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FBA ‘Disappointed’ Newsom Backs Proposition 15
Contact: Robert Rivinius, Executive Director robert@myfba.org, 916-847-2700 The Family Business Association of California today issued the following statement expressing disappointment in Gov. Gavin Newsom's decision to support Proposition 15, the measure on the...
FBA Adopts Oppose Positions on Three Ballot Measures
At the July 29 FBA Board of Directors meeting, “no” positions on three ballot propositions were adopted: No on Proposition 15 – the infamous “split roll” initiative backed by public employee unions would remove Proposition 13 protections for commercial properties and...
Business friend or foe? Lawmakers have a choice for recovery
By Ken Monroe, FBA Chairman California’s 1.4 million family-owned businesses are in the fight of their lives. Some have been shuttered since March, still waiting nervously for an all-clear from state officials. While their revenue stopped, the bills kept coming. And...
Unleash private enterprise to jumpstart California’s economy with these four moves
By Ken Monroe FBA Chairman Two months into California’s economic lockdown, it’s time to start working on creating a V-shaped economic recovery. Gov. Gavin Newsom has shown strong leadership during the past couple months in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Now he...
Outside board members offer fresh, objective perspectives
By Jeanne Reaves Both family businesses and private companies tend to struggle with the decision of when and why they should bring outside professionals on to their boards of directors. It's not uncommon for us to hear things such as: "Should I have a board that...
FBA Names Senator Nielsen Outstanding Legislator for 2019
The Family Business Association of California, the only organization advocating exclusively for California’s thousands of family businesses, has named Sen. Jim Nielsen, R-Tehama, as its Outstanding Legislator for 2019. FBA Executive Director Robert Rivinius said the...
Do Economic Recoveries Die of Old Age?
Elliot Eisenberg, Ph.D. | GraphsandLaughs, LLC The US economy is clearly slowing. After adjusting for inflation, GDP grew by 2.9% in 2018, and by an even better 3.1% in 19Q1. But growth slowed to just 2% in 19Q2, is expected to grow at a similar pace the rest of...
What will cause the next recession?
Elliot Eisenberg, Ph.D. GraphsandLaughs, LLC September 1, 2019 The Great Recession of 2008 is firmly in the rearview mirror, we are now enjoying the longest recovery in U.S. history, the unemployment rate is near a 50-year low, wage growth is pretty good, inflation is...
Are 1,061 Pages Enough?
By Robert Rivinius, FBA Executive Director When I have a chance to meet with someone in the Legislature or from the Governor's Office, I take them a copy of the Cal-Chamber's 2019 California Labor Law Digest. The book is 8" x 11", 2 1/2" inches thick, and has 1,061...
PAGA Reform Would Help Grow Our Economy
By Ken Monroe Chair, Family Business Assn. of CA and president, Holt of California This op-ed originally appeared in the Orange County Register on July 5, 2019 You can’t watch TV or go online these days without hearing about more and more politicians who are calling...
Modern Monetary Theory Is Voodoo Economics Redux
Elliot Eisenberg, Ph.D. | June 1, 2019 There is currently widespread frustration with the performance of the global economy. Traditional policy approaches are not delivering the economic results they have in the past. In the U.S., millennials are poorer, have lower...
More than 70 Members get latest information at Family Business Day
NEW! See photos from Family Business Day. More than 70 FBA Members and guests heard the latest information about developments at the Capitol at last week's Family Business Day and Legislative Conference -- including the hot-off-the-presses news that legislation to...