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The Chile-California Council celebrated a decade of building bridges between Chile and California during the October 19 annual meeting held virtually.

In compliance with Article VII of the bylaws, notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the members of the California Chamber of Commerce, a mutual benefit corporation operating under the laws of the State of California, will be held on Friday, December 10, 2021, at 9 a.m. in Salon I at the Ritz-Carlton, 600 Stockton Street, San Francisco, California, for the transaction of whatever business may be necessary.

Organizations, including the California Chamber of Commerce, representing a broad portion of the California business community last week filed the “Californians for Fair Pay and Employer Accountability Act” with the Office of the Attorney General.

The commissioner of the Federal Maritime Commission, Carl Bentzel, joined the California Chamber of Commerce on October 5 to discuss the state of U.S. ports and short- and long-term challenges in the shipping industry.

The following list summarizes the final status of California Chamber of Commerce priority bills that were sent to the Governor this year.

Another legislative year came to a close this week as Governor Gavin Newsom acted on the last remaining bills waiting on his desk.

With the September 20 announcement that international travel will resume in November, California’s travel industry has renewed optimism for an accelerated recovery. The new standards will allow vaccinated travelers from Europe, the United Kingdom and select other countries to enter the United States without quarantine or other restrictions.

With the legislative frenzy complete for the year, Sacramento’s policymakers are turning their eyes toward next year’s budget and their next round of legislative ideas.

Another legislative year came to a close yesterday as Governor Gavin Newsom acted on the last remaining bills waiting on his desk. Out of the 25 job killer bills the California Chamber of Commerce identified this year, only one was signed into law. The governor signed 22 CalChamber-supported bills, and vetoed five CalChamber-opposed bills.

New and veteran legislators, pollsters and experts on elections and hot policy topics will gather at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa on October 26–27 for the CalChamber Fall Public Affairs Conference.

COVID-19 continues to dominate discussions around workplace safety in California and across the nation — and big changes for businesses are on the horizon this fall and in early 2022.

The following answers to questions posed by the California Chamber of Commerce are from Ker Gibbs, president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai.