California Energy Price Data for June 2025
California average prices for commercial and industrial natural gas worsened compared to the other contiguous states, while the other rankings were unchanged. California again had the highest costs (12-month moving average) for all end user electricity rates, gasoline, and diesel.
California Energy Price Data for May 2025
The trade statistics in May once again reflect more shifts in policy around tariffs rather than economic fundamentals.
ZEV Mandates Still Threaten California Consumers Regardless of Court Challenges
CBRT launches The California Brief Substack to provide a deep dive into policies, regulations, and legal challenges that drive up the cost of living and doing business in California
California Business Roundtable Raises Alarms Over Record State Spending and Growing Deficits
Rob Lapsley, President of the California Business Roundtable, issued the following statement in response to the Legislature’s record-setting 2025–26 state budget proposal, which includes more than $325 billion in General Fund, Special Fund, and bond spending.
Statement on Senator Monique Limon Being Elected Senate President Pro Tem
Business Roundtable President Rob Lapsley welcomes the new Senate President Pro Tempore Senator Monique Limon
California Business Roundtable Statement on Business Tax Increase Discussion in Sacramento
Amid chatter about proposals to increase business taxes, we support Governor Newsom’s ongoing commitment to opposing general tax increases throughout his time in office.
California Business Roundtable Statement on the Governor’s Revised May Budget Proposal
In 2021, Governor Newsom stood before Californians announcing a $75 billion budget surplus. Four years later, the state faces a $12 billion deficit.
In Case You Missed It: Orange County Register: The Legislature must confront the real drivers of our cost-of-living crisis
Yesterday, the Orange County Register published an op-ed by Rob Lapsley, President of the California Business Roundtable, and Jeffrey Ball, president and CEO of the Orange County Business Council
Special Report: California Becomes 4th Largest Economy as Japan’s Economy Slowed in 2024
In the latest data from International Monetary Fund (IMF), California—if it was treated as a separate economy—moved from 5th largest in the world to 4th largest as Japan’s economy contracted. However, Japan is projected to resume growth at 4% in 2025, while India is projected to continue moving up the ranks with 7% growth.
Amid Ongoing Talks of Tariffs and Trade, California Business Leaders Highlight the Critical Importance of California’s Trade and Warehousing to Jobs
California’s leading business organizations that make up the Goods Movement Alliance underscored the vital role of the trade.