California Chamber of Commerce

California Chamber of Commerce
Leadership:	Allan Zaremberg, President/CEO
Website:	http://www.calchamber.com/Pages/Default.aspx

The California Chamber of Commerce is a 16,000-member organization based in California that according to its website is "the champion of California businesses, large and small." It was founded in the early 1900s. The "California Chamber of Commerce has worked to make California a better place to do business by giving private-sector employers a voice in state politics and providing a full range of California-specific products and services." The California Chamber of Commerce efforts succeed in making compliance easier after laws are passed, while working within state and federal politics to ensure fair legislation and a pro-business climate.

Leadership

• The California Chamber of Commerce is lead by their Board of Directors and Executive Team.

Ballot measure activism

2010

See also: Donations to California's 2010 ballot propositions

According to MapLight, the Chamber of Commerce was the 6th largest donor to the ballot proposition campaigns for the November 2, 2010 ballot.

Ballot measure	Description	Chamber position	Chamber donation
Proposition 15	Elections	Opposed	$50,000
Proposition 19	Marijuana	Opposed	$16,000
Proposition 20	Redistricting	Supported	$85,000
Proposition 24	Taxes	Opposed	$25,000
Proposition 25	Gov't finance	Opposed	$3,422,323
Proposition 26	Taxes	Supported	$3,937,323
Proposition 27	Redistricting	Opposed	$85,000

• Endorsed California Proposition 14, Top Two Primaries Act (June 2010)
• Endorsed California Proposition 16 (June 2010)

2009

The Chamber endorsed California Proposition 1A (May 2009).

External links

• Official website of the California Chamber of Commerce