beach, Florida; Colorado Springs, Colorado; and the South Bay area of Los Angeles County, California – submitted nominations to the Colorado Springs Military Affairs Council as sponsoring organization for the 2016 award.

An award ceremony and trophy presentation will be scheduled by Space Command in Colorado Springs later this year.

U.S. economic output has slowed to a crawl over the last three quarters—averaging less than a 1% pace of growth compared to 3% in the previous six quarters. Despite these disappointing results, prognosticators of the economy have, for the most part, not reduced their growth outlook for the nation by much. Most are still looking for rates in the 2% to 2.5% range.

Governor Edmund Brown Jr. has signed a California Chamber of Commerce-supported bill that will help businesses assess whether commercial rental property is compliant with disability access laws.

AB 2093 (Steinorth; R-Rancho Cucamonga) ensures that owners and tenants are aware of any construction-related access violations and therefore have the opportunity to resolve any violation before a lawsuit is filed by requiring clarity in commercial property leases regarding whether the property has been inspected by a Certified Access Specialist (CASp) and any CASp reports.

The bill was signed by Governor Brown on September 16 and took effect immediately.