The CalChamber prepares this guide annually to provide comprehensive overviews of our priorities and the data to support our positions.
High costs of essentials, from housing to energy, threaten the state’s prosperity. That is why this issues guide focuses on Creating a More Affordable California. Lawmakers can help reverse the affordability trend by pursuing some of the sensible, workable ideas presented in this guide.

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See the links below for analyses of state and federal issues the CalChamber considers crucial to Creating a More Affordable California.
Creating a More Affordable California
2023 Issues
Climate Change/Energy
Education
Health Care
- Health Care Affordability
- Prescription Drugs
- Seismic Standards for California’s Hospitals
- Single-Payer Health Care
Housing
International Trade
Labor and Employment
Privacy and Cybersecurity
Product Regulation/Recycling
Proposition 65
Taxation
Tourism
Unemployment Insurance
Water
Workplace Safety
Campaign for California Jobs
Candidate Recruitment/Development
Pictorial Roster of Elected Officials
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