Public Affairs / Politics

CalChamber Stops 24 Job Killer Bills

As the 2017 legislative session came to a close early Saturday morning, 24 of 27 identified job killer bills had been effectively stopped through...

Many Harmful Bills Still Alive in State Legislature

The end of the legislative year is just a few weeks away and the California Chamber of Commerce continues to fight numerous proposals that...

Ross Johnson, Former Republican Legislator, Passes Away at 77

Ross Johnson, former state ethics panel chair and republican legislator from Orange County passed away yesterday at age 77 in Sacramento. “Ross was always held...

U.S. High Court Shuts Down Expanded State Jurisdiction

In a decision released last week, the U.S. Supreme Court has limited one potential source of unexpected litigation for companies that do business in...

It’s a Deal. Lawmakers Send Jerry Brown a Jam-Packed Budget

California lawmakers passed a spending plan for the coming fiscal year Thursday, meeting the state’s budget approval deadline with a $183.2 billion package that...

2017 Board Chair: CalChamber Membership Helps Businesses Thrive

A California Chamber of Commerce video featuring 2017 Board Chair Susan Corrales-Diaz was released last week at the 92nd Annual Sacramento Host Breakfast.  The...

Video: CalChamber – Helping Businesses Thrive

(June 1, 2017) How California Chamber of Commerce helps business entrepreneurs like 2017 Chair Susan Corrales-Diaz of Systems Integrated do well and create jobs.   https://youtu.be/7i26Y68LJEo   See...

Governor Brown, CalChamber Chair Offer Ways to Keep California on Forefront of Innovation

The importance of international trade, immigration reform and technology to California were the subjects of a speech given by California Chamber of Commerce Board...

Video: Governor Brown Remarks at 92nd Annual Host Breakfast

Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. and California Chamber of Commerce Board Chair Susan Corrales-Diaz, shared their perspectives on the state’s accomplishments and challenges at...

Video: Susan Corrales-Diaz Remarks at 92nd Annual Sacramento Host Breakfast

Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. and California Chamber of Commerce Board Chair Susan Corrales-Diaz, shared their perspectives on the state’s accomplishments and challenges at...

Dean Seif – 2017 Small Business Advocate of the Year

Dean Seif, owner of AllStar Collision, Inc. in Corona, was among business executives honored by the California Chamber of Commerce as a 2017 Small...

Housing Bills Update

CalChamber Policy Advocate Louinda Lacey presents an overview of housing bills under consideration by legislators at the CalChamber Capitol Summit on May 31, 2017.

Government-Run Health Care Proposal Update

https://youtu.be/FSLDHjwSkEU CalChamber Policy Advocate Karen Sarkissian provides the latest information on the government-run health care proposal at the CalChamber Capitol Summit on May 31, 2017. SB...

Taxation, Labor Law and Arbitration Update

https://youtu.be/oL12aHjOhtQ CalChamber Senior Policy Advocate Jennifer Barrera provides the latest information on taxation, labor law and arbitration bills at the CalChamber Capitol Summit on May...

Mike Villines Moderates the CalChamber Capitol Summit Policy Issues Panel Session

https://youtu.be/L7H7o9Lx1lA Mike Villines, owner of Villines Group LLC and a former Assembly Republican leader, moderates the policy issues panel session at the CalChamber Capitol Summit...

Three Receive CalChamber Small Business Advocate of the Year Award

SACRAMENTO, CA — The California Chamber of Commerce honored business executives from Corona, Oxnard, and San Rafael today with its 2017 Small Business Advocate...

Political Columnist Dan Walters Entertains Capitol Summit Audience

https://youtu.be/2XhZyJYXKs0 Longtime political columnist Dan Walters shares anecdotes on California and federal politics at the CalChamber Capitol Summit on May 31, the same day The...

2017 Capitol Summit – Washington, D.C. Update

Summit Talk Show Session Provides Insights on D.C. Politics/Policy Lanhee J. Chen of the Hoover Institution comments on political and policy aspects of federal issues,...

Health Care Costs and Subsidies – Straight Talk with Allan Zaremberg

The interplay of costs, subsidies and pre-existing conditions in the health care debate is explained by CalChamber President and CEO Allan Zaremberg at the...

Government-Run Health Care – Political Pressures – Straight Talk with Allan Zaremberg

CalChamber President and CEO Allan Zaremberg discusses the political pressures affecting lawmakers’ attitudes toward government-run health care at the CalChamber...