CALED Speaks with Local Electeds on Ways to Advance their Economic Development Goals

Gurbax Sahota, President & CEO for the California Association for Local Economic Development (CALED), has been traveling throughout California, engaging with local elected officials to impart valuable insights in order to set a common foundation regarding the economic development environment. In addition, Gurbax shares available tools and resources to help local government leaders think through [...]

2023-09-25T10:28:00-07:00September 25th, 2023|Econ Dev News|

City of Corona’s Economic Development Director Jessica Gonzales Announced as CALED Chair

­­Jessica Gonzales, Economic Development Director of the City of Corona, is now the Chair of the Board of Directors for the California Association for Local Economic Development (CALED).  Jessica has been a member of the Association for more than 15 years and has been an active board member for the past six years.  She was [...]

2023-08-28T14:49:17-07:00August 28th, 2023|Econ Dev News|

Changes to SB 747 and Update on Surplus Land Act Bills

SB 747 Narrowed by Forced Amendments in Senate Housing Committee Discussions/Negotiations over Multiple SLA Bills Expected SB 747 (Caballero) – a bill protecting use of public land for economic development and making helpful changes to the Surplus Land Act (SLA) encountered difficulties Monday in the Senate Housing Committee, when the Committee’s chair, Senator Scott Wiener (D-San [...]

2023-04-26T10:36:29-07:00April 26th, 2023|Econ Dev News|

CALED helps SB 747 (Caballero) Pass the Senate Governance & Finance Committee

CALED helps SB 747 (Caballero) Pass the Senate Governance & Finance Committee CALED continues to fight for effective economic development tools for California’s jurisdictions. On April 12, CALED Board leaders Aaron Laurel, City Manager, West Sacramento and Jennifer McLain Hiramoto, Economic Development Director, City of Ontario testified alongside Senator Caballero in support of her SB 747. [...]

2023-04-18T16:00:43-07:00April 12th, 2023|Econ Dev News|

State of Economic Development

In the wake of pandemic-related aid that flowed to the State, local governments, nonprofits, and businesses, discussions about economic development in California revealed some fundamental misperceptions about what it is and how it is implemented. This lack of clarity, particularly when viewed in the context of the potential recession facing our economy, underscores the need [...]

2023-04-06T15:47:19-07:00April 6th, 2023|Econ Dev News|
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