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.
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...
California Business Outlook Hosts Candidates for California Governor
California Business Outlook dinner attendees had the opportunity to compare the views of six candidates for California Governor participating in a June 4 panel...
Maryam Brown address at the California Business Outlook Dinner
Maryam Brown, Chief Executive Officer ofSouthern California Gas Company, address to the California Business Outlook Dinner. June 4, 2025.
Following are remarks as delivered by...
Jennifer Barrera’s Opening Remarks for the California Business Outlook
Jennifer Barrera address the California Business Outlook on June 4, 2025. SAFE Credit Union Convention Center.
CalChamber Names Redlands Chamber as First Chamber of the Year Award Winner
The California Chamber of Commerce has chosen the Redlands Chamber of Commerce as the inaugural winner of its Chamber of the Year Award, in...
Networking Opportunities Aplenty at Reimagined Business Outlook Dinner & Reception
Leaders from business, the military, state and local government, and international partners will gather this evening for the California Business Outlook Dinner and Reception.
The...
California Business Outlook Kicks Off on June 4
International trade and tariffs, climate change and retail theft are among the topics to be featured tomorrow when business leaders from throughout the state...
CalChamber Joins Coalition Lawsuit to Halt Illegal Beverage Tax in Santa Cruz
The California Chamber of Commerce joined a coalition of grocers, retailers, beverage distributors and restaurant owners last week in a lawsuit filed in Sacramento...
CalChamber and CMTA Comment on May 21 Carbon Auction Results and the Need to...
Contact:
John Myers, CalChamber
john.myers@calchamber.com
Lance Hastings, CMTA
lhastings@cmta.net
(May 30, 2025) Sacramento, CA - On Thursday, the California Air Resources Board released the results of the May 21...
Employers, Don’t Overlook Your Annual Workplace Violence Prevention Obligations
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Labor and Employment General Counsel Bianca Saad and CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts discuss what...
Recap of Assembly Fiscal Committee Actions on CalChamber Priority Bills
Last Friday, the Assembly Appropriations Committee stopped a number of bills opposed by the California Chamber of Commerce because of affordability concerns, including two...
Recap of Senate Fiscal Committee Actions on CalChamber Priority Bills
Action by the Senate Appropriations Committee last Friday showed that legislators heeded business concerns about costs in some cases, but continued to move other...
Trade Update – May 27, 2025
UK Ready to Do Business with California, General terms for the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Economic Prosperity Deal, EU trade negotiator says calls with US officials were 'good' after Trump extends tariff deadline, Chile taps Rio Tinto for second major lithium project, World Trade Week, 2025, Historic U.S.-UK Trade Deal Draws Praise, Celebrating World Trade Month: The Trump Administration’s Approach to Expanding Exports and Supporting Rural Prosperity, South Africa presses US on renewing AGOA trade pact
Senate Fiscal Committee Passes Bill Undermining PAGA Reform
Legislation opposed by the California Chamber of Commerce and a large coalition as a Cost Driver that would undermine a historic 2024 agreement between...