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Coalition responds to ruling on constitutionality of SB 1439
A Sacramento County Superior Court judge recently rejected a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a law prohibiting local elected officials from voting on matters involving the people and companies who contribute to their campaigns. FBA is the lead plaintiff...
Trucking and warehousing company joins FBA
Minuteman Transport is the latest family business to join FBA. Located in the City of Industry east of Los Angeles, the company was founded by Peter Amundson in 1985. Minuteman is a refrigerated over-the-road freight carrier and warehousing company, serving customers...
Two new members join FBA
Two new companies recently joined FBA, the only organization exclusively focused on protecting the interests of family businesses in California Cobex Construction Company was founded in 2017 by Vazgen Dallakyan, whose family emigrated from Armenia when he was a...
FBA is lead plaintiff in crucial court case
FBA is the lead plaintiff in a major court case designed to ensure that our members’ free speech rights and ability to support good government in their communities is protected. The suit seeks to overturn SB 1439, a bill passed with little debate last year that has...
Breault Asphalt Maintenance joins FBA
FBA is pleased to announce that Breault Asphalt Maintenance has joined the Association. The company was founded in 2004 in Sacramento by siblings Jim Breault and Katie Little and operates in Northern California and Nevada with 13 employees. The company specializes in...
Welcome new member Universal Custom Display
FBA is pleased to welcome Universal Custom Display as a new member company. UCD is a premier retail, grocery, commercial, and residential manufacturer for some of the largest organizations in the world. From turning creative retail concepts into prototypes, to...
PAGA amicus brief filed with the California Supreme Court
Californians for Fair Pay and Employer Accountability, the “Stop Small Business Shakedowns” committee, was established to find solutions for reforming the state’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA), either in the Legislature, through the courts, or on the ballot....
10 years of keeping family businesses at the table and off the menu
The Family Business Association of California is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. While that may not be a record for longevity compared to many of the highly effective trade associations that have advocated on behalf of large and small businesses in...
Family businesses score some wins and some losses in 2022
Family businesses are the bedrock of our state’s economy. The state’s 1.4 million family businesses employ 7 million Californians. Nationally, they generate 57% of the GDP, employ 63% of the workforce, and create 75% of all new jobs. At the same time, family...
Public Policy Goals for 2023
At the 10th annual Meeting of Members, the Family Business Association of California adopted the following public policy goals for 2023. State tax issues - FBA will remain diligent in the debate to maintain fair and equitable business and personal taxes in California:...
FBA member promotes New California Coalition
Mike Betts is the chairman and CEO of one of FBA's oldest members --- the Betts Company, a sixth-generation family-owned manufacturer and supplier of springs and heavy-duty truck parts in Fresno, founded in 1868. At the 10th Annual FBA Meeting of Members on November...
Newsom vetoes FBA’s family business definition bill
We are deeply disappointed by the Governor’s veto of our sponsored bill, AB 2611 (Daly). The legislation would have created a definition of a family business in state law. As we may be the only organization working to keep family businesses in California, we thought...