Four of the five candidates for three seats on the Arcadia City Council spent several minutes each introducing themselves at Thursday’s (Feb. 6, 2014) Government Affairs Forum in the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce conference room sponsored by Foothill Credit Union. All four — Paul Van Fleet, Sho Tay, Roger Chandler, Tom Beck — as well…
Metro Executive Director of Highway Programs Doug Failing (who also happens to be a longtime resident of Arcadia) presented most of the major new highway projects being worked on and planned at today’s (Jan. 9. 2014) Government Affairs Forum, sponsored by Expedia, including a High Desert Corridor plan to link state highway 14 with Interstate 15. That…
Californians will find none of the troubles plaguing the federal government’s web site to sign up for health insurance, according to California State Senator Dr. Ed Hernandez of the 24th District. Speaking at this morning’s monthly Government Affairs Forum sponsored by Expedia, Hernandez reminded attendees that California has its own Covered California web site for state…
Chelsea Minor from KP Public Affairs was representing the California Business Roundtable as the featured speaker at today’s (Oct. 3, 2013) Government Affairs Forum, sponsored by Expedia. Her topic was CARE, Californians for Affordable & Reliable Energy Coalition, which educates audiences regarding major challenges ahead with California’s energy supply. CARE provides new information to key…
Congresswoman Judy Chu of the 27th District says there will be no fees for businesses, cities or residences create a proposed National Recreation Area (NRA) around the San Gabriel River and the San Gabriel Mountains, and that all water rights will remain intact and unaffected. Speaking to attendees of this morning’s Government Affairs Forum (Sept. 5) at…
Congresswoman Judy Chu of the 27th District is the guest speaker at 8 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 5, at the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Forum, 388 W. Huntington Drive. Congresswoman Chu will provide legislative updates and touch on the proposed San Gabriel Unit National Recreation Area, followed by answering questions from attendees. A discussion of…
Assemblymember Ed Chau (D-49th District) has already introduced more than a dozen bills in only about eight months on the job so far, most of which have already reached Governor Brown’s desk. He discussed many of them at this morning’s Government Affairs Forum, sponsored by Expedia, and hosted by chairman Jack Orswell and Co-Chairs Mary Dougherty and…
Unless a new ballot measure is created and approved or unless something unexpected happens with current funding assignments, the Gold Line Extension will make its final stop in Azusa, where construction is currently underway and set to open in late 2015 or early 2016. It will no longer continue to Claremont or on to the…
Although the majority of the population in Arcadia is Chinese, Asians represent only 27% of the 1.8 million residents of the San Gabriel Valley overall, with 45% Hispanic and only 22% Caucasian and 4% African-American, making the Valley one of the most ethically and culturally diverse regions in the country, reported Cynthia Kurtz at Thursday’s…
Thank you Floretta Lauber of the Arcadia Weekly, for the announcement of the Chamber’s speaker at the June Government Affairs Forum.