California Business Roundtable

11/22/2021

IN THE NEWS: CBRT President Rob Lapsley spoke to POLITICO about what's needed in a state or federal mandate. Employers are doing their part to encourage all employees get vaccinated (and boosters!), but they need flexibility, especially in this economy.

Enough people in the state remain unvaccinated that school districts, prison officials and private employers are urging flexibility. Otherwise, they say they’ll be understaffed.

11/15/2021

The goods movement crisis is real and we must have real solutions. Thank you to our partners in the business community for helping spread the word about the crisis and the need for immediate action.

Many thanks to our leaders for participating in a Southern California News Group Editorial Board meeting alongside BizFed Founding CEO Tracy Hernandez:
•California Business Roundtable - Rob Lapsley
•California Retailers Association - Rachel Michelin
•California Trucking Association - Chris Shimoda
•Harbor Trucking Association - Matt Schrap
•Inland Empire Economic Partnership - Paul Granillo
•Agricultural Council of California Tricia Geringer

Following the Ed Board call, all 11 SCNG news outlets published a print editorial, a separate online editorial, and a Sunday column echoing our call for an emergency declaration and suspension of to address the supply chain crisis at our ports. Our work to amplify smart business solutions is paying off in a big way.

Please read and share so we can continue educating the public – and holding our elected officials accountable.

ONLINE EDITORIAL: bit.ly/31UtpoU

09/29/2021

Always happy to partner with BizFed and Tracy Hernandez on these important issues.

Building an "endemic" economy means creating consistent policies for the long haul, not enacting arbitrary, short-term mandates.

08/05/2021

Always a great event! RSVP today!

07/29/2021

ICYMI: CBRT President Rob Lapsley was quoted in CalMatters.org yesterday regarding the challenges faced by small businesses in the reopening. Questions around in-person schooling continue to keep parents from re-entering the workforce.

As California's small businesses reopen, they struggle with hiring, childcare for their workforce and the uncertainty of future outbreaks.

07/27/2021

SACRAMENTO—The following organizations from the statewide business community issued the following response today to Governor Gavin Newsom’s announcement that state employees will no longer be able to self-attest vaccination status at the workplace: “The governor’s approach will allow economi...

07/09/2021

PRESS RELEASE: California Business Roundtable Responds to Governor Newsom’s Actions that Could Further Drive Up the Cost of Gasoline and Harm Economic Recovery

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 9, 2021 SACRAMENTO—Rob Lapsley, president of the California Business Roundtable, issued the following statement today in response to actions by the Newsom Administration to deny well stimulation permits, which could drive up the cost of gasoline and is a major step backw...

07/04/2021

Oh behalf of the California Business Roundtable Board of Directors, we wish you and your families a happy and healthy 4th of July.

06/25/2021

The Center for Jobs's May 2021 Jobs Report is now available. While job gains were stronger over the past three months, California came in 12th lowest based on jobs recovery. Compared to the February 2020 numbers (seasonally adjusted) just prior to the current crisis and not accounting for population changes, nonfarm wage and salary jobs in California 1.308 million short of recovery, or 17.1% of the national shortfall.

The April numbers are the first to be done during a period when most counties had moved out of the strictest, Tier 1 restrictions. Not surprisingly, as businesses were allowed to move towards more relaxed operating conditions, the job numbers came in higher than previous months. Gains in employment,...

06/17/2021

We’re proud to be part of a coalition pushing for a safe but full reopening of the California economy.

SACRAMENTO—The unified state and regional business community today issued the following statement in response to new workplace regulations passed by the Cal/OSHA Standards Board and expedited by a subsequent Executive Order issued by Governor Gavin Newsom: “Today’s actions are a step in the ri...

06/08/2021

Clarity and consistency are key to a successful reopening. We are proud to be part of this coalition.

05/11/2021

PRESS RELEASE: California may have a $75.7 billion surplus, but it also has a $20 billion Unemployment Insurance Fund debt. Left unaddressed, this debt will automatically increase taxes on all businesses and undermines one of the state's most important safety net programs. That is why we're calling on Governor Newsom to direct a majority of the $26 billion unallocated federal stimulus dollars to addressing the UI deficit.

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May 10, 2021 SACRAMENTO—Today, the U.S. Treasury released its guidance on how states can use their share of the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, which were part of the American Rescue Plan passed by Congress earlier this year. Under the guidance provided today, states can use their portion o...