February 26, 2021
2,369 LEGISLATIVE BILLS INTRODUCED IN CA STATE LEGISLATURE Last Friday was the California State Legislature’s “Bill Introduction Deadline,” and the tidal wave of bills that were introduced totals 2,369 pieces of legislation to deal with for 2021. When you add in resolutions and other types of non-binding bills the number climbs to 2,476 bills! Your … More »
February 20, 2021
BILL INTRODUCTION DEADLINE TODAY! Today is the California State Legislature’s “Bill Introduction Deadline,” and as of today we have already seen more than 2,000 new legislative bills introduced on a wide variety of topics. Your staff in Sacramento reads every single one of these bills and will start working with our own legislative committees … More »
February 13, 2021
WAVE OF LEGISLATIVE BILLS COMING! With one week to go until the California State Legislature’s “Bill Introduction Deadline,” we have already seen more than 1,100 new legislative bills introduced, on a wide variety of topics. But wait, there’s more. A lot more. In the next seven days we expect that number to more than double. The dribble … More »
February 5, 2021
CALCHAMBER URGES PULL BACK OF EMERGENCY COVID RULES On behalf of all employers in the state of California, including the commercial, industrial, and retail real estate industry, the CalChamber has urged the California Legislature this week to correct a series of costly COVID-19 workplace mandates imposed through an emergency regulation order. “The … More »
January 29, 2021
RESIDENTIAL EVICTION MORATORIUM EXTENSION SIGNED INTO LAW Today Governor Newsom signed into law an extension of the State’s eviction moratorium, language that came together over the past week that includes how to spend $2.6 Billion in federal funds tagged for residential rent relief. The deal extends the provisions of AB 3088 signed into law last … More »
January 23, 2021
***BREAKING NEWS: JUDGE RULES IN FAVOR OF TEJON RANCH This afternoon, a Kern County Superior Court Judge ruled in favor of Tejon Ranch and Kern County over its 2019 re-entitlement of Grapevine. The judge decisively rejected the Center for Biological Diversity’s lawsuit — their 12th — against Tejon Ranch. Many are pointing to this as a form of … More »
January 15, 2021
CBPA IN REVIEW AND LOOKING FORWARD; LAST YEAR, 2021, AND BEYOND Please see the message below from Rex S. Hime, President and CEO, California Business Properties Association, looking back at a tough year, and setting the framework for moving forward. —– California Commercial Real Estate Leaders: Thank you for continuing to support California … More »
January 8, 2021
GOVERNOR NEWSOM APPOINTS REX HIME TO HISTORIC POST In what is believed to be a historic gubernatorial action in California, CBPA President and CEO Rex S. Hime has been re-appointed to the California Exposition and State Fair Board by Governor Newsom. Hime has now been appointed by six different California Governors from both political parties (Newsom, … More »
November 20, 2020
HAPPY THANKSGIVING CBPA would like to wish all of you a very Happy Thanksgiving and hope you get some time off. California is a great state, we live in a wonderful country, and we have a lot to be thankful for. We hope you get to spend some quality time with loved ones next week even if its through ZOOM! Please take a moment to reflect and thank the … More »
November 13, 2020
PROP. 15 – CA’S $11B SPLIT ROLL PROPERTY TAX – DEFEATED! WE DID IT! THANKS TO ALL OF YOU! CBPA is pleased to announce that we called the race for Prop. 15 – Split Roll Property Tax – and it has been DEFEATED! This has been an effort years in the making and it could not have been done without your unwavering support. We at CBPA have never … More »