Earlier 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 […]
Read MoreAccording to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, San Diego County’s unemployment rate was 2.9 percent in May 2018, which was significantly lower than California’s unemployment rate of 3.7 percent. In San Diego County […]
Read MoreOn June 5, voters in San Diego spoke decisively with their vote for District Attorney, Summer Stephan, who has advocated for decreasing human trafficking and domestic violence among other priorities. Sheriff Bill Gore also […]
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