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June 5, 2020 at 8:00 PM

California Business Roundtable eNews June 5, 2020

Web Version | Update Preferences   CBRT in the News   Voters Could Change California’s Landmark Property Tax Law After Measure Qualifies For Ballot   California voters this November will likely see an initiative that would undo part of a landmark law that has ca…
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May 29, 2020 at 7:00 PM

California Business Roundtable eNews May 29, 2020

Web Version | Update Preferences   CBRT in the News   California’s Proposition 13 Ballot Fight Intensifies With Coronavirus Pandemic   A proposed change to California’s sacrosanct Proposition 13 that seeks to raise $12 billion annually for schools and local gove…
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May 22, 2020 at 10:00 PM

California Business Roundtable eNews May 22, 2020

Web Version | Update Preferences   CBRT in the News   To Balance California’s Budget, State Will Stick It To Its Most Vulnerable Citizens   The aged, blind and disabled always get the shaft whenever a governor pulls out his cutting knife. So it was no surprise …
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May 21, 2020 at 10:28 PM

RELEASE: CBRT Statement Following Announcement Of Amendments To SB 939 Prohibiting Commercial Landlords From Terminating A Tenancy

Web Version | Update Preferences   Press Release   Statement By California Business Roundtable President Rob Lapsley Following Announcement Of Amendments To SB 939 Prohibiting Commercial Landlords From Terminating A Tenancy   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 21, 2020 …
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May 15, 2020 at 9:00 PM

California Business Roundtable eNews May 15, 2020

Web Version | Update Preferences   CBRT in the News   California Budget Priorities Out: How's It Playing?   Governor Newsom stopped short of endorsing the “split roll” ballot initiative headed for the November ballot to dissolve limits on commercial and industri…
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May 14, 2020 at 11:55 PM

RELEASE: CBRT Statement Following Release Of Governor Newsom’s State Budget May Revise

Web Version | Update Preferences   Press Release   Statement By California Business Roundtable President Rob Lapsley Following The Release Of Governor Newsom’s State Budget May Revise   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 14, 2020 CONTACT: Michael Bustamante michael@cals…
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May 13, 2020 at 8:40 PM

RELEASE: CBRT Statement Following Release Of Report By E2 On Clean Energy Unemployment Claims

Web Version | Update Preferences   Press Release   Statement By California Business Roundtable President Rob Lapsley Following The Release Of A Report By E2 On Clean Energy Unemployment Claims   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 13, 2020 CONTACT: Michael Bustamante mic…
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May 12, 2020 at 9:30 PM

RELEASE: CBRT Statement Following Announcement By President Pro Tem Toni Atkins On Economic Recovery And Rent Relief Proposal

Web Version | Update Preferences   Press Release   Statement By California Business Roundtable President Rob Lapsley Following Announcement By President Pro Tem Toni Atkins On Economic Recovery And Rent Relief Proposal   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 12, 2020 CONTA…
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May 8, 2020 at 9:00 PM

California Business Roundtable eNews May 8, 2020

Web Version | Update Preferences   CBRT in the News   Business Groups Angered By Newsom Order Easing Barriers To Workers Comp For COVID-19 Patients   California business groups are fuming about an executive order Gov. Gavin Newsom handed down Wednesday that make…
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May 6, 2020 at 11:12 PM

RELEASE: CBRT Statement on Governor Newsom's Executive Order Extending Workers Compensation Benefits to "All" California Workers

Web Version | Update Preferences   Press Release   Statement of California Business Roundtable President Rob Lapsley Following The Announcement By Governor Newsom On Signing An Executive Order Extending Workers Compensation Benefits to “All” California Workers   …
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May 1, 2020 at 9:00 PM

California Business Roundtable eNews May 1, 2020

Web Version | Update Preferences   CBRT in the News   West Coast Business Groups Form Reopening Coalition   As companies brace for the challenges of reopening their workplaces, West Coast business leaders are forming a coalition to work with governors in Califor…
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April 24, 2020 at 9:00 PM

California Business Roundtable eNews April 24, 2020

Web Version | Update Preferences   CBRT in the News   Steyer Emerges As Newsom Economic Point Person — And Business Groups Are Concerned   He's signed up millions of voters in an effort to impeach President Donald Trump and run for the White House as a crusader …
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April 17, 2020 at 9:00 PM

