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Latinos in the United States are an economic powerhouse, contributing trillions in gross domestic product (GDP) each year.
As of midnight on October 1, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) is on strike, as no master contract was reached before October 1, when their six-year-old labor agreement with the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX) expired.
East Coast/Gulf Ports on Strike as of October 1; Economic Stakes High CalChamber, October 1, 2024
California Governor Gavin Newsom acted on hundreds of pieces of legislation over the weekend ahead of today’s deadline for him to sign or veto bills that reached his desk. The Governor vetoed a highly controversial CalChamber-opposed bill—SB 1047 (Wiener; D-San Francisco)—which attempted to place unworkable restrictions on artificial intelligence (AI) development and signed a closely watched measure—AB 98 (J. Carrillo; D-Palmdale)—a compromise measure that will provide stability to the goods movement industry.
California Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Jennifer Barrera today issued the following statement following Governor Gavin Newsom’s veto of SB 1047 (Wiener; D-San Francisco):
The following joint statement was issued today by the California Chamber of Commerce, the California Retailers’ Association, the California Restaurant Association and the California Apartment Association following Governor Gavin Newsom’s signature on AB 98 (J. Carrillo; D-Palmdale):
Educational Results Partnership (ERP), a non-profit organization that applies data science to accelerate student success, has released its annual California Honor Roll list of top performing schools in partnership with California business leaders. This is the ninth year that ERP has completed the Honor Roll, which recognizes top public schools, school districts and charter schools that have outperformed their peers in closing achievement gaps, particularly among higher-poverty and historically disadvantaged student populations.
At its most recent meeting, the California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors took a support position on Proposition 36, a November ballot measure that would allow felony charges for thefts under $950 with two prior theft convictions and allows felony charges for possessing certain drugs, including fentanyl, with two prior drug convictions.
The California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has taken a support position on Proposition 34, a November ballot measure that would require health care providers to spend 98% of revenues from federal discount prescription drug programs on direct patient care.
The California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has taken an oppose position on Proposition 33, an initiative appearing on California’s November ballot that would prohibit the state from limiting the ability of cities and counties to maintain, enact, or expand residential rent-control ordinances.
Overlapping interests and shared values make Australia, the United States and California strong partners on economic, security and climate change issues, Australia Consul General Tanya Bennett told a California Chamber of Commerce breakfast audience last week.