Governor Signs CalChamber-Supported CEQA, Land Use Bills that Help Relieve Home Building Red Tape
Two California Chamber of Commerce-supported bills that will help expedite home building, one dealing with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) reform and another with land-use improvements, have been signed by Governor Edmund G. Brown
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Governor Signs CalChamber-Supported CEQA Reform Bill
Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed a California Chamber of Commerce-supported bill that improves environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). CalChamber supported AB 2782 (Friedman; D-Glendale) because it represents a prudent
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Election Year Voter Attitudes – Home Ownership
Adam Rosenblatt, senior strategist, PSB, and Robert Green, principal, PSB, discuss voter attitudes on home ownership at the 2018 CalChamber Capitol Summit on May 23, 2018.
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Governor Signs CalChamber-Supported Bills to Ease Housing Crisis
On Friday at a bill signing ceremony in San Francisco, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed three California Chamber of Commerce-supported bills to encourage local governments to approve new housing projects. The CalChamber-supported bills either
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CalChamber-Backed Bills to Ease Housing Crisis Go to Governor
Several bills supported by the California Chamber of Commerce to encourage local governments to approve new housing projects passed the Legislature on the last day of the session and are on their way to
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Housing Crisis at Top of Legislative Agenda
California’s housing crisis is a big focus of attention at the State Capitol as studies highlight two elements of the crisis that are inextricably linked—supply and affordability. The Department of Housing and Community Development
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Housing Bills Update
CalChamber Policy Advocate Louinda Lacey presents an overview of housing bills under consideration by legislators at the CalChamber Capitol Summit on May 31, 2017.
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Job Killer Update: 2 Bills Stopped, 6 to Senate Floor
Two California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bills were held yesterday in the Senate Appropriations Committee but five others were released to join a sixth that already awaits action by the entire Senate. The
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Job Killer Could Enact Significant Barrier to Housing and Development
The Senate Appropriations Committee today will consider a California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer that could create barriers to housing and economic development. SB 224 (Jackson; D-Santa Barbara) directs the Office of Planning and
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Assembly Policy Committee to Hear Job Killer Housing Bill
The Assembly Labor and Employment Committee today will hear a California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bill that could exacerbate the already-problematic housing affordability crisis in California. AB 199 (Chu; D-San Jose), if passed,
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Job Killer Bill Will Worsen Housing Affordability Crisis
The California Chamber of Commerce is opposing a job killer bill that will further exacerbate the already-problematic housing affordability crisis in California. If enacted, the bill, AB 199 (Chu; D-San Jose), will drastically raise
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CalChamber Names Environmental Law Policy Advocate
The California Chamber of Commerce has hired Louinda V. Lacey, an experienced attorney in environmental law, to serve as a policy advocate for environmental policy, housing and land use, and product regulation issues. Before
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CalChamber Survey: California Voters Cite Roads, Jobs, Housing as Top Concerns
View PowerPoint Sideshow The Second Annual CalChamber Survey, released this week, indicates that the state’s voters believe there are some homegrown issues that deserve the attention of California legislators. Among the top priorities for
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Job Creator Bill Increasing Housing Supply to Governor
A fourth California Chamber of Commerce-supported job creator bill has reached the Governor’s desk. SB 1069 (Wieckowski; D-Fremont) creates and expedites additional housing supply by streamlining the permitting process for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) through
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Job Killer Bill on Assembly Floor
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bill that erodes housing affordability is on the Assembly Floor. SB 1150 (Leno; D-San Francisco) has been identified as a job killer because it increases liability risk
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Job Killer Update: Bill Eroding Housing Affordability Stopped
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer that would have eroded housing affordability is likely dead for the year following the recent legislative deadline for policy committees to meet and send bills to the next stage
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Assembly Policy Committee Passes Job Killer
The Assembly Natural Resources Committee yesterday passed a job killer bill that could increase costs for California businesses, make them less competitive and discourage economic growth by adopting further greenhouse gas emission reductions for
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CalChamber Supports Governor’s Plan to Expedite Housing Development
The California Chamber of Commerce supports language proposed by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. in a budget trailer proposal that allows new market-rate housing projects to be approved. “This is a very important first
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Three Housing and Land Use Bills Await Action by Legislators
California legislators can either hurt or help housing availability and affordability depending on how they vote on the following three bills. Affordable Housing Barriers The California Chamber of Commerce opposes the following two job
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Job Killer Bill Erodes Housing Affordability
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer that increases the cost and reduces the supply of housing by authorizing local governments to make inclusionary housing a condition of development, will be heard in an
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