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2015 Host Breakfast Speakers

Host Breakfast Speakers Cite Californians’ Ability to Persevere, Innovate in Response to Challenges​​​​​​​​​​

https://youtu.be/fCQFPtmXlUA The ability of Californians to respond to challenges with imagination and innovation was a recurring theme in remarks at the 90th Annual Sacramento Host...

CalChamber, The Voice of Business

https://youtu.be/fCQFPtmXlUA For 125 years, the California Chamber of Commerce has been the voice of business in California's capital, representing California's job creators, large and small.​

California Governor Brown Remarks at 90th Annual Sacramento Host Breakfast

https://youtu.be/hzAyEevWJsA California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. called out Californians’ destiny to “overcome the obstacles by imagination, by grit, by will, and by collaboration.”​ California is...

Joseph Otting Remarks at 90th Annual Sacramento Host Breakfast

https://youtu.be/QPFVuZpOGb4 Joseph Otting, CalChamber Board chair and president and chief executive officer, OneWest Bank, N.A., spoke about California being home to many innovations and transformations. He...

Vivek Ranadivé Remarks at 90th Annual Sacramento Host Breakfast

https://youtu.be/eZMLg2S1eUc Vivek Ranadivé, owner and chairman of the Sacramento Kings, said Civilization 1.0 began with the agrarian revolution, the age of the artisan; Civilization 2.0...
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CalChamber President/CEO Allan Zaremberg Opens Capitol Summit

https://youtu.be/tcwomUgLj9I CalChamber President and CEO Allan Zaremberg opens the Capitol Summit in Sacramento with comments on the ironies resulting from a strong California economy, how...
AAttorney General Speaks at Capitol Summit

Attorney General Lauds ROI of Public-Private Partnerships​​​​​​​

Public-private partnerships are essential to bringing up-to-date technology to law enforcement efforts, California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris told a California Chamber of Commerce...

CalChamber Policy Advocates Spotlight Hot Issues at Capitol Summit​

https://youtu.be/3mlGCdIT7bo Mike Villines (center), owner of Villines Group LLC and a former Assembly Republican leader, moderates an update on top policy issues with CalChamber Policy...
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Disability Access Reform/Education Bill Still Alive​​​

https://youtu.be/5UwclzN7TXU CalChamber Policy Advocate Jennifer Barrera discusses how SB 251 will help small businesses and limit frivolous ADA lawsuits.​

Longtime Insiders Comment on Interplay of Politics, Policy in Sacramento

https://youtu.be/HvBpY6A9dgM (May 27, 2015) CalChamber President and CEO Allan  Zaremberg (right) moderates a lively discussion with Rob Stutzman, founder/president of Stutzman Public Affairs, and Robin...

CalChamber Names Lodi, Torrance Business Owners as Small Business Advocates of the Year

​Contact: Christine Haddon SACRAMENTO, CA — The California Chamber of Commerce honored business owners from Lodi and Torrance today with its “2015 Small Business Advocate...

CalChamber Urges Action on Bills Awaiting Assembly/Senate Votes

Many bills opposed by the California Chamber of Commerce have moved through legislative committees and could come to a vote of the entire Assembly...
Songs for Our Heros

CalChamber Board Member Crafts Song/Video to Inspire Gift to Veterans​​​​​​ ​​

 Attorney George David Kieffer, a member of the California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, has composed and directed a song and video to...

Pro-Jobs, Ed Reform Candidate Steve Glazer Wins Senate Run-Off in East Bay Race

Steve Glazer, mayor of Orinda, emerged as the victor in the runoff race in an East San Francisco Bay Senate race defeating Assemblymember Susan...

Costly Employee Retention Mandate Job Killer on the Assembly Floor

A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bill that denies employers the basic choice of whom to hire is awaiting a vote on the...

Trade Essential for Economic Growth, Jobs

California Exports: 229 Foreign Markets, More than 10% of U.S. Total Making sure U.S. businesses—from light manufacturers to service providers—benefit from higher growth, employment and...

Air Board Asks Courts to Create New Tax

In a landmark case before the Third District Court of Appeal, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) recently argued for creation of an unprecedented...

Governor Holds Steady on Prudent Spending Plan

Warning that a recession is inevitable, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. dampened spending expectations even as higher revenues have poured into state coffers. Overall, the...
Job Creators

Senate Judiciary Passes CalChamber-Supported Job Creator Bill

A California Chamber of Commerce-sponsored job creator bill that incentivizes disability access and education passed one Senate policy committee yesterday and will be heard...

CalChamber Vice President Appointed by Governor to International Trade and Investment Advisory Council

Susanne Stirling, California Chamber of Commerce vice president for international affairs has been appointed to the International Trade and Investment Advisory Council by Governor...