Advocacy Alerts

Calendars aligned this week on Oct. 15 — Support Your Local Chamber Day — for local chamber leaders from the San Diego area and CalChamber executive leaders: Jennifer Barrera, CalChamber president and CEO; Ben Golombek, executive vice president and chief of staff for policy; and Rana Ghadban, vice president of small business advocacy. See Ghadban’s answers in ‘Q&A: Five Things to Know About Our Local Chambers of Commerce.’

San Francisco Tech Week and Fleet Week, both October 6–12, brought together a decentralized, city-wide technology festival and a celebration of America’s U.S. Armed Forces sea services. Invitations to both events were extended internationally.

Starting October 14, the United States began imposing new shipping fees that could increase the cost of Chinese goods and potentially reduce imports.

More than two dozen local chamber of commerce leaders from up and down the state gathered in Sacramento recently for a new program designed to strengthen their advocacy efforts.

California Chamber of Commerce-supported bills on a variety of subjects have been signed by the Governor in recent weeks and will go into effect next year.

A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction requested by the California Chamber of Commerce, the California Restaurant Association, and the Western Growers Association, to block enforcement of a 2024 state law placing limits on employer communications with workers on a variety of issues, including possible union representation.

Members of the CalChamber Board of Directors were treated last week to an overview of the extensive planning involved in bringing the Olympics and Paralympics to Los Angeles in 2028, courtesy of the head of the organizing committee.

The California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has voted to remain neutral on Proposition 50, the ballot measure requiring a special redrawing of the state’s existing congressional districts.

The changed paradigm of U.S.-Mexico relations and the implications for both trading partners was the focus of the recent breakfast meeting of the CalChamber Council for International Trade.

Last week, California Chamber of Commerce-supported legislation that will enable the state to participate in an expanded regional electricity market was signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

California Chamber of Commerce-supported legislation to replenish and fortify California’s Wildfire Fund was signed last week by Gov. Gavin Newsom.