Tag: Housing
Expanding Opportunity
It’s a timeworn California cliché: an earthquake splits the state from the rest of the country—freeing us from the hidebound thinking of Old America.
Well,...
Wins in Some Areas Offset by Cost Increases in Others
For the California employer community, the 2016 legislative year will have a variety of impacts, depending on the industry and size of business.
Small businesses...
Job Creator Bill Increasing Housing Supply to Governor
A fourth California Chamber of Commerce-supported job creator bill reached the Governor’s desk a day before the end of the session.
SB 1069 (Wieckowski; D-Fremont)...
State Has Slow-Motion Housing Emergency
The state is under-building by tens of thousands the new houses and apartments each year that are needed to meet demand. As a result,...
Barrier to New Housing Blocked by Opposition
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer that would have created another barrier to construction of new, affordable housing is likely dead for the...
Three Job Creator Bills Still Alive for Final Month of Session
Three California Chamber of Commerce-supported job creator bills remained alive as the Legislature began its summer break.
One bill is scheduled to be considered by...
Assembly Committee Advances Bill Eroding Housing Availability
The Assembly Banking and Finance Committee this week moved California Chamber of Commerce-opposed legislation that erodes housing availability.
SB 1150 (Leno; D-San Francisco) has been...
Just Four Job Killers Move to Second House by June 3
Only four job killer bills subject to the June 3 deadline for bills to pass the house in which they were introduced have moved...
Three Job Creator Bills Moving
Three of 14 bills identified by the California Chamber of Commerce as job creators are still alive following the June 3 deadline for bills...
May Budget Revision: Amid Declining Revenue Growth, Governor Holds Spending Line, Makes Saving a Priority
On May 13, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. released his May Revision to the California state budget. In addition to the budget numbers, graphs...
