News Alerts - Posted News Articles

Below you will find various news articles relevant to small business issues in California. 

February 2007:                                                                                                                              2/27/06 "Small business:  Improved outlook, but health care worries" by Shane Goldmacher, Capitol Alert 2/26/07 "Small Business Malady" by Howard Fine, LA Business Journal                                                      2/23/07 "Small Biz Group Hires State Lobbyist" by Lizette Wilson, SF Business Times                             2/21/07 "DAYLIGHT TIME WILL BE EARLY - GET SET" by Tom Abate, SF Chronicle                                      2/20/07 "What Kind of Health Care Vehicle Is California Looking for?" by George Lauer, California Healthline                                                                                                                                                          2/19/07 "Grocery learns the cold truth" by Darrell Smith, SacBee                                                            2/11/07 "Business Eyes the California Health Reform Debate" by John Arensmeyer, Small Business Review    2/07/07 "California economic growth slips in rank" By Marton Dunai, InsideBayArea.com                   2/06/07 "Small Business Under Fire" by Cornelia Bruin Triplicate.com                                                      2/06/07 "Key health care groups favoring governor's plan. Major opposition to broad changes hasn't developed" by Tom Choreau, Chronicle Sacramento Bureau                                                                       2/04/07 "Raising the voice of small businesses" by Marton Dunai, Contra Costa Times                             2/01/07 "U.S. economy rolling along at a 3.5% clip" by Molly Hennessy-Fiske, LA Times                              2/01/07 "Small retailer objects to state's push to fine her $5,000 over workers' comp issue" by Darrell Smith, SacBee

JANUARY 2007:                                                                                                     1/23/07 "Governor, high-tech execs talk health care" by Mike Zapler, Mercury News        1/22/07 "Business adapts to climate change in Congress" by Kent Hoover, Denver Bus. Journal     1/21/07 "Schwarzengger hits road to sell his health plan" by Kevin Yamamura, ScrippNews.com    1/20/07 "Governor pushes insurance plan Businesses told how health care scheme wont raise costs" by Victoria Colliver, SF Chronicle                                                                         1/17/07 "Governor says health reform, early primary will give state clout" by Laura Kurtzman, San Jose Mercury News                                                                                             1/12/07 "Apparel Businesses Ponder Role in CA Health-Care Reform" by Andrew Asch, ApparelNews.net                                                                                                                 1/10/07 "Schwarzenegger Health Plan Raises Doubts" by Renuka Rayasam, USNews.com            1/04/07 "78% of state's voters back health insurance at work" by Lynda Gledhill, Chronicle Sacramento Bureau

DECEMBER 2006:                                                                        12/30/06 "Health Care: Looking for Answers..." by Erin Allday, SF Chronicle                         12/01/06 "Dennis Trinidad, state advocate for small business retires" by Darrell Smith, SacBee

NOVEMBER 2006:                                                                      11/29/06 "State Fund to lower premium" by Marton Dunai, InsideBayArea                              11/25/06 "Healthcare looms as key issue for state employers" by Marc Lifsher, LaTimes          11/13/06 "Small business leader pushes global warming action" by Kent Hoover, Louisville News 11/10/06 "SF biz owner pushes global warming action" by Kent Hoover, SF Business Times       11/09/06 "Welcome results for business Passage of bonds should make it easier for firms to thrive in  California" by Tom Abate, SF Chronicle                                                             11/09/06 "Small Business looks for boost" by Darrell Smith, SacBee                                          11/06/06 "A Small Biz Health-Care Headache" by Jeffery Gangemi, BusinessWeek

ARCHIVES:                                                                                                        8/25/06 "Democrats: SBA not ready for disaster" by Kent Hoover, SF Business Times             8/21/06 "Big Oil Doesn't Speak for Small Business" by Scott Hauge, SF Examiner                    6/27/06 "Global Warming on Main Street" by Byron Kennard & Scott Hauge, BusinessWeek