The CalChamber prepares this guide annually to provide comprehensive overviews of our priorities and the data to support our positions.

To fulfill the California Promise: Opportunity for All, the state should pursue: fiscal stability for government programs and spending; putting California on a path to increase available housing; workplace flexibility—including mutually agreed upon options for workers and independent contractors; fostering a skilled, well-prepared workforce; and keeping energy affordable by minimizing costs due to California’s climate change policy.

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Special thanks to our CalChamber Cornerstone Members: Albertsons, AT&T, Automobile Club of Southern California, Bank of America, Chevron, Edison International, Kaiser Permanente, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Sempra Energy, Verizon, and Wells Fargo Bank

Climate Change/Energy

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• Greenhouse Gas Regulation
• Choosing Winners and Losers
• Energy Policy
• Local Air Quality Monitoring
• California’s Wildfire Problem

Economic Development

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• Tax Increment Financing

Education

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• Skilled Workforce Is Key to Growth

Environmental Regulation

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• Hazardous Waste Operations

Health Care

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• Affordable Care Act
• Single-Payer Health Care
• Universal Health Care

Housing

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• California Housing Crisis

International Trade

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• Export-Import Bank of the U.S.
• Indo-Pacific Initiative
• U.S.-China Relations
• U.S.–E.U. Free Trade Agreement
• U.S.-Japan Free Trade Agreement
• U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement
• U.S.-U.K. Free Trade Agreement
• World Trade Organization

Labor and Employment

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• California’s Equal Pay Laws
• Paid Sick Leave
• Private Attorneys General Act
• Workplace Flexibility

Natural Resources

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• Forest Management

Legal Reform and Protection

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• Arbitration Under Attack

Privacy and Cybersecurity

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• California Consumer Privacy Act
• Privacy and Cybersecurity

Product Regulation/Recycling

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• Packaging Waste Challenges

Proposition 65

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• Proposition 65 Landscape

Taxation

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• Tax on Business Services
• Split Roll Property Tax
• Push for Targeted Taxes
• Tax from Out-of-State Sellers

Tourism

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• California Tourism/Travel Industry

Transportation

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• Autonomous Vehicles
• Transportation and Infrastructure Funding

Water

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• Access to Water
• Groundwater: The New Frontier
• Long-Term Water Strategy
• New Water Future

Workplace Safety

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• Heat Illness Prevention in Indoor Workplaces
• Medical Marijuana in the Workplace
• Reacting to #MeToo Movement
• Workplace Violence Prevention
• Workers’ Compensation

Campaign for California Jobs

• CalChamber Job Killer Tag Identifies Worst Proposals
• Job Creator Bills Help California Economy Grow

About CalChamber

• Policy/Executive Team (PDF)
• Policy Issues and Staff Index (PDF)
• CalChamber Committees (PDF)
• Membership Profile (PDF)

Candidate Recruitment/Development

• Blue Waves and Political Saves

Legislative Guide

• Contacting Your Legislators: Protocol (PDF)
• The Legislative Process (PDF)
• How to Write an Effective Lobbying Letter (PDF)
• Guide to Reading a Bill (PDF)
• California Government Glossary – (PDF)
• California State Government — The Executive Branch (PDF)