Tag: Housing
Can Californians Afford California? -Part 2
The first half of this commentary ran yesterday. To read part one of the commentary, visit https://advocacy.calchamber.com/2020/01/27/can-californians-afford-california/.
California’s infamous housing crisis lies at the center...
Can Californians Afford California?
By many important measures, California has never been better off. Our state enjoys unprecedented wealth, employment and health.
Our economy created 3.4 million jobs in...
Solving California Challenges Requires Collaboration – Grace Evans Cherashore at Sacramento Host Breakfast
Collaboration is the key to finding solutions to the tough challenges facing the state, California Chamber of Commerce Chair Grace Evans Cherashore told attendees...
Job Creator Housing Bill Narrowly Passes Senate Committee
Legislation identified by the California Chamber of Commerce as a job creator because it will minimize frivolous litigation that blocks infill housing projects won...
CalChamber-Backed Housing Relief Bills Advance
Two California Chamber of Commerce-supported bills aimed at helping ease the state’s housing crisis won approval this week from the Senate Housing Committee.
Sent on for...
Hyperpartisan Housing: A Common Crisis with Very Different Solutions
Despite bipartisan recognition of California’s unprecedented housing crisis, legislative solutions being introduced this session remain hyperpartisan. On the Democratic side, with some exceptions, legislation...
Budget Plan: Fiscal Stability Now, Future Search for New Funds
In his recently released state budget proposal, Governor Gavin Newsom made two important and supportive statements on California’s business and economic climate.
First, he reinforced...
Governor Unveils Carrot-and-Stick Approach to Boost Housing Production
“The number one driver of cost of living is housing – housing is the issue. Unless we get serious about it, the state will...
Voters Say: Solve Housing Crisis or We’ll Leave
California’s housing crisis is the worst threat to our middle class lifestyle since the recession. Our median home listing price is nearly twice the national average,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...