City of HMB | City Council Meeting – Oct. 3

Half Moon Bay, Input / Take Part Opportunity

Join us for the upcoming City Council meeting Tuesday, October 3 at the Ted Adcock Community Center at 7:00 p.m. The City Council will be discussing: 6:00 FOG (Fats, Oils, and Grease) Workshop Library Annual Report Life Moves / CoastHouse Presentation Renter...

AP | New CA law raises minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour, among nation’s highest

Regulation Updates, State of CA

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A new law in California will raise the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour next year, an acknowledgment from the state’s Democratic leaders that most of the often overlooked workforce are the primary earners for their...

Division of the State Architect | New DSA Interpretation of Regulations (IR) 11B-11 has been Issued

Regulation Updates, State of CA

The Division of the State Architect (DSA) has issued Interpretation of Regulations (IR) 11B-11: Bathrooms in Newly Constructed Housing Facilities for Undergraduate Students at a Public School, College or University on DSA’s Publications webpage....

CA Office of the Small Business Advocate | Grant Programs Coming Soon

Funding Opportunity

The following grant programs are administered by CalOSBA. Review the status of current and upcoming grant programs below.   Grant Programs ‘To Be Determined’   The following grant programs may open soon. Stay on our email list to learn if/when these programs...

Forbes | What Happens When Startups And Small Businesses Are Taken For Granted

News & Updates

(Recent Census Bureau data show new business startups in California increasingly reluctant to hire other workers, given the costs and risks—the result of years in which state government piled costs and requirements on these startups and small businesses.) I can still...

PG&E | Fall Semi-Annual Electric & Gas Rates Update for Businesses

Input / Take Part Opportunity, Regulation Updates, State of CA

WEBINAR DETAILSLearn more about the recent rate updates and the impacts to your business at:PG&E Non-Residential Rates Forecast and UpdatesThursday, October 19, 202310:00-11:00 A.M. Pacific Daylight TimeJoin us as an anonymous attendee on the Teams live...

Bay Area | HR Conference for Life Science – Oct. 4th

Input / Take Part Opportunity

“Biocom California’s ‘HR Conference for Life Sciences’ is dedicated to HR professionals working within the life science industry across the state of California.The statewide conference will take place on October 4, 2023, connecting the HR...

HMB REview | Headlines – Fewer Artichokes Produced in San Mateo County, 2 Updates for Cabrillo Unified, 2 Articles on City of HMB, Update on La Honda-Pescadero Unified, and Harbor Slip Fees

News & Updates

Fewer artichokes produced in San Mateo County Mediation fails to produce contract for teachers City exempts itself from rules for 555 Kelly Ave. development Cabrillo school district settles on strategic priorities City eyes deficit as Sheriff’s Office, dispatch...

CalChamber | Revised CA Criminal History Regulations Start October 1

Regulation Updates, State of CA

In July 2023, the California Civil Rights Department (CRD) approved revised regulations relating to the use of criminal history in employment decisions under California’s Fair Chance Act. After the Office of Administrative Law reviews and approves the regulations,...

CalChamber | Quarterly Economic Outlook: Strength, Resiliency in Some Sectors Offset by Small or Negative Gains in Others

News & Updates

Following a steep sell-off in the first half of 2022, the Standards & Poor 500 started 2023 with an impressive +15.9% first half return, ranking as the second strongest first half return since 2000, behind only 2019 and ahead of 2021. Contrary to the market’s...