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            • Check out some of VICA's recent columns and op-eds.

               


              2017:

              May 29, Labor Reform That Makes Sense
              May 1, The Illogic of Linkage Fees
              April 3, Voting is What Counts
              March 23, Actions Have Consequences and Someone Has to Pay
              March 6, ACA Reform Could Help Valley Firms
              February 6, Stop the Housing Ban in L.A.
              January 31, Housing is Critical for Our Economy
              January 9, Handbook for the New Year

               

              2016:

              December 12, Most Traffic-Jammed Time of Year
              December 9, California's Trailblazing Culture is at Home in Newhall Ranch Plan
              November 14, Finding a Balance for Business and Government
              November 8, TPP a Good Trade Deal for the Los Angeles Area
              October 17, A Big Day for Business in the Valley
              September 19, For Lawmakers in Sacramento, That's a Wrap, Folks!
              September 16, Sticker Shock on the Vanguard of Energy Efficiency
              August 31, VICA is Going for Gold at 28th Annual Business Forecast Conference
              August 8, Local Control Works Best for the Valley
              July 25, City's Attitude on Business Like a Pop Song
              June 28, Now Boarding: A Plan to East Traffic in Los Angeles
              June 27, It's About Workplace Opportunity
              May 30, The Adult Film Industry and You
              May 3, A Mixed Bag of Ballot Initiatives
              May 2, City Mandates Come With a Cost
              April 21, Time to Home In on Helping Porter Ranch Residents
              April 4, New Routes for Valley's Future
              March 7, Takeaways from Take-Back Plan
              March 1, Using Old Means for New Ways to Fight Homelessness
              February 8, New Hires Can Help Revitalize L.A.
              January 11, Federal Budget Will Impact Valley

               

              2015:

              December 1, Let's Extend Small Business Saturday by About 364 Days
              November 30, What We're Grateful For
              November 2, The Legislative Scorecard
              October 5, Working for Small Business, Jobs
              September 30, L.A. Olympics Would be the San Fernando Valley Games Too
              September 11, In Valley Oil-Drilling Debate, Let's Stick to the Facts
              September 7, U.S. Should Put Money on Trade
              August 10, All Signs Point to New Rules
              July 13, Street Legal, but Unfair Competition
              June 29, The Valley's Critical Summer
              June 1, Throwing a Flag for Piling On Business
              May 7, Will the Valley Get What It Needs from Measure R2?
              May 4, Last Stop on the Orange Line
              April 17, 65th Annual Meeting Honors Helpful VICA Members
              April 6, Why State Funded Child Care Pays Off
              March 9, The True Meaning of Business Friendly
              February 23, Regulatory Reform Bills Begin to Address Problem of Runaway Legislation
              February 9, Tax the Rich but All Will Pay
              January 12, Building on a Solid Foundation

               

              2014:

              December 8, Don't Break This Tax Promise
              August 29, Minimum Wage Proposal Would be Disaster for L.A.
              July 14, Pro Soccer in the Valley a Real Goal
              June 5, Plastic Bag Ban Will be Good for California Economy and Environment
              January 23, The False Issue of North vs. South

               

              2013:

              September 16, Honing Leadership in the Valley
              August 5, Film, TV Work Needs More Focus
              May 16, California Needs a Better Way to Stop Meth Makers from Getting Ingredients
              May 6, Look Past 'Union' Label

               

              2012:

              October 12, Gas Sticker Shock Shows Need for Fuel Reform in California
              August 23, Food Container Ban Will Cost State Hundreds of Jobs
              July 31, City Attorney Scapegoating U.S. Bank on Foreclosures
              January 10, Stopping Meth Should Not Penalize Law-Abiding Californians
              January 5, VICA Set to Tackle Extensive List of Policy Goals in New Year

               

              2011:

              December 9, Talking About Los Angeles in 2013
              April 27, Give Valley Communities Whole Voice
              March 30, Waste Plan Would Trash Business
              January 24, Redevelopment Provides Jobs
              January 17, AT&T Phone Outages Need to be Fixed

               

              2010:

              September 28, California Must Update its Outdated E-Commerce Laws

               

              2009:

              November 12, City's Response to Billboard Ruling is Cause for Concern

               

              2008:

              June 20, Not Fair
              March 31, Marcus Allen a Fine Choice for L.A.'s Interim City Administrative Officer

               

              2007:

              November 9, Fair Share
              October 25, Reduce City Spending
              October 16, No Reason to Delay Hospital Expansion
              September 8, Term Limits Qualifies
              June 19, Census Sense
              April 4, A Donor State
              March 26, More at Stake

               

              2006:

              December 11, Right Path for Redraw
              September 27, Business Taxes
              July 12, Tax Cuts Just Start of Better Economy

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