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Access L.A. City Hall

More than 200 business and civic leaders participate in the annual, no-cost Access Los Angeles City Hall event. Business people from throughout the region converge on City Hall for a half-day of meetings and breakout sessions on issues vital to the city. Previous topics include public safety, transportation, improving L.A.'s business environment, aviation, housing and education. The morning kicks off with a special plenary session in City Council Chambers with speeches by top city officials, including the mayor.

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CONFIRMED SPEAKERS AND PANELISTS:

  • State Assemblymember Felipe Fuentes
  • State Assemblymember Mike Feuer
  • L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
  • Former L.A. Mayor James K. Hahn
  • L.A. City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo
  • L.A. City Council President Pro Tempore Wendy Greuel
  • L.A. City Councilmember Richard Alarcon
  • L.A. City Councilmember Tony Cardenas
  • L.A. City Councilmember Janice Hahn
  • L.A. City Councilmember Bernard Parks
  • L.A. City Councilmember Jan Perry
  • L.A. City Councilmember Bill Rosendahl
  • Jim Caldwell, Environmental Affairs, LADWP
  • Deputy L.A. Mayor Jeff Carr
  • Erwin Chemerinsky, Irvine Law School
  • David Crippens, Youth Council
  • David Cunningham III, Meyers Nave
  • Mark Drummond, L.A. Community College District
  • Larry Frank, Mayor's Office
  • Lark Galloway-Gilliam, Community Health Councils
  • Gilbert Gonzales, Office of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
  • Daniel Gryczman, TriCal Construction
  • Helmi Hisserich, Deputy Mayor, Housing & Economic Development
  • Brendan Huffman, Former President & CEO, Valley Industry & Commerce Association
  • Fran Inman, Majestic Realty
  • Gregory Irish, City of Los Angeles Workforce Development Board
  • George Kieffer, Manatt, Phelps, Phillips
  • BongHwan Kim, Department of Neighborhood Empowerment
  • Dr. Lucy Jones, U.S. Geological Survey
  • Ron Kaye, Saving L.A. Project
  • Don La Fasco, Microsoft
  • Joey Lucero, Homeboy Industries
  • Sam Mistrano, LAUSD
  • Jerry Neuman, Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
  • Adam O'Neil, Angeles Group
  • Jonathan Parfrey, Green L.A.
  • Marnie O'Brien Primmer, Mobility 21
  • Connie Rice, Advancement Project
  • Bruce Russell, Jacob, Carter Burgess
  • Robert Sainz, Community Development Department
  • Tony Salazar, McCormack Baron Salazar
  • Sean Spear, Los Angeles Housing Department
  • Lee Stewart, The Gas Company, a Sempra Energy utility
  • Gary Toebben, L.A. Area Chamber
  • Libby Williams, Los Angeles Economy & Jobs Committee
  • Marguerite Womack, United Way of Greater Los Angeles

ACCESS L.A. CITY HALL 2007

More than 200 business leaders convened for the L.A. Area Chamber's annual Access L.A. City Hall event Sept. 20, 2007 to spread the message that L.A. must cultivate a more business friendly environment. Participants heard from L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, City Controller Laura Chick and L.A. City Council President Eric Garcetti who talked about the new Jobs, Business Growth and Tax Reform committee. 


Access L.A. City Hall participants attended breakout sessions on key issues, including gang violence, education and youth development; renovating LAX; improving L.A.'s business climate and gridlock and public transportation. View the 2007 event's advocacy agenda and program and position statement on renovating LAX.
 

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

The Access L.A. City Hall trip included the following success:
  • Members suggested to city officials a one-stop Web portal to assist local businesses. In May, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa launched the new portal: www.business.lacity.org, which centralizes content currently placed on more than 20 separate city Web sites, creating easy access to information in areas such as permitting, incentives, greening your business, job training centers and tax information. The Web site is the latest step in Mayor Villaraigosa's effort to make Los Angeles a more business-friendly city.

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