Elections

California Fair Pay and Employer Accountability Act Qualifies for 2024 Ballot

The Secretary of State has announced that the California Fair Pay and Employer Accountability Act qualified for the 2024 ballot on the random sample...

June Primary Shows Encouraging Trends for CalChamber Members

Tuesday’s California Primary Election results are still a work in progress. There are more than a million ballots left to count plus 30 days...

Citizens Redistricting Commission Delivers Updated Political Maps in Record Time

The California Citizens Redistricting Commission completed its once-every-decade constitutional duty on December 27, 2021, when it submitted final maps to the Secretary of State...

CalChamber Board Takes Positions on Initiatives Aiming for 2022 Ballot

The California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has voted to support two ballot measures and oppose two others that may go before voters...

California Voters Reject Recall of Governor

California voters said “no” to recalling Governor Gavin Newsom in this week’s historic election. Shortly after the polls closed on Tuesday, September 14, major news...

CalChamber Emphasizes Need to Listen to Regions in Redrawing Political Districts

Comments by representatives of regional groups, including local chambers of commerce, are critical to the process of redrawing political boundaries, the California Chamber of...

Brief Look at 10 New Assembly Members

In the last issue of Alert, we gave brief profiles of the eight new members of the California State Senate. Now it is the...

Incoming Senate Features 8 New Members

A new two-year legislative session begins on Monday, December 7, which means 120 members will take the oath of office. As always after an...

Voters Reject Largest Tax Hike in California History

Proposition 15, the largest property tax increase in California history, was declared defeated the evening of November 11 by a margin of more than...