Business Outlook Brings State Businesses Together

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CalChamber
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Business leaders from around the state gathered in Sacramento on June 4 for the California Business Outlook and Dinner.

Business leaders from around the state gathered in Sacramento on June 4 for the California Business Outlook and Dinner.

Partners in presenting the event were the California Chamber of Commerce, Sacramento Host Committee, California New Car Dealers Association (CNCDA), California Restaurant Association, California Retailers Association, Visit California and Western Growers.

The agenda for the daytime portion of the gathering included discussions on international trade and tariffs, California’s efforts on climate change, an international economic forecast, and an examination of retail theft and the implementation of Proposition 36, the November 2024 California ballot initiative increasing penalties for drug and theft crimes.

The daytime and evening agendas included recognition for outstanding local chambers of commerce and presentations of $5,000 grants to four small businesses that showed leadership through job creation business growth and financial success.

The evening also included an address by 2025 CalChamber Chair Maryam S. Brown, CEO of Southern California Gas Company.

California Business Outlook Dinner attendees had the opportunity to see and hear from six candidates for Governor.

California Business Outlook: Honoring Legacy, Shaping Tomorrow

Rana Ghadban, CalChamber vice president of small business advocacy, kicks off the morning session of the California Business Outlook on June 4.
CalChamber President and CEO Jennifer Barrera welcomes attendees to the California Business Outlook and explains the transition from the CalChamber Capitol Summit and Sacramento Host Breakfast to the day-to-evening gathering presented in partnership with the Sacramento Host Committee, California New Car Dealers Association (CNCDA), California Restaurant Association, California Retailers Association, Visit California and Western Growers.

Liane Randolph, chair of the California Air Resources Board (CARB), chats with CalChamber President and CEO Jennifer Barrera at the California Business Outlook. Randolph says changes in the federal landscape are leading to changes in how CARB works toward meeting the state’s clean air goals. Watch the video to learn more.

Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis and Caroline Beteta, president and CEI of Visit California, comment on how international trade has helped California become the fourth largest economy in the world. Also in the conversation mix are their observations on tourism, tariffs, the state’s economic success and affordability issues.
Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis and Caroline Beteta, president and CEI of Visit California, comment on how international trade has helped California become the fourth largest economy in the world. Also in the conversation mix are their observations on tourism, tariffs, the state’s economic success and affordability issues.

Dr. Christopher Thornberg, founder of Beacon Economics, outlines for California Business Outlook attendees on June 4 the relationship between social narratives, economic policy and what the data shows is really happening. Watch the video to hear his remarks and see a sampling of his slide presentation.

Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho explains to the California Business Outlook audience on June 4 how Proposition 36, the November 2024 California ballot initiative increasing penalties for drug and theft crimes, has been an important tool for law enforcement. Watch the video to hear the district attorney’s comments on fighting organized retail theft and see the free stickers his office is handing out for businesses to display to warn potential shoplifters about the penalties for theft.

Emcee Nikki Laurenzo, executive producer and host of Fox 40’s “Inside California Politics,” welcomes attendees to the California Business Outlook Dinner on June 4.