Tag: News Releases
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 Adds UI Proposal SB 1116 to Job Killer List
The California Chamber of Commerce has tagged SB 1116 (Portantino; D-Burbank) as a job killer, citing the proposal’s requirement for employers to subsidize striking...
CalChamber Seeks Review of Privacy Regulations Litigation in CA Supreme Court
Petition Urges Return to Common Sense and the Will of Voters
The California Chamber of Commerce today petitioned the California Supreme Court for review in...
CalChamber Joins Legal Challenge to SB 253 and SB 261; New Laws Unconstitutionally Compel...
Today, the California Chamber of Commerce announced that it has joined the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other allied groups in bringing a lawsuit...
CalChamber Issues Statement on Governor’s 2024 Budget Release
The California Chamber of Commerce today released the following statement in response to the Governor’s outline of funding priorities for 2024:
“Governor Newsom is doing...
Kaiser Foundation Executive to Chair CalChamber Board in 2024
Janet A. Liang, executive vice president, group president and chief operating officer (COO), care delivery, for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and Hospitals has...
CalChamber Board Votes to Endorse Proposition 1
At its quarterly meeting today, the California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors voted to endorse Proposition 1, a key element of Governor Gavin...
CalChamber Announces New Small Business Policy Center
California Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Jennifer Barrera today announced the creation of the CalChamber Small Business Policy Center, a new effort focused...
CalChamber Issues Statement on Signing of SB 253 and SB 261
California Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Jennifer Barrera issued the following statement today following the Governor's signature on SB 253 (Wiener D-San Francisco)...
Governor Signs SB 616: CalChamber Issues Statement Alerting Small Businesses to New Requirement, Increased...
The California Chamber of Commerce today issued the following statement in response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s signing of SB 616, a CalChamber-tagged Job Killer...
Statement from CalChamber President and CEO Jennifer Barrera on Passing of Senator Dianne...
California Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Jennifer Barrera today issued the following statement regarding the passing of U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein:
“Today, we join...
CalChamber Tags UI Proposal SB 799 as a Job Killer; Bill Would Require Employers...
The California Chamber of Commerce has tagged SB 799 (Portantino; D-Burbank) as a job killer bill, citing the proposal’s requirement for employers to subsidize striking workers...
CalChamber Issues Statement on Proposal to Provide UI Payments to Striking Workers
The California Chamber of Commerce today issued the following statement in response to news that Senator Anthony Portantino (D-La Cañada Flintridge) plans to introduce...
CalChamber Convenes Big City Chambers Coalition; Collaboration of State Business Leaders Group to Focus...
SACRAMENTO, CA — On Friday, August 4, the California Chamber of Commerce convened the first meeting of its California Big City Chambers Coalition, a...
CalChamber Issues Statement on Legislature Passing Governor’s Infrastructure Package
California Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Jennifer Barrera today issued the following statement following the Legislature’s approval of the Governor’s infrastructure streamlining package:
“CalChamber...
CalChamber Congratulates Newly Sworn-In Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas
California Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Jennifer Barrera today offered well-wishes and congratulations to the 71st Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas:
"Congratulations to California's new Assembly...
Sacramento Court Agrees with CalChamber: Privacy Agency Must Wait to Enforce Rules
In response to a lawsuit filed by the California Chamber of Commerce, the Sacramento Superior Court has ruled that the California Privacy Protection Agency...
California Business Leaders Oppose Conditional Re-funding of Industrial Welfare Commission; Issue Statement on AB...
California's top business leaders today voiced opposition to a proposed Budget Act amendment that would provide funding to reinstate the Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC).
Jennifer...
CalChamber Statement on Ports Agreement
California Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Jennifer Barrera issued the following statement in response to news earlier this week regarding the agreement reached...
CalChamber Adds SB 220 Tax Rate Increase to Job Killer List
The California Chamber of Commerce today announced the addition of SB 220, (Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) as amended May 25, 2023,...