Earlier this year the Sacramento Metro Chamber helped bring down SB 878, the so-called “predictive scheduling” legislation, which would have restricted how businesses schedule their employees. SB 878 would have required grocery stores, restaurants, and retailers to provide a schedule for 21 consecutive days, 7 days before the first shift of that…
Secretary Castro to Address Sacramento Metro Chamber Capitol-to-Capitol Delegation
SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) announced that U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Julián Castro will address nearly 350 regional business, civic, and elected officials who will travel to Washington, D.C. in April for the Sacramento Metro Chamber’s annual Capitol-to-Capitol (Cap-to-Cap) program. Each year,…
Sacramento Metro Chamber Statement on State of California $15 Minimum Wage Increase
In response to Governor Brown’s brokered deal in support of a $15/hour minimum wage, Sacramento Metro Chamber President and CEO Peter Tateishi issued the following statement: “Governor Brown’s back door deal with legislators and labor unions for a $15 minimum wage increase is a blow to the Capital Region business…
Sacramento Metro Chamber Announces Priority Issues for 2016 Capitol-to-Capitol
SACRAMENTO, CA – The Sacramento Metro Chamber will lead nearly 350 regional business, civic and elected officials to Washington, D.C. April 9-13 and meet with federal representatives to advocate on behalf of the six-county Sacramento region. In its 46th year, local elected officials Supervisor Mary Jane Griego, Yuba County…
Sacramento Young Professionals Group Partnering with Organization Offering Services to Homeless
Sacramento Young Professionals Group Partnering with Organization Offering Services to Homeless SACRAMENTO, CA – Metro EDGE, the young professionals program of the Sacramento Metro Chamber, today announced a yearlong partnership with the nonprofit Next Move in an effort to address and alleviate homelessness in the region. The collaboration offers young…
Metro EDGE Launches Pitch for Change Competition
Metro EDGE Launches Pitch for Change Competition All aspiring change leaders are encouraged to apply SACRAMENTO, CA–Metro EDGE, the young professionals program of the Sacramento Metro Chamber, announces the Pitch for Change competition, and is accepting proposals from local young professionals (YPs) on ideas that could transform the overall culture…
Sacramento Metro Chamber Announces 2016 Annual Award Winners
Martha Clark Lofgren named Sacramentan of the Year Brewer Lofgren LLP Founder and Partner, Martha Clark Lofgren, has been named the 2015 ‘Sacramentan of the Year’ by the Sacramento Metro Chamber. Lofgren, an experienced attorney specializing in public policy, economic development and land entitlement, will receive this lifetime community award…
Ribbon Cutting for Capital Region Small Business Development Center Hub at Sierra College Veterans Center
Center to offer veteran entrepreneurs and small business owners FREE assistance developing, growing and expanding local businesses WHAT: Just ahead of Veteran’s Day, Placer County veteran entrepreneurs and small business owners will have a new resource for business development and expansion. The Capital Region Small Business Development Center (SBDC) will officially open their…
Metro Chamber Statement on City of Sacramento Minimum Wage Increase
Over the past few months, facing a push for $15/hour for the City of Sacramento, the Sacramento Metro Chamber held firm that $15/hour was not a workable wage for our city businesses. We worked to ensure that the business community had a voice in the process and that their concerns…
Keep Sacramento Working Coalition Opposes Moving Forward with Minimum Wage Increase for City of Sacramento
Following months of good-faith negotiations, resulting in a comprehensive recommendation on how to approach a minimum wage increase, the Keep Sacramento Working (KSW) coalition is now formally opposing an increase to the minimum wage for the City of Sacramento. “The original Task Force recommendation was not what KSW worked towards,…