The deadline for Governor Brown to sign or veto legislation for the 2013 legislative session passed on October 13. Now that this year’s batch of new legislation is finished, how did the Chamber do in protecting business owners from bad bills? Well, … Read more
As this year’s legislative session in Sacramento comes to a close, a number of bills with the potential to negatively affect the business community remain to be voted on. One of these bills, AB 10, would increase the minimum wage … Read more
Part of the Camarillo Chamber’s mission to support the local business community is to promote workforce development and training, which is why we were proud to support the Farmworker Fair in Oxnard on July 21. The Farmworker Fair, hosted by … Read more
By Brendan Huffman, Executive Director, Chambers of Commerce Alliance of Ventura & Santa Barbara Counties Many business leaders in California mourning the Legislature’s action to eliminate enterprise zones are now expressing optimism after learning that $750 million is now available … Read more
Four bills that would lower the vote threshold to raise taxes on business property passed through a key Senate committee yesterday. All four bills, SCA 3, SCA 7, SCA 9 and SCA 11, have been opposed by CalChamber as Job Killers, … Read more
Much attention has been paid recently to a drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” a process that uses a mixture of water, sand and small amounts of chemical additives (generally around 1% of the total volume) to break … Read more
Yesterday, Governor Brown signed into law AB 113, which provides an additional $1.6 million to the Secretary of State’s office to reduce the backlog of business filings. Under California law, certain businesses, such as corporations and limited liability companies, must … Read more
The nature of business advocacy here in California requires the Chamber to take positions against a number of bills that threaten job creation in the state. Occasionally however, we are able to support bills that would improve the business climate … Read more
Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara) CalChamber has recently identified what is likely to be one of many of 2013’s Job-Killer bills. This bill, SB 404, is authored by Camarillo’s own representative, Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson, and it will dramatically increase the amount of frivolous litigation based … Read more
Inc., a magazine geared toward entrepreneurs and business owners, has an interesting article on what different companies are doing to implement the Affordable Care Act, the healthcare reform law passed by Congress in 2010: After years of often bitter debate, … Read more
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