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CalChamber Final Status Report on Major Legislation for Business

AlertOctober 9, 2026

A recap of the final status of CalChamber priority bills at the end of the 2026 legislative session.

CalChamber Hosts Local Chamber Leaders for Inaugural Policy/Workforce Summit

AlertOctober 8, 2026

The inaugural Policy and Workforce Summit brought local chambers together to strengthen public policy advocacy, workforce development, and collaboration across California. CalChamber highlights the event's role in supporting local chambers and advancing a unified voice for business.

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Verizon: Working Together to Close California’s Digital Divide

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More than ever, Californians increasingly depend on broadband for vital services such as health care, education, workforce, government services and more.

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February 3, 2023

Lieutenant Governor Kounalakis Helps Unveil [H2] Innovation Experience

On Monday, January 30, 2023, Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) CEO Scott Drury and Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis unveiled and officially powered on the [H2] Innovation Experience ([H2]IE) — North America’s first-of its kind, clean, renewable hydrogen microgrid and home.

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January 31, 2023

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January 27, 2023

After 3 Weeks of Storms, What’s State Water Outlook?

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Following a barrage of storms at the end of December and beginning of January, California made a quick about-face from critically dry conditions to floods across the state.

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January 27, 2023

CalChamber Offers Foundations of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Course

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In today’s workplace, the importance of incorporating diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) cannot be understated.

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January 27, 2023

CalChamber to Host MCLE Course on PAGA Landscape

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On January 31, at 10 a.m., a virtual MCLE course hosted by the California Chamber of Commerce, in coordination with the Stop Small Business Shakedowns committee and Fisher Phillips LLP, will look at businesses’ Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) liability landscape in 2023 and beyond.

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January 27, 2023

In Memoriam: Jeremy Merz, Former CalChamber Policy Advocate

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Jeremy Merz, former policy advocate for the California Chamber of Commerce, passed away on January 24 at the age of 42.

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January 27, 2023

New Fast Food Council Law on Hold Until 2024

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The new law establishing a fast food sector council will remain on hold until voters decide its fate in November 2024.

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January 27, 2023

New Filing Urges California Supreme Court to Rein in Lawsuit Abuse vs Employers Under State’s PAGA Law

As the California Supreme Court prepares to rule on Adolph v. Uber – a case involving claims under the Private Attorneys General Act, a law exclusive to California that was recently curbed by the U.S. Supreme Court – a new friend of the court brief asks the state for more oversight to deter PAGA abuse, which they say is simply being used to enrich trial lawyers at the expense of California employers.

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January 25, 2023

California Housing Shortage Triggers Cycle of Despair

Everyone in California knows, or should know, that the state has an immense shortage of housing that persists despite efforts by its politicians to jump-start construction.

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January 23, 2023

Sacramento Court Pauses New Fast Food Council Law

The Sacramento Superior Court last week ruled that a new law establishing a fast food sector council can’t be enforced until officials determine whether the industry challenge to the law can proceed.

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January 18, 2023