California Business Roundtable eNews April 17, 2020

Web Version | Update Preferences   CBRT in the News   Lenny Mendonca Steps Down As Newsom's Business Adviser   Mendonca, an experienced business leader with a stunning resume, was arguably among the most seasoned and respected insiders in the administration wher…
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April 11, 2020 at 1:40 AM

California Business Roundtable eNews April 10, 2020

Web Version | Update Preferences   CBRT In the News     New Study Released On Impact of Split Roll   Opponents of a "split roll" ballot measure to revise the landmark Prop. 13 property tax measure are citing a new study, "Taxing Commercial and Industr…
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April 11, 2020 at 1:01 AM

RELEASE: CBRT Statement on the Stepping Down of Lenny Mendonca as GoBiz Director

Web Version | Update Preferences   Press Release   California Business Roundtable Issues Statement on the Stepping Down of Lenny Mendonca as GOBiz Director   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 10, 2020 CONTACT: Michael Bustamante [email protected] (916) 425-0839  …
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April 3, 2020 at 9:00 PM

California Business Roundtable eNews April 3, 2020

Web Version | Update Preferences   CBRT in the News   Backers Of California Tax Initiative To Repeal Part Of Prop. 13 Submit 1.7 Million Signatures   Supporters of a proposed amendment to the California Constitution that would raise property taxes on some busine…
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March 27, 2020 at 9:00 PM

California Business Roundtable eNews March 27, 2020

Web Version | Update Preferences   CBRT in the News   California POLITICO Playbook: March 25, 2020   THE BUZZ: As the confirmed coronavirus cases inexorably climb and California scrambles to prepare for the hospital-straining surge, it feels increasingly like Pr…
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March 24, 2020 at 10:45 PM

RELEASE: CBRT President Issues Response to Governor Newsom’s “Workload” Budget

Web Version | Update Preferences   Press Release   California Business Roundtable President Issues Response to Governor Newsom’s “Workload” Budget   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 24, 2020 CONTACT: Brooke Armour [email protected]   SACRAMENTO—Rob Lapsley, president…
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March 20, 2020 at 9:00 PM

California Business Roundtable eNews March 20, 2020

Web Version | Update Preferences   CBRT in the News   Riggs Report: California's Business Climate Hits The Shock Stage   It was an abrupt and unexpected turnabout; from a California economy that continued to hum just a few weeks ago to a situation of coronavirus…
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March 13, 2020 at 10:00 PM

California Business Roundtable eNews March 13, 2020

Web Version | Update Preferences   Business Climate and Job Creation   Economists See Rising Risks Of Recession World-Wide   he U.S. and world economies look increasingly likely to slip into recession as expanding swaths of commerce shut down and the Dow Jones I…
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March 6, 2020 at 10:00 PM

California Business Roundtable eNews March 6, 2020

Web Version | Update Preferences   CBRT in the News   Posts Prop. 13: Why A Likely Winner May End Up Being California's Election Loser   Why didn’t Proposition 13 get more support from voters on Tuesday? That’s a good question — even if the $15 billion state co…
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February 28, 2020 at 10:00 PM

California Business Roundtable eNews February 28, 2020

Web Version | Update Preferences   CBRT in the News   CFBF Opposes Split-Roll Measure On Property Taxes   Warning of higher taxes on barns, dairies, wineries, processing plants, vineyards and orchards, the California Farm Bureau Federation has voted to oppose a …
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February 21, 2020 at 10:30 PM

California Business Roundtable eNews February 21, 2020

Web Version | Update Preferences   CBRT in the News   California Farm Bureau Will Fight 'Split-Roll' Ballot Measure   The state’s largest agricultural organization will oppose a proposed “split-roll” ballot measure that would increase commercial property taxes, …
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February 14, 2020 at 10:00 PM

California Business Roundtable eNews February 14, 2020

Web Version | Update Preferences   CBRT in the News   There's Another Proposition 13   Last week when my Official Voter Information Guide arrived in the mail, I saw immediately that it was 47 pages long and mostly on one topic: Proposition 13. I can’t imagine it…
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February 7, 2020 at 10:00 PM

California Business Roundtable eNews January 7, 2020

Web Version | Update Preferences   Business Climate and Job Creation   U.S. Economy Added 225,000 Jobs In January   U.S. hiring strengthened in January as more Americans hopped into the labor market, helping juice up the economy at the start of the year. Employ…
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February 3, 2020 at 9:30 PM

