Ventura County CoLAB

The Ventura County Coalition of Labor, Agriculture and Business was founded in 2010 in response to a number of pending regulations threatening agricultural and other businesses in Ventura County. We are a 501(c)6 non-profit membership organization formed to support land based and industrial businesses including farming, ranching, oil, mining, service and support. Our staff, along with stakeholders, hired professionals and experts, collaborate to promote sensible and rational local government. We advocate for businesses through our focus on local regulation, providing expertise, research and educational campaigns to inform our members and the public. CoLAB identifies and researches issues that impact businesses, works with regulatory agencies, organizing stakeholders and proposing solutions. CoLAB Ventura County provides a funded, full-time presence in Ventura County to balance environmental, regulatory and economic concerns. Our efforts include monitoring local public agencies and elected boards where we commonly testify on regulatory issues. We cooperate with the COLAB groups in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties forming a tri-county force. Our mission: To preserve and support a healthy and expanding economic base, promoting a positive image for labor, agriculture and business to enhance Ventura County’s economic vitality while protecting the local quality of life.