CH&LA STATEMENT ON LONG BEACH CITY COUNCIL VOTE ON HOTEL WORKPLACE RESTRICTIONS BALLOT MEASURE

SACRAMENTO, CA. – Aug. 7, 2018 – The California Hotel & Lodging Association issued the following statement about the Long Beach City Council’s decision to pursue an economic impact study and place the Hotel Workplace Requirements and Restrictions measure on the Nov. 6, 2018 ballot.

“We applaud the City Council’s decision to undergo an economic impact study so Long Beach citizens can learn the consequences of this rushed, industry-specific ballot proposal,” said Lynn Mohrfeld, President and CEO, California Hotel & Lodging Association.  “It will shed much-needed light on a proposal that was rejected by the City Council last year because it imposes overzealous work rules in the name of safety that are designed to force increased staffing and increased costs.”

About the California Hotel & Lodging Association (CH&LA) The California Hotel & Lodging Association (CH&LA) is the largest state lodging industry association in the nation and a Partner State Association of the American Hotel & Lodging Association. Its members include all segments of the lodging industry including the California Association of Boutique & Breakfast Inns (CABBI) – California’s largest association of professional innkeepers and certified bed and breakfast inns. CH&LA is the leading resource for communicating and protecting the rights and interests of the California lodging industry. CH&LA was established in 1893. CH&LA is on the web at www.calodging.com.

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