Tag: News Releases
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,...
CalChamber Adds AB 647 to Job Killer List
The California Chamber of Commerce has added AB 647 (Holden; D-Pasadena), a bill dealing with conditions related to change in ownership for grocery stores,...
CalChamber Applauds Governor Newsom’s Actions to Accelerate Building of Infrastructure Projects, Housing
The California Chamber of Commerce today commended Governor Gavin Newsom for his ambitious and timely proposals to expedite public works projects and housing in...
CalChamber Issues Statement on May Revision to the Budget
California Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Jennifer Barrera issued the following statement regarding Governor Gavin Newsom’s May Budget Revise:
“We thank Governor Newsom for...
CalChamber Signs Equal Pay Pledge; Endorses Best Practices to Close Gender Pay Gap
The California Chamber of Commerce is underscoring its commitment to and endorsement of efforts to close the gender pay gap by signing California’s Equal...
CalChamber Responds to Senate Tax Increase Proposal
California Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Jennifer Barrera has issued the following comment in response to a proposal put forth today by California...
CalChamber Adds AB 9 to 2023 Job Killer List
The California Chamber of Commerce has added AB 9 (Muratsuchi; D-Torrance), a bill that would require statewide greenhouse gas emissions to be reduced to...
CalChamber Tags AB 1000 As a Job Killer; Creates De Facto Ban of Warehouses
SACRAMENTO, CA – The California Chamber of Commerce today announced that it has added AB 1000 (Reyes; D-San Bernardino) to the 2023 Job Killer...
CalChamber Lawsuit Asks Court to Order California Privacy Agency to Adopt Complete Set of...
SACRAMENTO, CA – The California Chamber of Commerce today filed a lawsuit in Sacramento Superior Court on behalf of its members asking the court...
CalChamber Releases 2023 Job Killer List
SACRAMENTO, CA — The California Chamber of Commerce today released its 2023 job killer list which, to date, includes 13 bills dealing with labor...
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...
CalChamber Hails Ruling Invalidating AB 51
The California Chamber of Commerce today hailed a ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in Chamber v. Bonta...
CalChamber Announces First 2023 Job Killer: Proposed Oil Tax Would Devastate Vital California Industry;...
The California Chamber of Commerce today announced that SBX1 2 (Skinner; D-Berkeley) has been placed on the 2023 Job Killer List.
SBX1 2 proposes to...
Nick Ortiz Named CalChamber Vice President of Local Chamber Relations and President and CEO...
SACRAMENTO, CA – The California Chamber of Commerce and the Western Association of Chamber Executives (W.A.C.E.) today announced that Nick Ortiz has been named...
CalChamber Issues Statement on Passing of Former President and CEO Allan Zaremberg
Allan Zaremberg, CalChamber President and CEO from 1998–2021, passed away earlier today after dealing with a series of recent health challenges.
CalChamber President and CEO...
CalChamber Issues Statement on Governor’s Budget Proposal
California Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Jennifer Barrera today issued the following comments in response to the Governor's budget proposal:
"Today, Governor Newsom’s budget...
CalChamber Applauds News of San Francisco Selected as Host City for Asia-Pacific Leaders Meeting...
On Friday, November 18, at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Annual Leaders Meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris announced that during...
CalChamber Statement on Passage of Climate Change Proposal
California Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Jennifer Barrera today issued the following statement in response to AB 2133 (Quirk; D-Hayward) failing passage and...
CalChamber Tags SB 1137 as Job Killer
The California Chamber of Commerce today announced that it has added SB 1137 (Gonzalez; D-Long Beach) as amended on August 24, 2022 to the...