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Chamber and community groups urge Los Angeles City to expand small-business contracting and aid ICE-affected firms
Summary
At a Los Angeles City public meeting, business and community representatives urged officials to create a precertification contracting process and expand support for small businesses and street vendors, and they raised challenges accessing federal funds for firms affected by immigration enforcement.
At a Los Angeles City public meeting, representatives from the Chamber of Commerce and a local community association urged city leaders to adopt a precertification contracting process and to tailor economic-development strategies by neighborhood, speakers said.
James Finnican, who identified himself as representing the Chamber of Commerce, told the meeting the Chamber supports agenda actions aimed at developing a precertification contracting procedure and a regulatory review to help local businesses compete for public contracting. "Yo estoy aquí por parte de la Cámara de Comercio para hablar..." he said, noting the Chamber ims to help businesses qualify for city procurement.
Annie Bóriana, with the AsociaciF3n…
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