Public Affairs / Politics

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...

Immigration Reform – Straight Talk with Allan Zaremberg

CalChamber President and CEO Allan Zaremberg outlines the CalChamber position on immigration reform and how a solution could be developed...

Can a Republican Win the Governorship in 2018? – Straight Talk with Allan Zaremberg

CalChamber President and CEO Allan Zaremberg speculates on the conditions that could lead to a Republican making the general election runoff in the race...

Why Businesspeople Need to Tell Their Own Story – Straight Talk with Allan Zaremberg

“There’s no better lobbyist than you,” CalChamber President and CEO Allan Zaremberg tells the more than 200 business and local chamber leaders attending the...
2017 Capitol Summit

CalChamber Hosts Capitol Summit Today

            The California Chamber of Commerce is hosting its annual Capitol Summit today. The sold-out half-day summit precedes the Sacramento Host Reception this evening and Host Breakfast...

Job Killer Update: 2 Bills Stopped, 6 to Senate Floor

Two California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bills were held yesterday in the Senate Appropriations Committee but five others were released to join a...

Californians Rely on Our Judiciary to Ensure and Protect Access to Justice

“Separation of powers,” “judicial independence” and “rule of law” are abstract concepts with important implications. At an abstract level, most Americans cannot identify with...

CalChamber Releases 2017 Job Killer List

SACRAMENTO, CA — The California Chamber of Commerce today released its annual list of job killer bills to call attention to the negative impact...

31 CalChamber Member Firms Make 2017 World’s Most Ethical Companies List

Thirty-one California Chamber of Commerce member firms are among the 124 named as the 2017 World’s Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute. The institute,...

11 CalChamber Member Companies Land on Best Places to Work List

Eleven California Chamber of Commerce member companies in the Sacramento region were recognized as some of the best places to work for in 2016. The...

CalChamber Names Environmental Law Policy Advocate

The California Chamber of Commerce has hired Louinda V. Lacey, an experienced attorney in environmental law, to serve as a policy advocate for environmental...

California Ranked No. 2 ‘Judicial Hellhole’ in Nation

California has once again been identified as one of the nation’s top “Judicial Hellholes,” according to the latest ranking of the “most unfair” civil...

CalChamber Elects 2017 Board Officers

SACRAMENTO, CA — The California Chamber of Commerce today announced the election of its new board officers, including Susan Corrales-Diaz as 2017 chair of...

18 CalChamber Member Companies Recognized as Best Places to Work in 2017

Eighteen California Chamber of Commerce member companies were chosen in a recent Glassdoor survey as some of the best places to work. The Glassdoor survey...

CalChamber Survey: California Voters Cite Roads, Jobs, Housing as Top Concerns

View PowerPoint Sideshow The Second Annual CalChamber Survey, released this week, indicates that the state's voters believe there are some homegrown issues that deserve the...

Vote Count Continuing: Moderate Dems Expand as Super Majority Returns to Assembly

An old saying, “It’s all over but the shouting” doesn’t necessarily apply to the final outcomes in a number of California legislative and congressional...

Newspapers Statewide Endorse Proposition 54

With the November 8 General Election looming, newspapers statewide have published editorials urging a “yes” vote on California Chamber of Commerce-supported Proposition 54. Proposition 54...

CalChamber Issues Vote Record on Major Business Bills 2016

The California Chamber of Commerce has released a report of California legislators’ floor votes for the second year of the 2015-16 legislative session, focusing...

CalChamber Offers Employers Guidelines for Political Communications to Employees

A brochure available online from the California Chamber of Commerce offers employers a concise overview of the do’s and don’ts of communicating with employees...

CalChamber Releases Final Status Report on Major Business Bills

The California Chamber of Commerce has published its final status report on the top priority bills for California’s business community, showing the ultimate fate...