Mtn Views News: Govt Affairs Forum
Thank you Mountain Views News for the announcement of our June Government Affairs Forum guest speaker, Cynthia J. Kurtz, President & CEO of the San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership.
Sen Hernandez on biz-related legislation
Among this year’s bills that Arcadia’s State Senator Dr. Ed Hernandez has supported that benefit business, according to his office: SB 442 (Wyland) State Board of Equalization: erroneous charges: Conforms the special taxes at the BOE to all other taxes and extends the reimbursement claim beyond 90-days for reasonable cause. SB 376 (Correa) Sales and…
Judge on court closings: "This is bad"
Chairman Jack Orswell and Co-Chairs Mary Dougherty and Peter Ulrich welcomed Judge Ann I. Jones who spoke to an interested full house in the Chamber Conference room at the May Government Affairs Forum this morning regarding the impact that the closing of eight courthouses and loss of 511 staff positions as of June 14 will…
Jack Orswell new Gov. Affairs Chair
The Arcadia Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Forum, sponsored by Expedia, welcomed its new Chair, Jack Orswell at the April 4 meeting. Jack & his family are 28-year Arcadia residents. The Forum also welcomed Congresswoman Judy Chu’s new area representative Tommy Tseng who gave updates on Congresswoman Chu’s Women of Distinction Awards dinner to be…
City's Santa Anita train bridge updates
Arcadia is the only city in which residents voted overwhelmingly to tax themselves $8 million to help pay for a bridge to carry the Gold Line train over the major artery of Santa Anita Avenue, and the only city along the 11.5-mile foothill extension line to exercise the option of creating a customized station in…
MtnViewsNews: Govt. Affairs Forum
Thank you Joan Schmidt of Mountain Views News for the coverage of the Chamber’s Government Affairs Forum with Dr. Joel Shawn , Superintendent of the Arcadia Unified School District.
AUSD Update / Water Parcel Fee
Arcadia Unified School District Superintendent Joel Shawn gave an in-depth State of the District update to the Government Affairs attendees at the monthly Forum held in the Chamber conference room Feb. 5, including a discussion of the County’s proposed water parcel “fee” and its effect on the School District. He gave details of a new…
Birthday, farewells, parcel tax at Forum…
The nearly three-dozen attendees at the Chamber’s monthly Government Affairs Forum sponsored by Keystone 365 Foundation Community Builder sponsor member Expedia this morning celebrated the 90th birthday of chairman Peter Ulrich and participated in a ceremonial send-off of appreciation for the five longtime legislative representatives who will no longer be with us each month due…
Government Affairs Forum
Several great speakers were heard Nov. 1 at the Arcadia Chamber’s monthly Government Affairs Forum sponsored by Expedia: David Hall, elected Chairman of the Monrovia, Arcadia, Duarte Town Council for the past 20 years, explained how MAD was started and the accomplishments the Council has made in improving the neighborhoods of these 3 communities located…