The Los Angeles County Business Federation, or BizFed, was announced Tuesday by a coalition of about 44 organizations representing more than 70,000 businesses employing more than 1.2 million people.

One of BizFed’s primary services will be to host a Web site that will offer businesses a forum to voice concerns and will also provide the e-mail addresses of area politicians so members can then contact them – en masse.

The creation of BizFed is being seen by some as a move against the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor.

Graffiti does not normally lead to creation of an arts-related business, but in Patrick Johnson’s case it did. But it was not the type of business one would expect such as a tagger-turned-fine artist.