Thursday, March 28, 2024

Issues

The People’s Voice: Voters Anxious About Public Safety

Earlier this month, Alert reported about California voters’ deep concerns over an increasing cost of living and the fear of falling further behind. Eighty-five percent...

CalChamber: Practical Steps to Ease Supply Chain Crisis

In a letter this week to Governor Gavin Newsom and members of the California Legislature, the California Chamber of Commerce offered a series of...

CalChamber Poll Shows Economic Security Top of Mind for Voters

Increasing cost of living and fear of falling further behind add up to California voters apprehensive about their future. The seventh annual CalChamber poll,...

CalChamber Vote Record: Major Bills 2021

This report for the first year of the 2021–2022 legislative session focuses on California legislators’ floor votes on California Chamber of Commerce priority bills. This...

CalChamber Best Business Votes 2021

Legislators are listed in descending order according to how often they voted in accord with the California Chamber of Commerce position (first number) versus...

Governor’s Actions Aim to Tackle Port Congestion

Easing port congestion was the focus of an executive order signed by Governor Gavin Newsom last week and a federal partnership announced this week. The...

Governor Announces New Setback Rules for Oil Wells

Governor Gavin Newsom last week announced that the Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM) in the Department of Conservation released a proposed regulation curbing new...

How to Handle Paystub Listing for COVID Supplemental Paid Sick Leave

I read that the California COVID Supplemental Paid Sick Leave expired on September 30, but I haven’t seen anything about the requirement to list...

CalChamber, Allies File Fair Pay Reform Initiative

Organizations, including the California Chamber of Commerce, representing a broad portion of the California business community last week filed the “Californians for Fair Pay...

Recap of Governor’s Actions on Priority Bills

Another legislative year came to a close this week as Governor Gavin Newsom acted on the last remaining bills waiting on his desk. Of the...