Tag: Transportation
Governor’s Infrastructure Package Is Key to Building Critical Infrastructure, Move California Forward
The California Chamber of Commerce is urging the Legislature to adopt the bills in Governor Gavin Newsom’s Infrastructure Streamlining Package. These proposals, CalChamber President...
CalChamber Welcomes New Policy Advocate on Energy Issues
Brady Van Engelen has joined the California Chamber of Commerce as a policy advocate specializing in energy issues. He also leads CalChamber advocacy on...
General Motors: Driving an All-Electric Future
This article is part of a series of profiles of CalChamber member companies that are contributing to the state’s economic strength and ability to...
California Transportation Agency Calls for Projects to Upgrade Port Infrastructure
The California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) yesterday issued final guidelines and a call for projects for $1.2 billion in one-time state funding for port...
Virtual Summit Reviews Initial Findings of Maritime Data Initiative Meetings
Initial findings from five months of weekly virtual meetings with maritime and intermodal stakeholders were presented on June 1 at a virtual summit of...
State Gains Funds from Federal Infrastructure Bill
The federal infrastructure bill signed by President Joe Biden this week will provide much-needed funding to help California improve its roads, bridges and ports.
Much...
CalChamber Offers Practical Steps to Address Supply Chain Crisis
In a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom and members of the California Legislature, the California Chamber of Commerce offered a series of practical steps...
Governor Signs CalChamber-Supported Housing Bills
Governor Gavin Newsom signed three California Chamber of Commerce-supported bills yesterday that will increase housing production in the state and streamline zoning requirements for...
CalChamber Backs Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework
The California Chamber of Commerce is urging the California congressional delegation to support the bipartisan infrastructure plan endorsed by President Joe Biden and a...
We’ll Need to Replace the Gas Tax in Transition to ZEVs
It’s full steam ahead for the Newsom administration’s zero-emission vehicle strategy. But this enthusiasm for a new generation of automobile technology may degrade the...
Amendments Put Balance in Former Job Killer Bill
Legislation that began as a targeted mandate increasing transportation costs has been amended at the urging of the California Chamber of Commerce and its...
CalChamber Welcomes Leah B. Silverthorn to Policy Team
Leah B. Silverthorn, an experienced environmental litigator, joined the California Chamber of Commerce policy team on May 14. As a policy advocate Silverthorn will...
CA Legislature Passes Gov. Brown’s $52B Plan to Fix Roads, Hike Gas Taxes
The California Legislature has approved Gov. Jerry Brown's $52 billion plan to fix the state's roads through an increase in gas taxes and other...
CalChamber Issues Statement on Passage of Road Repair and Transportation Investment Plan
SACRAMENTO, CA — CalChamber President and CEO Allan Zaremberg issued the following statement following tonight’s passage of SB 1:
“Fixing our roads and improving transportation...
Road Repair Bill Moves Forward In California Legislature
The transportation funding deal reached last week by Gov. Jerry Brown and Democratic leaders has passed its first test in the California Legislature, despite...
Governor, Legislative Leaders Announce Road Repair and Transportation Investment Package
California Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Allan Zaremberg joined Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. and legislative leaders yesterday at a news conference at...
CalChamber Issues Statement of Support for Transportation Proposal
SACRAMENTO, CA — California Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Allan Zaremberg today released the following statement in response to the road repair and...
Transportation Needs Long-Term Solution Now
Following is the text of a letter sent to the Legislature late last week.
The damage to our roads and bridges from California’s most recent...
Governor Brown Announces Infrastructure Plan
On Friday Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced a series of immediate and longer-term actions to bolster dam safety, improve flood protection and fix...
You Can Help Reform How California Pays for Roads and Highways
California’s transportation finance system is running out of gas. Not literally, but the buck or two for each gas station fill-up is getting much...