Public Affairs / Politics

18 CalChamber Member Companies Among Best Workplaces in San Francisco Bay Area

Eighteen California Chamber of Commerce member companies were recently selected as among the “Best Places to Work” in the Bay Area by the San Francisco...
California State Capitol

Recap at Summer Break Shows Mixed Results

More Battles Ahead When Legislators Return A review of action on major legislation for business before the Legislature began its summer recess on July 6...

CalChamber Outlines Positions to Date on November Ballot Propositions

So far, the California Chamber of Commerce has taken positions on six of the 12 propositions that will appear on the November ballot. Below is...

Voters Agree with CalChamber: Support Props. 68, 69, 71 and 72; Prop. 70 Trailing

California voters agree with California Chamber of Commerce positions, passing CalChamber-supported Propositions 68, 69, 71 and 72. CalChamber-supported Proposition 70 is behind in the...

CalChamber Recognizes Business Leaders from Chico, Torrance

Small Business Advocate of the Year Award The California Chamber of Commerce honored business executives from Chico and Torrance last week with its 2018 Small...

CalChamber Board of Directors Takes Positions on Initiatives

The California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has voted to oppose the three states initiative and the voter approval for increases in gas...
Governor Brown

California Governor Brown Remarks at the 93rd Annual Sacramento Host Breakfast

(May 24, 2018) Remarks by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. at the 93rd Annual Sacramento Host Breakfast.
Terry MacRae

Terry MacRae at 93rd Annual Sacramento Host Breakfast

(May 24, 2018) Remarks by Terry MacRae, chair of the California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and president and founder of Hornblower Cruises...

Video: California Governor Jerry Brown – A Bolder Path

2019 Silver Telly Award Winner At the 93nd Annual Sacramento Host Breakfast, CalChamber released a video highlighting the Governor’s record which shows how experience and...

Video: CalChamber Chair Terry MacRae

2019 Silver Telly Award Winner (May 24, 2018) Terry MacRae, 2018 chair of the California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and chief executive officer,...

Election Year Voter Attitudes – Single Payer Health Care and Proposition 13

Robert Green, principal, PSB, discusses voter attitudes on home ownership at the 2018 CalChamber Capitol Summit on May 23, 2018.

Election Year Voter Attitudes – Home Ownership

Adam Rosenblatt, senior strategist, PSB, and Robert Green, principal, PSB, discuss voter attitudes on home ownership at the 2018 CalChamber Capitol Summit on May...

Michael Shafer -2018 Small Business Advocate of the Year Award

Michael Shafer, owner, The Depot Restaurant, was among business executives honored by the California Chamber of Commerce as a 2018 Small Business Advocate of...

Tom Lando – 2018 Small Business Advocate of the Year Award

Tom Lando, principal, Tom Lando Consulting, was among business executives honored by the California Chamber of Commerce as a 2018 Small Business Advocate of...

Mark Francis – 2018 Small Business Advocate of the Year

Mark Francis, president and CEO, Golden Valley Bank, was among business executives honored by the California Chamber of Commerce as a 2018 Small Business...

CalChamber Hosts Capitol Summit Today

The California Chamber of Commerce is hosting its annual summit today for business and local chamber of commerce leaders from throughout the state. The sold...

CalChamber Welcomes Leah B. Silverthorn to Policy Team

Leah B. Silverthorn, an experienced environmental litigator, joined the California Chamber of Commerce policy team on May 14. As a policy advocate Silverthorn will...

Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For: List Features 32 CalChamber Members

Thirty-two California Chamber of Commerce member companies were selected by Fortune as among the 100 best companies to work for in 2018. This year, Fortune changed the methodology for...

Job Killer Update: CalChamber Identifies 28th Bill

SACRAMENTO, CA — The California Chamber of Commerce today added SB 993 (Hertzberg) to its job killer list, bringing the total number of job...

Remembering Governor George Deukmejian

Former California Governor George Deukmejian passed away yesterday at age 89.  Deukmejian was Governor from 1983-1991 and served on the CalChamber Board from 1992-2000. CalChamber...