Tag: Housing
CalChamber Tags AB 68 as a Job Killer
Proposal Would Exacerbate Housing Crisis, Eliminate Construction Jobs
SACRAMENTO, CA – The California Chamber of Commerce today announced that AB 68 (Ward; D-San Diego), a...
Don’t Treat California as a ‘Luxury Good’
The Golden State has enjoyed as much prosperity and created as much wealth as any society on the planet.
Its economic output rivals Germany and...
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...
The California Assembly Voted to Expand CEQA and Make the Housing Crisis Worse
The last thing the California Legislature should be doing during an ongoing housing crisis is voting to pass laws that make constructing any new...
Tejon Ranch: Land Steward Provides Housing, Jobs, Conservation
Note: With this article, the California Chamber of Commerce begins a series of profiles of member companies that are contributing to the state’s economic...
CalChamber Tags AB 1001 as a Job Killer
The California Chamber of Commerce today tagged AB 1001 (Cristina Garcia; D-Bell Gardens) as a job killer.
The bill expands the California Environmental Quality Act...
CalChamber Tags AB 1001 as a Job Killer: Proposed Expansion of CEQA Will Exacerbate...
The California Chamber of Commerce today tagged AB 1001 (Cristina Garcia; D-Bell Gardens) as a job killer.
The bill expands the California Environmental Quality Act...
CalChamber Board Votes to Oppose Tax Cut and Housing Affordability Act
The California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has voted to oppose The Tax Cut and Housing Affordability Act of 2022, which proposes a...
CalChamber Board Votes to Oppose Tax Cut and Housing Affordability Act
The California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors voted last Friday to oppose The Tax Cut and Housing Affordability Act of 2022, which proposes...
The People’s Voice: Housing Affordability Frustrates Voters
Californians are deeply anxious about the cost of living and working in the Golden State. The seventh CalChamber poll, The People’s Voice, 2021, found...
Governor Signs 2 CalChamber-Supported Bills That Will Boost Housing Construction
Governor Gavin Newsom yesterday signed two California Chamber of Commerce-supported bills that will boost housing production across California.
The bills are part of a suite...
Governor Signs CalChamber-Supported Housing Bills
Governor Gavin Newsom signed three California Chamber of Commerce-supported bills yesterday that will increase housing production in the state and streamline zoning requirements for...
Repeat Proposals Make It to Governor’s Desk
On September 10, the first year of California’s two-year legislative session ended with over 800 bills being sent to the Governor where they will...
Bill to Boost New Housing Supply Passes with CalChamber, Coalition Support
Legislation to increase the supply of new housing and improve the quality and affordability of housing in the state, all while maximizing local land...
Everybody Talks About California’s Housing Crisis, But Nobody Will Solve It
There isn’t a politician, economist, social justice advocate or journalist who hasn’t viewed with alarm the unrelenting climb in housing prices and rents, the...
2021 Job Killers – Capitol Insider
For the 21st consecutive year, CalChamber is releasing our Job Killer list that identifies pending legislation that will significantly harm California’s business climate if...
Policy Briefing – California’s Pathway to More Housing
(January 8, 2021) Moderated by Adam Regele, CalChamber policy advocate, the briefing featured experts on California’s Pathway to More Housing, a major issue for...
Still Awaiting Results from Billions in New Taxes for Homelessness, Lawmakers Want Businesses to...
It was only a year ago that Governor Gavin Newsom devoted his entire State-of-the-State address to the dual challenges of housing and homelessness, calling...
Will California Housing and Wildfire Solutions Complement or Conflict?
California has two competing and inextricably linked crises to address: a severe housing shortage and recurrent catastrophic wildfires. How the state attempts to address...
Vote No on Prop 15: 30 Newspapers Across California Reject Prop 15
In a show of force, 30 newspapers across California have urged their readers to vote no on Proposition 15, the $12.5 billion-a-year property tax...