On June 5th, Jerry Sanders met with the newly appointed Director of CESPT – the State Commission of Public Services for Tijuana – German Lizola Marquez, to discuss opportunities for […]
Read MoreThe Spirit of the Barrio event was held on May 18th. Chamber VP Paola Avila participated on the panel of experts who discussed border security, immigration and the emotional toll and economic […]
Read MoreEarlier this year, three federal judges ordered the current administration to continue the DACA program and provided the Department of Homeland Security 90 days to present an appeal with proof […]
Read MoreEarlier this year, the Trump administration requested $1.6 billion for border wall construction projects, however, White House officials have stated that this amount will be increased to at least $2.2 […]
Read MoreRepresentatives of the Border Trade Alliance led by Chamber VP Paola Avila as the Board Chair were in DC last week urging lawmakers from both parties to support modernized trade […]
Read MoreOn June 14, more than 700 business, community and civic leaders attended the 16th annual Visionary Awards, Southern California’s premier leadership recognition event. The evening’s honorees included Peter Seidler and […]
Read MoreAs part of the federal tax reform bill, states had the opportunity to identify “Opportunity Zones” for local economic development opportunity. The program allows investors to utilize incentives including capital […]
Read MoreIn a letter signed by over 100 local businesses, the Chamber asked the Mayors throughout San Diego County to approve more housing in their jurisdictions. Citing the impacts to employee […]
Read MoreIn May, the Port of San Diego and the City of Chula Vista approved a public-private partnership deal for the design and development of the $1.1 billion Chula Vista Bayfront […]
Read MoreState legislators had proposed a law that would have taxed residents on the most basic need of water in order to fund the cleaning of toxic wells. Instead of pursuing this […]
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