Business Assistance

Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC)
Business Assistance Program
444 S. Flower Street, 34th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071
(888) 4-LAEDC-1 or (213) 622-4300
Fax (213) 622-7100
Website: www.laedc.org 

LAEDC Regional Contact
Barbara Levine, Regional Manager
Phone: (310) 466-5197
Fax: (213) 623-0281 

Los Angeles County Office of Small Business
1100 North Eastern Avenue, #G115
Los Angeles, CA  90063
Phone: (323) 881-3964
Fax: (323) 881-1871 

California Manufacturing Technical Center
690 Knox Street, Suite 200Torrance, CA 90502
Phone: (800) 300-CMTC (CA only) or (310) 263-3060
Fax: (310) 263-3062
Website: www.cmtc.com 

Gateway Cities Partnership
8303 Alondra Blvd., Suite B
Paramount, CA 90723
Phone: (562) 817-0820
Fax: (562) 817-0826
www.gatewaycities.org

Chambers & Advocacy Organizations

California Chamber of Commerce
1215 “K” Street, Suite 1400
Sacramento, CA 95814
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1736
Sacramento, CA 95812-1736
Phone: (916) 444-6670
Fax: (916)444-6685
Website: www.calchamber.org

U.S. Chamber of Commerce
1615 H Street, NWWashington, DC 20062-2000
Phone:  202-659-6000
Customer Service: 1-800-638-6582
Website: www.uschamber.com

Vernon Chamber of Commerce
3801 Santa Fe Ave.
Vernon, CA 90058
Phone: (323) 583-3313                                                        
Fax: (323) 583-0704                                                                                
Website: www.vernonchamber.org                                                
E-mail: info(at)vernonchamber.org 

Consumer Affairs
Better Business Bureau
315 N. La Cadena Colton CA 92324-2927
Phone: (909) 825-7280
Fax: (909) 825-6246
Website: www.labbb.org

Environmental Compliance
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Region 975 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Phone: (866) EPA-WEST or (415) 947-8000
Website: www.epa.gov

Import/Export Information

California Council for International Trade
442 Post Street, Suite 800
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: (415) 788-4127
Fax: (415) 788-5356
Website: www.ccit.net

Export-Import Bank of the United States
3300 Irvine Avenue, Suite 305 Newport Beach, CA 92660
Phone: (949) 660-1341
Fax:  (949) 660-9553
Website: www.exim.gov

State of California Department of Food & Agriculture
Agricultural Export Program
1220 N Street, 2nd Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 654-0389
Fax: (916) 653-2604
Website: www.export.cdfa.ca.gov

U.S. Customs Office
1 World Trade Center, Suite 705Long Beach, CA 90831
Phone: (562) 980-3100
Fax: (562) 980-3107
www.cbp.gov

U.S. Department of Commerce
Export Assistance Center – Downtown
444 S. Flower Street, 34th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Phone: (213) 894-4231 Fax: (213) 894-8789
Website: www.buyusa.gov/downtownlosangeles

U.S. Department of Commerce – West Los Angeles
11150 W. Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90064
Phone: (310) 235-7104 Fax: (310) 235-7220

Center for International Trade (CITD)
Website: www.citd.org

Western U.S. Agricultural Trade Association (WUSATA)
4601 NE 77th Ave., Suite 120
Vancouver, Washington, USA 98662
Phone: (360) 693-3373 
Fax: (360) 693-3464
Website: www.wusata.org

Health and Safety Standards

California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH)
1515 Clay Street, Suite 1901 Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: (510) 286-7000
Fax: (510) 286-7037

Cal OSHA - Free Consultation Services 10350 Heritage Park Drive
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
Phone: (562) 944-9366

Employment/Labor

California Labor & Workforce Development Agency
801 K Street, Suite 2101
Sacramento, CA  95814
Phone: (916) 327-9064
Fax: (916) 327-9158
Website: www.labor.ca.gov

U.S. Department of Labor
445 Golden Gate Ave., 10th Floor
San Francisco, CA  94102
Phone: (415) 703-5050
Fax: (415) 703-4807
Website: www.dol.gov

Taxes

Board of Equalization
12440 E. Imperial Highway, Suite 200
Norwalk, CA 90650-8397
Phone: (800) 400-7115

U.S. Post Office

Vernon Branch (Vernon 90058)
5121 Hampton (at Fruitland)
(323) 583-5093

Lugo Branch (Vernon 90023)
3641 E. 8th Street
(800) 275-8777

General Mail Facility 
5670 E. Washington Blvd.
(800) 275-8777

Commerce Branch (Vernon 90040)
7001 S. Central
(800) 275-8777

Utilities

Waste Management
4280 Bandini Blvd.
Vernon, CA 90023
(323) 261-6539
Website: www.wm.com

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
700 N. Alameda Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 217-6000
Website: www.mwdh2o.com

Central Basin Municipal Water District
17140 S. Avalon Blvd., Suite 300 Carson, CA 90746-1296
(310) 217-2411
(310) 217-2414 Fax
Website: www.centralbasin.org

Non-Profit Partners

American Red Cross of Greater Los Angeles
501 Shatto Place
Los Angeles, CA 90020
E-mail: info(at)redcrossla.org
(310) 445-9900
(310) 445-9959 Fax
Website: http://www.redcrossla.org

California Fashion Association
444 South Flower Street, 34th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Phone: (213) 688-6288
Fax: (213) 688-6290
Website: www.californiafashionassociation.org

Los Angeles Food Bank
1734 E. 41st Street
Los Angeles, CA 90058
(323) 234-3030
Website: www.lafoodbank.com

Rotary Club of Vernon
2833 Leonis Blvd., Suite 117
Vernon, CA 90058
Website: www.rotary.org

Holy Angels Catholic Church of the Deaf
Father Tom Schweitzer
4433 Santa Fe Ave
Vernon, CA  90058
Website: www.hacofthedeaf.org