CalChamber
The California Chamber of Commerce is the largest, broad-based business advocate to government in California, working at the state and federal levels to influence government actions affecting all California business. As a not-for-profit, we leverage our front-line knowledge of laws and regulations to provide affordable and easy-to-use compliance products and services.
Trade Update – July 8, 2025
We Pay The Tariffs, G3 Partners Opens Procomer Office in Silicon Valley to Accelerate U.S. Investment into Costa Rica, Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Continues Enforcement of Reciprocal Tariffs and Announces New Tariff Rates, US Ambassador Says ‘Win-Win’ Trade Deal With Canada Is Within Reach, Programme of the Danish EU Presidency, Extending the Modification of the Reciprocal Tariff Rates, President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill: A Win for Workers, Farmers, and America’s Future, 2025 Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, Record-Breaking U.S.-Africa Business Summit Yields $2.5 Billion in Deals and Commitments, WTO issues new edition of World Tariff Profiles, New CalChamber Web Page Offers Employer Immigration Law Resources
How to Prepare Your Workplace, Employees for Workplace Immigration Enforcement
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts, Sheppard Mullins Partner Greg Berk and Sheppard Mullins Special Counsel Andrew...
California’s Budget for 2025–26: What’s In, What’s Out
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a series of bills to enact the state budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, a $321...
CalChamber Statement on Budget-Related Housing Bills
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: press@calchamber.com
(June 30, 2025) SACRAMENTO, CA — The California Chamber of Commerce issued the following statement Monday in response to the Legislature’s...
New CalChamber Web Page Offers Employer Immigration Law Resources
To help employers, the California Chamber of Commerce has put together a web page with links to federal, state and CalChamber resources about immigration...
Trade Update – June 24, 2025
A Multi Billion Barrier to Rebuilding our Cross-Border Partnership, G7 leaders fail to reach ambitious joint agreements on key issues after Trump's exit, Chamber Memo Outlines Possible Tariff Scenarios, CalChamber Urges U.S. Administration to Address Expected Port Congestion, Supply Chain Disruptions, World Bank Slashes U.S. Growth Forecast to 1.4% Amid Trade Tensions
Workers’ Compensation: The Who, What, Where of Workplace Injuries
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts and Employment Law Subject Matter Expert Vanessa Greene discuss several important...
Trade Update – June 17, 2025
California Business Outlook, V.O.S Selections, Inc. Et.al v. Donald J. Trump, Trump approves Nippon Steel's $14.9 billion purchase of US Steel, Live updates: Trump attends G7 summit in Canada amid trade tensions, Implementing the General Terms of The United States of America-United Kingdom Economic Prosperity Deal, USDA Launches Agribusiness Trade Mission to Peru, ICYMI: California is now home to the most Fortune 500 companies
in the country
Google’s Code Next Program Develops Next Generation of Tech Leaders
This article is part of a series of profiles of CalChamber member companies that are contributing to the state’s economic strength and ability to...
Legislators Embrace CalChamber’s Call for Affordability in House of Origin Actions
In acting to set aside costly policy proposals and mitigate the burdensome costs in others, members of the California Legislature agreed last week to...
Statement from CalChamber President and CEO Jennifer Barrera
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JUNE 12, 2025
Contact: John Myers, Senior Vice President of Communications & External Affairs
press@calchamber.com
"The escalating tensions in Los Angeles that have now led...
Legislators Embrace CalChamber’s Call for Affordability in House of Origin Actions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: press@calchamber.com
(June 12, 2025) SACRAMENTO, CA — In acting to set aside costly policy proposals and mitigate the burdensome costs in others,...
Register Now for California Meal and Rest Break Rules Webinar
Can employees working shifts of six hours or less sign written prospective (or “blanket”) meal waivers? Since employees don’t clock out for rest breaks,...
Current, Pending Legislation Affecting California Employers
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts and CalChamber Senior Policy Advocate Ashley Hoffman discuss pending employment-related legislation,...
International Economic Forecast
Dr. Christopher Thornberg, founder of Beacon Economics, outlines for California Business Outlook attendees on June 4 the relationship between social narratives, economic policy...
Retail Theft and Implementation of Proposition 36
Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho explains to the California Business Outlook audience on June 4 how Proposition 36, the November 2024 California ballot...
Four Small Businesses Receive $5,000 Grants at California Business Outlook Dinner
Four small businesses — two hurt by January’s Eaton Fire — were presented with $5,000 grants at the California Business Outlook dinner on June...
International Trade and Tariffs
Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis and Visit California President/CEO Caroline Beteta discuss the many connections between international trade, tourism, tariffs, California’s economic success and affordability.
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California Efforts on Climate Change
Liane M. Randolph, chair of the California Air Resources Board (CARB), chats with CalChamber President and CEO Jennifer Barrera at the California Business Outlook....
12 Local Chambers Receive 2025 President’s Circle Award
The California Chamber of Commerce has named 12 local chambers of commerce as recipients of the 2025 President’s Circle Award.
The award, first presented in...