January 18, 2019
And in case you haven’t gotten enough of the new budget, the Legislature is starting to weigh-in: The Legislative Analyst’s Office has released its review of the Governor’s Budget. Released last week, the Governor’s Budget is Mr. Newsom’s blueprint for state spending and a good map to show where the Administration thinks the state is heading … More »
During his Inauguration speech, Governor Newsom called for a “Marshal Plan” for affordable housing, stating “No one should live in constant fear of eviction or spend their whole paycheck to keep a roof overhead.” The Governor is making it plain that he is going to put affordable housing issues front and center as a high priority and that he … More »
Rex S. Hime, President and CEO of California Business Properties Association has been the primary force in California advocating for Commercial Real Estate in the State Capitol for almost 35 years, is answering the call of public service and will be running in a special election to fill the Senate seat that he lives in. The Seat will be vacated due … More »
January 12, 2019
Gavin Christopher Newsom, 51, was sworn in Monday as the 40th Governor of the State of California. Many at the celebration heralded this even as the “start of a new era of Progressive activism.” Governor Newsom won with a vote margin larger than any seen in the Modern Era. Governor Newsom’s wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, and their four children … More »
In a busy week, just days after being sworn in, Governor Newsom released his first proposed spending blue print, the 2019-20 state budget proposal. The budget proposes a record-setting $209 billion in spending. There will be many opportunities to argue about the state’s spending priorities but for now we want to thank the Governor for including … More »
During his Inauguration speech, Governor Newsom called for a “Marshal Plan” for affordable housing, stating “No one should live in constant fear of eviction or spend their whole paycheck to keep a roof overhead.” The Governor is making it plain that he is going to put affordable housing issues front and center as a high priority and that he … More »
As a proud member and partner of the California Chamber of Commerce we highly recommend you read their summary of the most important labor laws that are in effect as of January 1, 2019. Click here to read the labor law summary and access the CalChamber’s white paper. … More »
Our friends at Allen Matkins have also put together a white paper to walk through some of the recent changes to CEQA. A large coalition of groups including CBPA and CBIA have been working for several years to try to make these new regulations as palatable as possible but have received a lot of push back from the previous administration and environmental … More »
Rex S. Hime, President and CEO of California Business Properties Association has been the primary force in California advocating for Commercial Real Estate in the State Capitol for almost 35 years, is answering the call of public service and will be running in a special election to fill the Senate seat that he lives in. The Seat will be vacated due … More »
January 7, 2019
Welcome back and Happy New Year! We look forward to serving the commercial, industrial, and retail real estate association in 2019 and beyond. Our industry has some very big challenges ahead including an extremely lopsided partisan divide in the Legislature, an incoming Governor with a huge mandate to steer the ship of state even further to the Left, … More »