Governor Issues Order to Help Meet Deliveries, Suspends Some Layoff Notice Requirements
Governor Gavin Newsom yesterday signed an executive order to ease restrictions on commercial drivers supporting emergency relief efforts, and suspend certain existing laws for...
Job Killer, CalChamber-Opposed Bills Stall Ahead of Key Legislative Deadline
A California Chamber of Commerce job killer bill that expands rent control and discourages housing production has stalled in the Assembly and is likely...
New Privacy Initiative Aimed at November Ballot
A new consumer data privacy initiative backed by the proponent of the measure that led to adoption of the state’s broad privacy law will...
CalChamber, Coalition in Support of Plan to Fix Aging Water Delivery Infrastructure
A broad coalition that includes the California Chamber of Commerce, and labor, business, environmental, community and water leaders announced the formation of Californians for...
Disaster Preparedness in the Workplace – It’s More Than Duck and Cover
Recent earthquakes in California have highlighted the fact that employers must be prepared for emergencies and natural disasters. In this week’s episode of The...
Smoke, Fire, and New Legislation Approaching
In California, where there’s smoke, there may be a wildfire – and new legislative action.
Starting with smoke: on Thursday June 27th, the Cal/OSHA’s Standards...
Amendments Put Balance in Former Job Killer Bill
Legislation that began as a targeted mandate increasing transportation costs has been amended at the urging of the California Chamber of Commerce and its...
CalChamber-Backed Housing Relief Bills Advance
Two California Chamber of Commerce-supported bills aimed at helping ease the state’s housing crisis won approval this week from the Senate Housing Committee.
Sent on for...
Governor Unveils Carrot-and-Stick Approach to Boost Housing Production
“The number one driver of cost of living is housing – housing is the issue. Unless we get serious about it, the state will...
Think Tank: Policies Allowed by Prop. 10 Cause More Harm Than Good
In the long run, rent control “decreases affordability, fuels gentrification, and creates negative spillovers on the surrounding neighborhood," according to a recent report published...
Newspapers Statewide Support Propositions 1 and 2
Newspapers statewide are recommending that voters pass California Chamber of Commerce-supported Propositions 1 and 2, which authorize funding for housing-related programs for veterans and...
Governor Signs CalChamber-Supported CEQA, Land Use Bills that Help Relieve Home Building Red Tape
Two California Chamber of Commerce-supported bills that will help expedite home building, one dealing with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) reform and another with...
Governor Signs CalChamber-Supported Bills to Ease Housing Crisis
On Friday at a bill signing ceremony in San Francisco, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed three California Chamber of Commerce-supported bills to encourage local...
CA Legislature Passes Gov. Brown’s $52B Plan to Fix Roads, Hike Gas Taxes
The California Legislature has approved Gov. Jerry Brown's $52 billion plan to fix the state's roads through an increase in gas taxes and other...
CalChamber Issues Statement on Passage of Road Repair and Transportation Investment Plan
SACRAMENTO, CA — CalChamber President and CEO Allan Zaremberg issued the following statement following tonight’s passage of SB 1:
“Fixing our roads and improving transportation...
Road Repair Bill Moves Forward In California Legislature
The transportation funding deal reached last week by Gov. Jerry Brown and Democratic leaders has passed its first test in the California Legislature, despite...
Governor, Legislative Leaders Announce Road Repair and Transportation Investment Package
California Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Allan Zaremberg joined Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. and legislative leaders yesterday at a news conference at...
CalChamber Issues Statement of Support for Transportation Proposal
SACRAMENTO, CA — California Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Allan Zaremberg today released the following statement in response to the road repair and...
Assembly Policy Committee to Hear Job Killer Housing Bill
The Assembly Labor and Employment Committee today will hear a California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bill that could exacerbate the already-problematic housing affordability...
Job Killer Bill Will Worsen Housing Affordability Crisis
The California Chamber of Commerce is opposing a job killer bill that will further exacerbate the already-problematic housing affordability crisis in California.
If enacted, the...