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.
Three Receive CalChamber Small Business Advocate of the Year Award
SACRAMENTO, CA — The California Chamber of Commerce honored business executives from Corona, Fresno, and Ripon today with its 2016 Small Business Advocate of...
Minimum Wage Increase – Straight Talk with Allan Zaremberg
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(May 17, 2016) CalChamber President and CEO Allan Zaremberg opens the Capitol Summit in Sacramento with comments on the passage of SB 3 (Leno;...
CalChamber Hosts Capitol Summit Today
The California Chamber of Commerce is hosting its annual Capitol Summit today.
The half-day summit precedes the Sacramento Host Reception this evening and Host Breakfast...
May Budget Revision
Amid Declining Revenue Growth, Governor Holds Line on Spending, Makes Saving a Priority
On Friday, Governor Brown released his May Revision to the California State Budget....
14 CalChamber Members Creating Jobs with Help from California Competes Tax Credit
Fourteen California Chamber of Commerce member companies have been selected by the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) as recipients for the...
California Bill to Unionize ‘Gig’ Workers Likely Dead for 2016
Business groups like the California Chamber of Commerce and the Internet Association, a technology industry lobbying group, opposed the bill. Labor groups including the...
Job Killer Watch: CalChamber Identifies 19th Job Killer Bill
The California Chamber of Commerce today added a targeted tax to its job killer list, bringing the total number of bills on the list...
CalChamber Releases 2016 Job Creator List
The California Chamber of Commerce yesterday released its list of job creator bills, calling attention to 12 bills that will improve the state’s job...
New Manufacturing Training Center Opens at CalChamber Member Site
Inland Empire Consortium Builds with Help of $15 Million Federal Grant
A new training center has opened on the campus of California Chamber of Commerce...
CalChamber Releases 2016 Job Killer List
The California Chamber of Commerce yesterday released a preliminary list of job killer bills to call attention to the negative impact that 18 proposed...
3 CalChamber Member Companies Land on ‘Best Small Companies in America’ Forbes List
Three California Chamber of Commerce member companies have been selected by Forbes magazine as among “The Best Small Companies in America” in 2016.
The small...
Bipartisan Coalition Backs California Transparency Initiative
The California Chamber of Commerce is part of a diverse coalition that has endorsed a proposed ballot initiative to rein in special interests and...
Obama Nominates Judge Merrick Garland to Supreme Court
President Barack Obama said Wednesday he would nominate appeals court judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court, urging Republicans to approve a long-time jurist...
California Economy: Still Outpacing the Nation
California has a lot to crow about. In the last four years the state has accelerated to become one of the fastest growing in...
CalChamber Joins Coalition to Oppose Overreaching Initiatives
The California Chamber of Commerce has joined a broad coalition of retailers, farmers, parents and small business owners that have organized a campaign committee...
CalChamber Takes Positions on Initiatives
The California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors recently took positions on the following initiatives proposed for the November 2016 ballot:
California Drug Price Relief...
Property Tax Hike Initiative Won’t Be on November Ballot
Proponents of a California Chamber of Commerce-opposed plan to increase taxes on commercial property to fund poverty reduction programs have called off efforts to...
Institute Report: Focus on Civics Education to Increase Voter Turnout
California elections have a turnout problem and one of the best ways to combat this shortfall is a more robust and comprehensive civics education...
CalChamber Opposition Stops 2015 Job Killer Holdovers
A number of California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bills first identified in 2015 appear to be dead for this year after missing legislative...
Gov. Brown Urges Caution In State Of State Speech
Gov. Jerry Brown urged fiscal caution Thursday in his State of the State address, calling for lawmakers to beef up California's rainy day fund...