Economy
On. Feb. 20, U.S. Rep. Laura Friedman (D-Burbank) announced that she is helping lead new federal legislation that would guarantee automatic refunds to small businesses that were impacted by the Trump Administration’s tariffs, which were just ruled illegal by the Supreme Court earlier this morning.
LOS ANGELES, CA — Today, February 20, 2026, U.S. Representative Laura Friedman (CA-30) announced that she is helping lead new federal legislation that would guarantee automatic refunds to small businesses that were impacted by the Trump Administration’s tariffs, which were just ruled illegal by the Supreme Court earlier this morning.
Above: Friedman speaks with Tadeh (Todd) Ghazalian, one of the owners of Dialog Cafe.
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA — U.S. Representative Laura Friedman (CA-30) visited Dialog Cafe in West Hollywood, a family-owned eatery run by brothers Tadeh and Narbeh Ghazalian. While there, Friedman helped serve coffee to customers, shared her work to support California businesses, and briefly discussed the impact of rising costs and tariffs on small local businesses.
HOLLYWOOD, CA — Today, September 29, 2025, U.S. Representative Laura Friedman (CA-30) released the following statement on Trump’s announced 100% tariff on foreign movies. Friedman represents nearly every major Hollywood film studio and previously worked in Hollywood as a producer:
The Hollywood Burbank Airport is getting another cash infusion from the Federal Aviation Administration, which recently announced that it was awarding approximately $8.05 million in additional grant funding to the airport for its ongoing terminal replacement project.
Above: Friedman answers questions from Chamber members.
HOLLYWOOD, CA — U.S. Congresswoman Laura Friedman (CA-30) met with members of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce to discuss top-of-mind-issues concerning local business owners. Topics included Friedman’s work on a national film tax credit, the recent protests, efforts to make housing more affordable, combatting homelessness, and how tourism will be impacted by the Trump Administration’s immigration policies.
The dissolution of the Donald Trump-Elon Musk marriage was enough, for a brief moment, to lift beleaguered California Democrats’ spirits.