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Tourism Industry Jobs Form Big Piece of California’s Economic Foundation

Vacations to California’s natural wonders, cultural riches and exciting city attractions fuel stable employment and the world’s fifth largest economy. Regardless of where travelers go...

Newsom Proposes $144 Billion California Budget With Focus On Education, Building Reserves

Newsom on Thursday proposed a $144 billion general fund spending plan in his first budget, a 4 percent increase. Capital Public Radio

Gavin Newsom Will Release His First California Budget Proposal Thursday. Here’s What We Know.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom will propose his first-ever state budget on Thursday, just three days after being sworn in and as the state continues...

‘America Needs California’: Gavin Newsom Promises ‘Bold’ Approach During Inauguration As Governor

Gavin Newsom is now the 40th governor of California’s nearly 40 million people. The former lieutenant governor and San Francisco mayor took the oath...

Governor-Elect Gavin Newsom Sworn In Today

Governor-Elect Gavin Newsom (D) will be sworn in today as California’s 40th Governor. Newsom, 51, has been the 49th Lieutenant Governor of California since 2011...

Assembly Speaker Announces Leadership and Committee Assignments

Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) recently announced assignments for Assembly leadership positions and the membership of standing committees for the 2019–2020 legislative session. The...

Senate Leader Announces Committee Assignments for the 2019-2020 Legislative Session

California Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego), has announced the Senate’s leadership positions and committee assignments for the 2019-2020 legislative session,...

28 CalChamber Member Companies Recognized as Best Places to Work in 2019

Twenty-eight California Chamber of Commerce member companies were chosen in a recent Glassdoor survey as some of the best places to work. The Glassdoor survey...

Mobile Disaster Recovery Center Open in Sacramento Area for Wildfire Victims

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is hosting two Mobile Disaster Recovery Centers (MDRC) in the Sacramento area through January 5, 2019. In a partnership...

Economic Advisory Council: Data Showing Balanced Growth Contrasts with Public Pessimism on State of...

The outlook for the U.S. economy hasn’t changed much over the course of 2018, despite the fact that the nation is on the edge...

California Ranks as No. 1 ‘Judicial Hellhole’ in Nation

California has landed atop the “Judicial Hellholes” list again, according to the latest ranking of the “most unfair” civil litigation courts by the American...

California Water Board Backs Plan to Increase River Flows

A state board on Wednesday approved a contentious proposal to boost water flows through a Central California river, a move that would increase habitat...

CalChamber-Led Coalition Urges Rejection of Proposed Prop. 65 Regulations Placing Added Burdens Only on...

The state Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) should reject two Proposition 65 proposals that place additional and unjustified burdens solely on businesses,...

Netherlands Looks Ahead to Post-Brexit World

The Netherlands looks ahead to changing trade relations in Europe as the United Kingdom is leaving the European Union, the Dutch Consul General explained...

Agency Issues Clarification for Sexual Harassment Training Deadline

The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) has issued some Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) discussing the new sexual harassment prevention training requirements...
President George H.W. Bush speaks at CalChamber Gala Centennial Dinner, March 1, 1990.

National Day of Mourning: Remembering President George H.W. Bush

The California Chamber of Commerce joins the nation in mourning and remembering President George Herbert Walker Bush, who passed away on November 30 at...

State-Run Retirement Savings Plan Gets OK; Mandatory Enrollment Coming in 2020

California employers that don’t already offer a workplace retirement savings vehicle will be required to either begin offering one via the private market or...

U.S., Mexico, Canada Sign New Trade Agreement

On November 30, President Donald J. Trump, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signed the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement...
2019 Legislative Freshman

Newly Elected State Legislators Make Debut at CalChamber Public Affairs Conference Panels Examine Mid-Terms,...

An opportunity to get better acquainted with members of the 2019 legislative freshman class was among the agenda items at the California Chamber of...

CalChamber Poll: Job Optimism, Housing Anxiety, Support for Bipartisanship

California voters are feeling better about the economy, but are still anxious about the cost of living, according to the recently released 2018 CalChamber...