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Record Heat Kicks Off Wave of Rolling Blackouts
For the first time in 20 years, California experienced rolling blackouts at more than 400,000 homes and businesses this week as energy demand outpaced...
Poll Shows Strategies Voters Favor to Restore Economy
California voters are understandably anxious about the health and economic crises facing families and workplaces. The California Chamber of Commerce commissioned a brief survey...
All Californians Lose If Split Roll Tax Passes
The California Chamber of Commerce and a coalition of business and taxpayer groups are leading a strong effort to defeat the split roll property...
Governor Dims Reopening, Issues Guidance for Schools
In response to COVID-19 flareups in multiple counties, Governor Gavin Newsom last week ordered all counties to close indoor operations of certain sectors as...
Employer Mandates Among Bills Moving in Legislature
When the COVID-19 crisis hit, legislators adopted a self-imposed limit on legislation they would be pursuing this year. Even so, when the summer recess...
CalChamber Announces Leave Mandate as Job Killer
The California Chamber of Commerce this week announced that SB 1383 (Jackson; D-Santa Barbara) has been identified as a job killer bill. The bill...
CalChamber Urges Congress to Help Childcare Providers
California’s economy is slowly reopening, indicated by increased sales, fewer unemployment claims, and more traffic. But many residents who cannot work from home may...
CalChamber Recommends Ways to Fire Up Economy
Setting liability limits for employers facing lawsuits over COVID-19 exposure, postponing the 2021 minimum wage hike, and expediting retraining programs for unemployed workers are...
Assembly Committee Moves Job Killer Bills to Next Stage
A job killer bill that will significantly restrict Californians’ ability to access home and auto loans by placing onerous burdens on lenders, which will...
CalChamber Releases 2020 Job Killer Bill List
The California Chamber of Commerce this week released its annual job killer list, which includes 10 bills that threaten California’s economic recovery and would...
