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California-Sonora Sign Energy Memo of Understanding; CalChamber Hosts Lunch to Discuss Sonora’s Potential as Clean Energy Hub CalChamber, March 18, 2025

When you think of German engineering in America, you might picture a sleek BMW (maybe even as an EV model) gliding down a California highway — but perhaps you should also imagine a Siemens-built light rail train cruising through Sacramento instead. After all, Siemens’ rail manufacturing plant in California is one of the largest of its kind in the United States, producing trains that connect communities across the country.

UPDATE: Four Small Businesses Receive $5,000 Grants at California Business Outlook Dinner

Kurt Barneson Galvez, CPA, was named chief financial officer of the California Chamber of Commerce on March 7, having served as interim CFO since last October.

As the Trump administration and 119th Congress continue their work, the California Chamber of Commerce is communicating its international trade priorities and concerns to federal officials.

What does the new administration mean for the current economic expansion?

U.S. consumers and businesses will bear the costs of the tariffs imposed this month on Canada, Mexico, and China via presidential executive orders, according to a senior trade specialist for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

In late 2024, the use of “headless” Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) actions — actions that do not allege an individual PAGA claim — was dealt a significant blow in Leeper v. Shipt, Inc. But now, another California court has taken a different approach and affirmed the denial of a motion to compel arbitration of a headless PAGA action, finding that the case could not be compelled to arbitration because the plaintiff’s complaint did not specifically plead an individual PAGA claim (Rodriguez v. Packers Sanitation Services LTD., LLC. (D083400, February 26, 2025).

Trade Policy Expert Details Economic Impacts of Newly Declared Tariffs CalChamber, March 11, 2025