RELEASE: CBRT Issues Statement On Yet Another Flawed Rent Control Measure Qualifying For The November 2020 Ballot

Web Version | Update Preferences   Press Release   CBRT Issues Statement On Yet Another Flawed Rent Control Measure Qualifying For The November 2020 Ballot   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 3, 2020 CONTACT: Brooke Armour 916.553.4093   SACRAMENTO—Rob Lapsley, p…
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January 31, 2020 at 10:30 PM

California Business Roundtable eNews January 31, 2020

Web Version | Update Preferences   CBRT in the News   What California Voters Need To Know About Proposed $15 Billion School Construction Bond: A Quick Guide   The March 3 California ballot includes a $15 billion state bond issue to help schools, community colleg…
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January 24, 2020 at 10:00 PM

California Business Roundtable eNews January 24, 2020

Web Version | Update Preferences   CBRT in the News   President Bernie Sanders: Here's What It Would Mean For California   California is already one of the nation’s most liberal states, but a Bernie Sanders presidency would kick the state’s progressive tilt into…
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January 17, 2020 at 11:45 PM

California Business Roundtable eNews January 17, 2020

Web Version | Update Preferences   CBRT in the News   California Bill Targets Companies With Highly Paid Executives   California lawmakers will consider raising taxes on some of the nation’s largest companies, with the size of the tax increase depending on how m…
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January 10, 2020 at 10:00 PM

California Business Roundtable eNews January 10, 2020

Web Version | Update Preferences   CBRT in the News   Seeking To Preserve Proposition 13   Business groups and taxpayer advocates are urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to protect California’s Proposition 13 property tax cap approved by voters more than 40 years ago. The…
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December 20, 2019 at 10:00 PM

California Business Roundtable eNews December 20, 2019

Web Version | Update Preferences   CBRT in the News   POLITICO: California Playbook December 17, 2019   THE BUZZ — BATTLE FOR BUCKS: Preparing for a fierce battle over what’s expected to be the priciest measure on the 2020 ballot, the business-led effort to “Fig…
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December 13, 2019 at 11:30 PM

California Business Roundtable eNews December 13, 2019

Web Version | Update Preferences   CBRT in the News   Education Groups Renew Call For Newsom To Put Tax For Schools To Voters In 2020   A coalition of education organizations and school officials on Tuesday called on Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders to …
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December 6, 2019 at 10:00 PM

California Business Roundtable eNews, December 6, 2019

Web Version | Update Preferences   CBRT in the News   Eli Lilly and Company Unveils Shared Innovation Laboratory In South San Francisco   Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) today unveiled its first shared innovation lab, located in South San Francisco, designed t…
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December 5, 2019 at 7:15 PM

RELEASE: CBRT Issues Statement in Response to Proponents of Yet Another Deeply Flawed Rent Control Measure Turning In Signatures

Web Version | Update Preferences   Press Release   CBRT Issues Statement in Response to Proponents of Yet Another Deeply Flawed Rent Control Measure Turning In Signatures   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 5, 2019 CONTACT: Brooke Armour 916.553.4093   SACRAMENTO…
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December 3, 2019 at 9:45 PM

RELEASE: CBRT Board Unanimously Supports School Bond Measure on March 2020 Ballot

Web Version | Update Preferences   Press Release   CBRT Board Unanimously Supports School Bond Measure on March 2020 Ballot   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 3, 2019 CONTACT: Brooke Armour 916.553.4093   SACRAMENTO—The California Business Roundtable Board of Di…
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November 22, 2019 at 11:00 PM

California Business Roundtable eNews November 22, 2019

Web Version | Update Preferences   Business Climate and Job Creation   Fed Officials Cut Rates Amid Worries On Trade, Global Growth   Federal Reserve officials worried that weakness in manufacturing, trade and business investment could threaten the economic expa…
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November 20, 2019 at 11:20 PM

RELEASE: No Need For More Taxes With Massive State Surplus

Web Version | Update Preferences   Press Release   No Need For New Taxes With Massive State Surplus   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 20, 2019 CONTACT: Brooke Armour 916.553.4093   SACRAMENTO— California Business Roundtable President Rob Lapsley issued the foll…
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November 15, 2019 at 10:00 PM

