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Chamber Committees: Working to Ensure Your Voice is Heard

The San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce relies on dedicated members like you who want to ensure that the collective voice of the regional business community is heard – from City Hall to Sacramento to Washington, D.C.

We invite selected business leaders to participate in committees that study the effects that regional issue such as healthcare, housing and transportation have on the local business community.  Our committees are constantly evolving and developing, and taking on new roles and initiatives to address the concerns of business in San Diego. 

The Chamber’s newly-formed Land Use Committee reviews and develops recommendations for the Chamber on projects that have regional significance and raise policy issues. The committee chooses projects that fit into a series of agreed upon criteria, such as the Brown Field Airport Redevelopment Project, proposed transfer of the County Courthouse to the State of California, Horton Plaza Expansion, County of San Diego General Plan Update, and others. 

The Healthcare Committee has been monitoring and evaluating health reform legislation during the last fourteen months, such as Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez’s AB 8 and Governor Schwarzenegger’s health reform plan.  The committee recommended that the Chamber oppose AB 8, and take no position on ABX1 1 after evaluating both bills.  The committee continues to closely watch the developments concerning health care at the state and federal levels in light of the governor’s veto of AB 8 last year, and the State Senate Health Committee’s vote to oppose ABX1 1 in January. 

The International Committee has made border infrastructure improvements its key 2008 issue.  Border crossing waits ranging from one to three hours have a huge adverse impact on our bi-national economy.  Recent Caltrans and SANDAG studies conclude that the United States loses $5.35 billion and Mexico loses $3.38 billion in output annually because of cross-border delays.  Working with the Chamber’s Mexico Business Center (MBC), the committee assisted in developing background materials and recommendations for discussion at the MBC/Chamber's United States-Mexico Border Efficiency Conference on February 8.  The committee will work with the MBC and its partner organizations on implementation of the conference recommendations in 2008. Download a list of conference participants and information on reducing wait times at the California/Baja California border here.

All Chamber Committees:

Arts, Business & Culture (ABC)

Education

Energy

Government Interface

Healthcare

Housing

Infrastructure

International

Land Use

Legal

Legislative

Military Affairs Advisory Council (MAAC)

Public Policy

Small Business Advocacy

Technology

Transportation

Finance

Membership

Audit

For information about any of the committees listed here, please call us at (619) 544-1309.