CalChamber, Coalition Urge Businesses to Support California Water Fix
The California Chamber of Commerce, a founding member of the Californians for Water Security Coalition, is urging businesses to support Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr.’s plan to upgrade California’s aging...
View ArticleEconomic Analysis: Farmers, Water Districts Show Resilience in Handling Drought
California agriculture is showing more resilience to the state’s historic drought than many had anticipated, according to an analysis released this week. The report from researchers at the Center for...
View ArticleWater: CalChamber Backs 2 Good Proposals Sent to Governor, Stops 3 Misguided...
As the drought continued to scorch California, regulatory actions such as mandatory conservation measures took center stage, lessening the number of water bills introduced this year. Even then, five...
View ArticleCalChamber Steers Helpful Bills into Law, Stops Costly Mandates, Secures Changes
The 2015 legislative year was very active in the labor and employment policy arena. Overall, the California Chamber of Commerce was very successful with bills that we supported, bills that we...
View ArticleCalChamber Actively Seeks California Water Solutions
The persistent drought has made water issues a very high priority for California voters, according to a recent poll. For the California Chamber of Commerce, the search for comprehensive solutions to...
View ArticleCalChamber Urges Congress to Craft, Pass Comprehensive Drought Legislation
The California Chamber of Commerce and a coalition of Western farmers, ranchers and businesses, as well as urban, suburban and rural residents, are urging members of a U.S. Senate committee to put...
View ArticleDrought Outlook Brighter; Conservation Mandate Continues
December snow and rain helped brighten California’s water outlook as the new year began, but the drought deficit is far from being filled. Even while showing that the snowpack was 136% of average at...
View ArticleState Extends Water Restrictions
The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) decided on February 2 to extend California’s May 2015 Emergency Regulation restrictions on urban water use through October 2016. Despite recent rains and...
View ArticleCalChamber Backs Renewed Effort on Federal Water Bill
U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein has introduced an updated proposal to provide long-term and short-term solutions to the state’s historic drought. The California Chamber of Commerce supports the effort to...
View ArticleState’s Long-Term Water Outlook Still Cloudy After Dry February
State water officials continue to encourage Californians to keep conserving as a warm and dry February left the statewide snowpack below the average for the start of March. The snowpack was just 83% of...
View ArticleDrought-Proof Water Supply Bill Pending in Assembly Committee
A California Chamber of Commerce-supported bill that sets a state goal to promote desalination is awaiting a hearing in the Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee. AB 1925 (Chang; R-Diamond Bar)...
View ArticleHousing Job Killer Bill to Be Heard in Senate Committee
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bill that will erode housing availability will be heard in a Senate committee on April 20. SB 1150 (Leno; D-San Francisco) increases liability risk...
View ArticleTwo Job Creator Bills Pass; One Fails in Senate Committee
A California Chamber of Commerce-supported job creator bill that incentivizes disability access and education won unanimous bipartisan approval from the Assembly Appropriations Committee this week. In...
View ArticleJob Killer Bills Clear Policy Committees
Senate and Assembly policy committees have sent several California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bills to the next step of the legislative process. If passed, the proposals will increase...
View ArticleJob Creator Bill Passes Senate to Assembly
A California Chamber of Commerce job creator bill that encourages creation of small businesses by expanding their access to loans has passed the Senate with unanimous bipartisan support and awaits...
View ArticleCalifornians Boost Water Savings Rate, Keep Water Use Low
The average statewide water conservation rate doubled between February and March, according to the State Water Resources Control Board. Californians conserved 24.3% in March 2016, compared to March...
View ArticleCalChamber-Opposed Bill Limits Coastal Commission’s Access to Important Info
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill that bans business from communicating with members of the Coastal Commission on issues before the Commission passed the Senate this week. SB 1190 (Jackson;...
View ArticleCalChamber Urges U.S. Senators to Support New Tools to Speed Needed Water...
The California Chamber of Commerce is urging a U.S. Senate policy committee to authorize new federally backed tools to help local agencies advance critically important water supply projects. The...
View ArticleAssembly 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 labeled a job...
View ArticleLoan Access for Small Business Moves in Assembly
An Assembly committee this week gave unanimous approval to a California Chamber of Commerce-supported job creator bill expanding loan access for small businesses. SB 936 (Hertzberg; D-Van Nuys)...
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