California Business Roundtable eNews November 15, 2019

Web Version | Update Preferences   CBRT in the News   Opponents Of 'Split Roll' Property Tax Ballot Measure Accuse California Attorney General Of Rigging The System   Backers of a California ballot measure to roll back Proposition 13 tax protections have started…
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November 8, 2019 at 11:00 PM

California Business Roundtable eNews November 8, 2019

Web Version | Update Preferences   Business Climate and Job Creation   Trump Says U.S. Hasn’t Yet Agreed To Roll Back Tariffs As Part Of China Trade Deal   President Trump on Friday disputed China’s assertion that the two countries had agreed to roll back tariff…
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November 1, 2019 at 9:00 PM

California Business Roundtable eNews November 1, 2019

Web Version | Update Preferences   CBRT in the News   Housing, Human Dignity And A ‘State of Emergency’   The push by Los Angeles officials to get Governor Newsom to declare a State of Emergency over homelessness is like a warning light flashing. It draws our a…
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October 25, 2019 at 9:00 PM

California Business Roundtable eNews October 25, 2019

Web Version | Update Preferences   CBRT in the News   Prop. 13 Overhaul Gets Friendly Summary From California Attorney General   A new effort to revise California’s landmark Proposition 13 would boost taxes on large corporations and businesses, but opponents are…
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October 18, 2019 at 10:00 PM

California Business Roundtable eNews October 18, 2019

Web Version | Update Preferences   Business Climate and Job Creation   U.S. Manufacturing Production Declined In September   U.S. manufacturing production fell in September, adding to evidence that slowing global growth and trade frictions are weighing on the ec…
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October 11, 2019 at 9:00 PM

California Business Roundtable eNews October 11, 2019

Web Version | Update Preferences   CBRT in the News   POLITICO: California Playbook, October 9, 2019   — HOUSING LAW HAILED: Newsom, appearing in Oakland on Tuesday, signed what was described as the nation’s toughest tenant protection law — AB 1482, sponsored by…
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October 4, 2019 at 9:00 PM

California Business Roundtable eNews October 4, 2019

Web Version | Update Preferences   Business Climate and Job Creation   U.S. Economy Added 136,000 Jobs In September   The U.S. added jobs at a steady pace last month and the unemployment rate hit a 50-year low, signs that the economy is holding up despite a broa…
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September 27, 2019 at 9:00 PM

California Business Roundtable eNews September 27, 2019

Web Version | Update Preferences   CBRT in the News   Proposition 13 Works And Remains Popular. So Why Are Special Interests Attacking It?   By Rob Lapsley and Allan Zaremberg, Special to CalMatters Backers of an initiative to eliminate Proposition 13’s protect…
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September 20, 2019 at 9:00 PM

California Business Roundtable eNews September 20, 2019

Web Version | Update Preferences   CBRT in the News   Field Of Dreams   At first glance, controversy over plans to enlarge the Monterey High School football facility and add permanent lighting might seem like just another neighborhood dispute of little importanc…
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September 13, 2019 at 10:00 PM

California Business Roundtable eNews September 13, 2019

Web Version | Update Preferences   CBRT in the News   California Approves Statewide Rent Control to Ease Housing Crisis Image   California lawmakers approved a statewide rent cap on Wednesday covering millions of tenants, the biggest step yet in a surge of initi…
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September 11, 2019 at 11:25 PM

RELEASE: Statement on Legislature Passing AB 1482

Web Version | Update Preferences   Press Release   Statement on Legislature Passing AB 1482   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 11, 2019 CONTACT: Brooke Armour 916.553.4093   SACRAMENTO—California Business Roundtable President Rob Lapsley issued the following st…
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September 7, 2019 at 12:46 AM

California Business Roundtable eNews September 6, 2019

Web Version | Update Preferences   CBRT in the News   'Agreement' Reached At California Capitol On Proposal To Cap Rent Hikes   California would limit annual rent increases to 5 percent on top of inflation — with a maximum of 10 percent — under a rent cap deal a…
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September 5, 2019 at 9:10 PM

RELEASE: California Business Roundtable Moves In Support of AB 1482 (Chiu)

Web Version | Update Preferences   Press Release   California Business Roundtable Moves In Support of AB 1482 (Chiu)   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 5, 2019 CONTACT: Brooke Armour 916.553.4093   SACRAMENTO—The California Business Roundtable, an association o…