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In a letter this week to Governor Gavin Newsom and members of the California Legislature, the California Chamber of Commerce offered a series of practical steps the state can take to ease the supply chain crisis and alleviate congestion at California ports.
CalChamber President and CEO Allan Zaremberg (left) moderates as Jim DeBoo, executive secretary to Governor Gavin Newsom, and Ana Matosantos, Cabinet secretary, talk about what it’s like to work in the Governor’s office at the CalChamber Public Affairs Conference on October 27. More photos. Photo by Matt Lara
Dubai is the gathering spot this fall for the World Chambers Congress, scheduled for November 23–25.
An afternoon session on October 26, the first day of the CalChamber Public Affairs Conference this week, gives attendees a chance to learn more about some of the new legislators. From left are CalChamber moderator Adam Regele, Assembly Member Suzette Valladares (R-Santa Clarita), Senator Dave Min (D-Irvine), Assembly Members Akilah Weber, M.D. (D-San Diego), Laurie Davies (R-Laguna Niguel) and Megan Dahle (R-Bieber), and Senator Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh (R-Yucaipa). Watch for more photos in the next edition of Alert. Photo by Matt Lara
Governor Gavin Newsom last week announced that the Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM) in the Department of Conservation released a proposed regulation curbing new oil and gas development and requiring extensive retrofitting of existing wells.
Easing port congestion was the focus of an executive order signed by Governor Gavin Newsom last week and a federal partnership announced this week.
Sometimes it seems that nobody likes California’s direct democracy — except the voters.
The following answers to questions posed by the California Chamber of Commerce are from Felipe Espinosa, executive director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ecuador.
The California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA) is accepting applications for the Inclusive Innovation Hub (iHub2) Program to incubate and accelerate technology development and science-based firms in underserved regions and communities.
From October 29 through November 19, the state is accepting grant applications from independent live event venues that have been affected by the pandemic.
After a year’s delay due to the pandemic, Expo 2020 Dubai kicked off on October 1, 2021. The expo will continue through March 31, 2022.