On December 3, state Senator Scott Wiener (D-11) introduced SB 50, which would allow developers to bypass local low-density zoning restrictions and build more apartment buildings near public transit and job centers. Within the new transit and job zones, cities would be unable to impose height...
By Alicia Berhow, OCBC Sr. Vice PresidentOn December 3, OCBC's Chris Reese and I attended the State of California Legislative Swearing-In Ceremony in Sacramento. The Democrats now have what is considered a “mega-majority” in both houses, with the Assembly Democrats securing 60 out of 80...
Allergan plc (NYSE: AGN), headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, is a bold, global pharmaceutical leader. Allergan is focused on developing, manufacturing and commercializing branded pharmaceutical, device, biologic, surgical and regenerative medicine products for patients around the world.Allergan markets a portfolio of leading brands and best-in-class products for...
On November 14, the UCI Paul Merage School of Business held the “Impact of the Midterms on Federal Health Policy and Health Care in California” event, featuring speakers including William Barcellona, SVP of Govt. Affairs for America’s Physician Groups and Edward Heidig, Regional Director, U.S....
Orange County, once known as a conservative stronghold, will be represented in the House exclusively by Democrats for the first time since Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidency.Four Democratic challengers, all first time candidates—Mike Levin, Gil Cisneros, Katie Porter and Harley Rouda—will serve as freshmen legislators. While...
Community college students pursuing careers in healthcare face unique challenges when seeking hands-on clinical experiences in already busy hospital and medical environments or under the guidance of nurses.Laurie Sienkewicz, Deputy Sector Navigator of the Health Workforce Initiative detailed these challenges to the OCBC Community College...
Speakers Dr. Wallace Walrod, OCBC Chief Economic Advisor, and Adam Gold, Chief Technology Officer of the Children’s Hospital Orange County discussed the changing workforce at OCBC’s Workforce Development Committee Meeting on November 14, 2018.Dr. Walrod presented key findings from OCBC’s 2019 Workforce Indicators Report, such...
Let’s create one million more homes, one million more skilled workers, one million acre-feet of water, and one million more jobs. That was the message delivered at the 2018 California Economic Summit, which took place on November 15 and 16 in Santa Rosa, CA.Attended by...
IRVINE, CA — Oct. 31, 2018 — Tech innovation and demographic shifts are catalysts driving major change in the Orange County workforce, according to Orange County Business Council's 2019 Orange County Workforce Indicators Report released on October 30, but keeping young talent continues to be a challenge. Presented...
On Jan 12, OCBC's Strategic Planning Committee and officers met to review the 2018 OCBC strategic work plan. Housing, infrastructure, education and innovation remain top initiatives, however, impactful agenda items will be 2018 mid-election issues, including opposition to rent control, potential repeal of SB 1,...