Issue Position: Efficient Licensing and Permitting

Issue Position

California citizens, businesses, and entrepreneurs are forced to navigate a bewilderingly complex bureaucracy whenever they apply for permits and licenses. An entrepreneur opening a restaurant, for instance, has to separately interface with the Secretary of State's Office, the Employment Development Office, the Department of Environmental Health, the Community Development Department, the State Board of Equalization, the Office of Alcoholic Beverage Control, in addition to various local agencies. This is costly and time-consuming, creating an unnecessary drag on development and economic growth. Kevin supports streamlining the licensing process by requiring departments to share information (thus reducing the need for multiple applications) and making it possible to apply for permits through a single online portal.

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