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Opinion: Assembly Constitutional Amendment 1 could be the final straw for many California family-owned businesses
Our guest contributor says that many family-owned businesses may leave California or sell out to larger corporations if Assembly Constitutional Amendment 1 becomes law.
FBA working to defeat ACA 1
Local governments want to make it easier to raise your taxes by reducing the majority needed from voters from two-thirds to just 55%. If passed by the Legislature this month, ACA 1 could appear on the 2024 statewide ballot. In an op-ed in the Sacramento Business...
Family businesses are trusted. Here’s why.
Edelman’s annual Trust Barometer reported earlier this year that worldwide, business was the only institution – not government, not NGOs, not media – that was trusted by the 32,000 respondents from 28 countries. (Trust was defined as 60-100% trusting that sector.) The...
Workers’ compensation company joins FBA
We have a new member, Professional Dynamics, Inc. of El Dorado Hills. The company was founded in 1981 by Betti Anders and is now managed by 2nd generation Kaleo Anders. For over 40 years, PDI has demonstrated the ability to reduce excessive treatment, indemnity, and...
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...