Affordable CA Initiative Qualifies for Nov. Ballot
The Building an Affordable California Act (Affordable CA) has officially qualified for the November 2026 statewide ballot, a major step toward lowering California’s cost...
CalCEO Council Unveils First-of-its-Kind California Economic Dashboard
The California CEO Council last week unveiled the California Economic Dashboard, a first-of-its-kind interactive tool to assess the economic well-being of the Golden State,...
CalChamber Endorses Becerra for Governor
The California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors last week endorsed Xavier Becerra in the November general election for governor, confident the longtime elected...
Business, Government Leaders Exchange Thoughts for Shaping a Better State Future
Business leaders from throughout the state came to Sacramento last week for the day-long California Business Outlook and Dinner.
Panel discussions throughout the event gave...
San Rafael Chamber Chosen as 2026 Chamber of the Year
The California Chamber of Commerce has named the San Rafael Chamber of Commerce as Chamber of the Year in recognition of its outstanding leadership...
President’s Circle Award Honors Top 20 Chambers in Advocacy
The California Chamber of Commerce has named 20 local chambers of commerce as recipients of the 2026 President’s Circle Award.
Starting this year, the award...
Small Business Grants Go to Firms in Sacramento, Calabasas
The California Chamber of Commerce presented grants recognizing two innovative small businesses last week at the California Business Outlook Dinner.
The $5,000 grants were presented...
Gov. Newsom, Lt. Gov. Kounalakis Mingle with Consular Corps, International Partners During Reception at Historic Governor’s Mansion
Representatives from more than 60 countries gathered at the Governor’s mansion in Sacramento on June 10 to visit with each other and see Gov....
Cost Drivers Fail to Move; Cost Cutters Still Alive
Strong opposition from the California Chamber of Commerce and allied groups stopped several Cost Driver bills from advancing beyond the house in which they...
CalChamber Names Policy Advocate for Environmental, Housing Issues
Corianna Miller joined the California Chamber of Commerce this week as a policy advocate focused on recycling, housing, and product regulation.
Before joining the CalChamber...
Assembly Approves Cost Driver Bill Rewriting California’s Antitrust Law
Last week, the California Assembly passed a California Chamber of Commerce- opposed bill to rewrite the state’s antitrust law.
CalChamber identified the bill, AB 1776...
Campaign Launches to Fix Workers’ Comp System
Californians for Fair Workers’ Compensation, a coalition focused on strengthening the state’s workers’ compensation system, this week launched Fix CA Workers’ Comp Now.
The new...
Cost Drivers Held in Assembly Appropriations
A number of bills identified by the California Chamber of Commerce as Cost Drivers that would have made the state less affordable for businesses...
Dangers in Rewriting California Antitrust Law
Twenty-five professors at California universities are urging legislators to reject a sweeping change to the state’s antitrust law, warning that pending legislation is a...
CalChamber Supports Effort to Prevent Abusive Data Privacy Lawsuits
The California Chamber of Commerce is part of a renewed push to protect small businesses, nonprofits and public agencies from predatory lawsuits based on...
100+ Organizations Join Affordable CA Coalition
Support continues to surge for the Building an Affordable California Act (Affordable CA), with more than 100 organizations from across California now backing the...
CalChamber Adds Bills to ‘Cost Cutters’ List
Four legislative proposals that would take aim at the kind of business costs that deepen California’s affordability crisis have been added to CalChamber’s list...