Tag: Jennifer Barrera

Affordability Agenda

CalChamber Announces 2025 Affordability Agenda

Rebrands Job Killer title to reflect CalChamber’s commitment to ‘good jobs, affordable living’ Yesterday, the California Chamber of Commerce announced its Affordability Agenda, a bold...
CalChamber Advocacy

CalChamber Announces 2025 Affordability Agenda

Rebrands Job Killer title to reflect CalChamber’s commitment to ‘good jobs, affordable living’ For more than two decades, CalChamber has issued the “Job Killer” list,...

California Leads Nation in Women-Owned Businesses

While women-owned businesses are growing, reports show sustained efforts required to keep momentum A new research brief from the University of Southern California highlights California’s...
CalChamber Advocacy

New Research Brief: California Leads the Nation in Women-Owned Businesses

While women-owned businesses are growing, reports show sustained efforts required to keep momentum A new research brief from the University of Southern California highlights California’s...

CalChamber Celebrates Teichert as Its First 100-Year Member

The California Chamber of Commerce proudly honors Teichert, a distinguished leader in the construction and construction materials industries, as its first-ever 100-year member. This milestone...
CalChamber Advocacy

CalChamber Celebrates Teichert as Its First 100-Year Member

The California Chamber of Commerce proudly honors Teichert, a distinguished leader in the construction and construction materials industries, as its first-ever 100-year member. This milestone...

Small Business Webinars by CalChamber and CalOSBA to Kick Off Feb. 21

Update View the First Webinar: New Employment Laws for 2025 (featuring Tara Lynn Gray, Director of the California Office of the Small Business Advocate, Jennifer Barrera,...
CalChamber Advocacy

California Business Outlook, Dinner to Feature Top Government, Industry Leaders

Registration is now open for the first CalChamber California Business Outlook and Dinner, a new event that merges the former Capitol Summit and Sacramento...
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California Finance Director Details Budget: Fiscal Outlook Improves, Revenue Shortfall Avoided

California is in better fiscal footing than it has been for the last two years and is not expected to have a revenue shortfall,...

California, Canada Leaders Discuss Future of Energy Innovation at CalChamber Lunch

This week, the California Chamber of Commerce and the Consulate General of Canada in San Francisco hosted a talk on the ways Canada and...
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California Governor Proposes $322B Budget with No Deficit

On Friday, Governor Gavin Newsom presented a balanced $322.3 budget without a deficit. His fiscal plan provides for $228.9 billion in general fund spending and...
CalChamber Advocacy

CalChamber Issues Statement on Governor’s 2025 Budget Release

The California Chamber of Commerce today released the following statement in response to Governor Gavin Newsom's outline of funding priorities for 2025: “As we are...

CalChamber Public Affairs Conference Day 2: Looks Back at Elections, Ahead on Hot Issues

Reviewing the past to gain understanding of the future was a recurring theme in presentations on the second day of the CalChamber Public Affairs...

CalChamber Public Affairs Conference Opens

A sell-out crowd gathered in Anaheim yesterday for the opening day of the CalChamber Public Affairs Conference, an annual event providing attendees a chance...
Commentary by Jennifer Barrera

Legislative Session Wraps: CalChamber and Strategic Partners Secure Big Wins for Business

On September 30, Governor Gavin Newsom concluded review and action on more than 1,200 bills sent to his desk as part of the 2024...
CalChamber Advocacy

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...
The Workplace Podcast

Business Leaders Discuss Economic Consequences of California’s Prop 32

In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber President and CEO Jennifer Barrera, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts and California Restaurant Association President...
CalChamber Advocacy

CalChamber Issues Statement on Governor Signing Retail Theft Bills

California Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Jennifer Barrera today issued the following statement following Governor Gavin Newsom's signing of a package of bills...

15th Annual Mexico Advocacy Day Highlights Sonora’s Potential as Clean Energy Hub

Sonora’s strategic advantages in the manufacturing of renewable energy and potential to become the “Silicon Valley of Mexico” was the focus of yesterday’s Mexico...
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CalChamber President and CEO to Join CA Housing Summit

The California Department of Education (CDE) is launching a statewide effort to accelerate housing development by utilizing land owned by California’s local education agencies. As...