Tag: Governor Gavin Newsom
CalChamber Statement on Governor’s Veto of SB 1047
California Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Jennifer Barrera today issued the following statement following Governor Gavin Newsom’s veto of SB 1047 (Wiener; D-San...
CalChamber Board Votes to Oppose Both ACA 1 and New Gubernatorial Recall Effort
At their quarterly meeting last week, the California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors voted to oppose both ACA 1 and a recently announced...
CalChamber Board Votes to Oppose Both ACA 1 and New Gubernatorial Recall Effort
At their quarterly meeting last week, the California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors voted to oppose both ACA 1 and a recently announced...
Governor Signs Infrastructure Streamlining, Budget Bills
Yesterday afternoon, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a slate of bills to accelerate critical infrastructure projects across California that upgrade the electric grid,...
Governor Newsom Urges Infrastructure Permit Reform, Stresses Importance of Green Tech Investment at Sacramento...
California Governor Gavin Newsom stressed the importance of streamlining the state’s infrastructure permitting processes at the 97th Annual Sacramento Host Breakfast yesterday.
The annual Host...
Governor Issues Order to Increase Water Held in Reservoirs
Earlier this week, Governor Gavin Newsom issued an Executive Order intended to allow officials to hold more water in reservoirs. The order updates an...
Governor Vetoes 3 CalChamber Opposed Bills, Signs 8 Supported Bills
Governor Gavin Newsom has signed 8 California Chamber of Commerce-supported bills and has vetoed three opposed bills.
More than 20 CalChamber priority bills and one...
CalChamber Urges Governor to Veto New Water Quality Permit Requirement Bill
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill that could subject a wide range of businesses and other facilities, such as office buildings, warehouses, hospitals, and...
CalChamber Tags SB 1137 as Job Killer
The California Chamber of Commerce today announced that it has added SB 1137 (Gonzalez; D-Long Beach) as amended on August 24, 2022 to the...
CalChamber Urges Careful Deliberation on Governor’s Contentious Climate Package
The time remaining in the legislative session is inadequate for the necessary full discussion of the climate proposals the Governor issued last week, the...
CalChamber Applauds Governor for Action on California’s Water Crisis
CalChamber President and CEO Jennifer Barrera today praised Governor Gavin Newsom for action to address California’s drought:
“Governor Newsom has shown tremendous leadership in addressing...
California Invests More Than $231 Million to Advance, Expand Apprenticeship
The California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR), its Division of Apprenticeship Standards (DAS) and the Labor and Workforce Development Agency have released a five-point...
Chamber Coalition Announces Support of CARE Court Proposal
Yesterday, the California Chamber of Commerce and a coalition made up of 21 chambers of commerce announced their support of a proposal to establish...
CalChamber and 21 Local Chambers of Commerce Announce Support for CARE Court Proposal
The California Chamber of Commerce and 21 local chambers of commerce today announced their support for the CARE Court proposal, as embodied in SB...
Unprecedented Budget Surplus Is Focus of May Revision
To nobody’s surprise, Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday announced another upward revision in the state’s general revenues—a $55 billion bump since January. To the...
CalChamber Issues Statement on Governor’s May Revision
California Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Jennifer Barrera issued the following statement in response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s May Budget Revision released today:
“We...
California to Soon Begin ‘Endemic’ Approach to Pandemic
California health officials next week will outline a new approach to dealing with the coronavirus that assumes it’s here to stay, Gov. Gavin Newsom...
CalChamber-Led Effort Results in Small Business COVID-19 Relief
An effort led by the California Chamber of Commerce with the support of a large coalition of allied groups has resulted in passage of...
CalChamber-Led Coalition Urges Legislature to Adopt $3B UI Debt Payment Budget Proposal
The California Chamber of Commerce and a broad-based coalition of employer organizations are strongly supporting Governor Gavin Newsom’s budget proposal to help reduce the...
State Finance Director to Review Governor’s 2022 Budget in Free Webinar
Update:
Calif. Finance Director Says Budget Windfall Gives State Opportunity to Invest in Its Future, January 13, 2022
Finance Director Keely Martin Bosler will be outlining...