Press Releases 2005
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| December 16, 2005: San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce Endorses Candidate Kevin Faulconer For City Council |
September 29, 2005: The San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce announced that the organization’s board of directors has unanimously voted to endorse candidate Jerry Sanders for Mayor of the City of San Diego. |
August 10, 2005: Today the Economic Research Bureau of the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce released its Economic Forecast for 2005 and 2006. Despite a recent downturn in local consumer sentiment, economic fundamentals such as business investment, consumer spending and employment remain strong. |
| July 11, 2005: Today, the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce announced that it would not formally endorse a mayoral candidate prior to the July 26, 2005 primary election. |
July 6, 2005: The Chamber's Board of Directors announced they would not take a position on the downtown main library project until there is comprehensive public discussion regarding seven key components and it is demonstrated that the project will not negatively impact the city. |
July 1, 2005: A Chamber led coalition of business, labor and community leaders addressed the June 30, 2005 decision by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to reduce proposed charges for state energy contracts to San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) customers by an estimated $368 million. |
| May 24, 2005: Jessie Knight, Jr., President and CEO of the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, was presented with the inaugural U.S. Small Business Administration Community Leadership Award at the annual SBA luncheon on May 19. |
April 30, 2005: Today, after deliberating in a special meeting of the Management Council, the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce voted to endorse the option of holding a special election to choose the next Mayor of San Diego. |
April 30, 2005: Today the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce announced that its Board of Directors revisited the question of whether or not the members of the Retirement Board should waive their attorney client privilege. |
| April 22, 2005: Today the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce asked City Hall to consider two proposals that would generate new revenue for San Diego's infrastructure. Specifically, the Chamber is proposing charging a rental car transaction fee and an increase in the Real Estate Transfer Tax. |
April 19, 2005: Today the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce asked the region's Mayors to issue resolutions in support of maintained funding for the Rental Assistance Program (Section 8). The Chamber also asked the City Council to consider a proposal to generate more revenue for affordable housing via the Housing Trust Fund Commercial Fee (linkage fee). |
April 1, 2005: Today the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce and a group of local business community leaders announced their opposition to the proposed Living Wage Ordinance and called for an immediate end to fiscal irresponsibility at City Hall. |
| March 25, 2005: Today the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce announced a plan to immediately begin an in-depth review of several critical issues currently facing the city, including: the pension crisis and the waiving of attorney-client privilege, the proposed living wage ordinance, the budget, the search for a new city manager, the proposed downtown library and bankruptcy. |
January 28, 2005: Today the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce made a formal plea to the City Council to adopt a 90-day housing action plan developed by the Chamber’s Housing Committee. |
January 24, 2005: Today the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce appealed to City Hall for collaboration and collective leadership with regard to balancing the city budget, completing the audit and restoring San Diego’s credit rating. |
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