Adam Regele
Adam Regele joined the CalChamber in April 2018 as a policy advocate specializing in environmental policy, housing and land use, and product regulation issues. He was named a senior policy advocate in April 2021, and to vice president of advocacy and strategic partnerships in March 2023. He came to the CalChamber after practicing law at Oakland-based Meyers, Nave, Riback, Silver & Wilson, PLC, where he advised private and public clients on complex projects involving land use and environmental laws and regulations at the local, state and federal levels. Before entering private practice, Regele served as a federal judicial law clerk to the Honorable Edward J. Davila of the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. Regele earned a B.S. in environmental science at the University of California, Berkeley, and a J.D. from UC Hastings College of Law, where he was symposium editor and research and development editor for the Hastings West-Northwest Journal. See full bio.
Job Killer Bills Suppressing Infrastructure, Increasing Workers’ Comp Cases Stopped
Strong opposition from the California Chamber of Commerce and allied groups this week prevented three job killer bills from advancing for the year.
Two bills...
Job Killer Bill Imposing Warehouse Setback Rules in Assembly Committee on Wednesday
A California Chamber of Commerce job killer bill that will increase the cost to transport goods and incentivize frivolous litigation is scheduled to be...
Job Killer AB 68 Would Exacerbate Housing Crisis, Eliminate Construction Jobs
A bill that quashes housing was tagged yesterday as a job killer by the California Chamber of Commerce. AB 68 (Ward; D-San Diego) worsens...
State Agencies Grant CalChamber-Led Request for More Time to Comment on Fire Hazard Zones
At the urging of a California Chamber of Commerce-led coalition, state agencies have extended the time they will take comments on a recently released...
CalChamber Urges Governor to Veto LA County Tax Increase Bill
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill that would increase the cost of living in Los Angeles County and hurt working families is awaiting action...
CalChamber Wins At Ninth Circuit: Prop 65 Preliminary Injunction Restored
The old saying, “when one door closes, another one opens,” felt particularly apt last week in the Prop 65 context.
First, the business community learned...
Appeals Court Sides with CalChamber in Prop. 65 Ruling on Acrylamide in Food
Appeals Court Sides with CalChamber in Prop. 65 Ruling on Acrylamide in Food
Last week, California businesses won another victory in the continuing debate over...
California Supreme Court Denies UC Berkeley Request for Judicial Notice of CEQA Lawsuit —...
If an investment in knowledge pays the best interest, California is failing to maximize its returns.
Yesterday, the California Supreme Court rejected the University of...
The California Assembly Voted to Expand CEQA and Make the Housing Crisis Worse
The last thing the California Legislature should be doing during an ongoing housing crisis is voting to pass laws that make constructing any new...
CalChamber Tags AB 1001 as a Job Killer
The California Chamber of Commerce today tagged AB 1001 (Cristina Garcia; D-Bell Gardens) as a job killer.
The bill expands the California Environmental Quality Act...
Life is Short, But Prop 65 Warnings May Not Be
On January 8, 2021, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) proposed changes to how businesses warn under Proposition 65. I wrote about it back...
Governor Takes Additional Steps to Help Ease Port Congestion Consistent with CalChamber Letter
Governor Gavin Newsom announced last week actions the state will take to ease port congestion that are consistent with some of the requests outlined...
Does Anyone Like the New Prop 65 Safe Harbor Warning?
n July 23, 2021, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) released a new rulemaking concerning safe harbor warnings under Prop 65...
Governor Signs 2 CalChamber-Supported Bills That Will Boost Housing Construction
Governor Gavin Newsom yesterday signed two California Chamber of Commerce-supported bills that will boost housing production across California.
The bills are part of a suite...
Bill to Boost New Housing Supply Passes with CalChamber, Coalition Support
Legislation to increase the supply of new housing and improve the quality and affordability of housing in the state, all while maximizing local land...
TODAY: California Officially Re-Opens
Today, California turns the page and officially “re-opens” after what was arguably one of the most difficult and dark years in the state’s history....
Job Killer Bill DOA; Proposed Ban on In-State Oil and Gas Production Fails First...
SB 467 (Wiener; D-San Francisco), a California Chamber of Commerce-identified job killer bill that proposed to ban in-state oil and gas production, failed in...
CalChamber Wins Landmark Prop 65 Ruling
California businesses scored a landmark victory last week when Chief District Judge Kimberly Mueller of the Eastern District of California granted CalChamber’s motion for...
More than 20 Local Chambers Join CalChamber Letter Opposing Mandated Payroll Increases
Over strong objections from California’s grocers, retailers, restaurants, and chambers of commerce, at least sixteen cities and counties have either passed or are considering...
Will California Housing and Wildfire Solutions Complement or Conflict?
California has two competing and inextricably linked crises to address: a severe housing shortage and recurrent catastrophic wildfires. How the state attempts to address...