Tag: Ballot

CalChamber Backs Prop 51; Recommends Businesses Support Education Facilities Bond

The California Chamber of Commerce is urging its members to support Proposition 51, the Kindergarten through Community College Public Education Facilities Bond Act of...

Governor Brown, Most California Newspapers Oppose Proposition 53

Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. and newspapers statewide are recommending that voters reject California Chamber of Commerce-opposed Proposition 53, which requires a statewide election...

California Employers: Don’t Forget ‘Time Off to Vote’ Obligations

The general election is November 8. Employers must display a poster describing voting leave requirements at least 10 days before every statewide election. If an...

CalChamber Urges Members to Register to Vote for November Election

The California Chamber of Commerce is urging its members to register to vote for the November 8 General Election before the October 24 deadline. An...

Governor Signs Legislation to Improve Campaign Finance Transparency

“Transparency” may be more than just a buzzword come 2017. Proposition 54, teed up for the November ballot, would mandate the Legislature enforce a three-day...

CalChamber Presents Handy Ballot Guide

The latest edition of Alert includes a seven-page special report on the November ballot measures, including brief summaries of the California Chamber of Commerce...

CalChamber Takes Position on Proposition 58; Recaps Positions on All Ballot Measures

The California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors recently voted to support Proposition 58, the California Education for a Global Economy Initiative, on the...

CalChamber Takes Position on Proposition 58; Recaps Positions on All Ballot Measures

The California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors recently voted to support Proposition 58, the California Education for a Global Economy Initiative, on the...

San Francisco Chronicle: Vote No on Prop 53: ‘A One-Man Crusade Isn’t the Way...

The San Francisco Chronicle yesterday announced its opposition to Proposition 53, warning that "the concept could be (a) fiscal disaster spawning lawsuits, delays and...

2016 Elections – Straight Talk with Allan Zaremberg

https://youtu.be/HXq9XRGVUlE (May 17, 2016) CalChamber President and CEO Allan Zaremberg opens the Capitol Summit in Sacramento with comments on California's 2016 elections and top two...

Bipartisan Coalition Backs California Transparency Initiative

The California Chamber of Commerce is part of a diverse coalition that has endorsed a proposed ballot initiative to rein in special interests and...

CalChamber Joins Coalition to Oppose Overreaching Initiatives

The California Chamber of Commerce has joined a broad coalition of retailers, farmers, parents and small business owners that have organized a campaign committee...
CalChamber Advocacy

CalChamber Takes Positions on Initiatives

The California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors recently took positions on the following initiatives proposed for the November 2016 ballot: California Drug Price Relief...

CalChamber Takes Positions on Initiatives

Contact: Denise Davis SACRAMENTO, CA — The California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors recently took positions on the following initiatives proposed for the November...

CalChamber Underscores Broad Negative Impact of November Infrastructure Initiative

Less investment in much-needed infrastructure, increased costs and more litigation are just some of the negative ramifications of the “No Blank Checks Initiative” on...

Property Tax Hike Initiative Won’t Be on November Ballot

Proponents of a California Chamber of Commerce-opposed plan to increase taxes on commercial property to fund poverty reduction programs have called off efforts to...

CalChamber Board Votes to Support Education Facilities Bond

The California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has voted to support the Kindergarten through Community College Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2016,...
CalChamber Advocacy

CalChamber Board Votes to Oppose New Property Tax Initiative

Contact: Denise Davis SACRAMENTO, CA — The California Chamber of Commerce today announced that its Board of Directors has voted to oppose the Property Tax...

News Release: Growing Coalition of Labor, Business, Water, Environmental and Agriculture Leaders Oppose Deceptive...

November 2, 2015 Contact: Kathy Fairbanks Sacramento, CA — Responding to a post by The Sacramento Bee today that the “Cortopassi” Initiative is poised to qualify...

CalChamber Board Votes to Oppose No Blank Checks Initiative

The California Chamber of Commerce today announced that its Board of Directors has voted to oppose the “No Blank Checks” initiative. “This measure is dangerous...