Governor Newsom and Legislative leaders reached a budget agreement, which SVLG CEO Ahmad Thomas applauded as essential to strengthen California’s competitiveness, support innovation and accelerate progress on California’s ambitious climate goals.
As the leading organization representing the innovation economy and its ecosystem, SVLG supports the Governor’s proposals to streamline CEQA. These clean infrastructure projects – like water, clean transportation projects like Zero Emission Vehicle charging infrastructure and rail upgrades, clean energy and semiconductor or microelectronic research and development facilities – will promote jobs, strengthen California’s competitiveness, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The proposed reforms are essential to position California to compete not only for federal dollars but also private-sector investments at a time of great economic volatility and uncertainty.
A number of dynamic Silicon Valley companies are heading to Sacramento on Tuesday, May 23, to participate in Silicon Valley Leadership Group’s (SVLG) annual Sacramento Advocacy Day — an event that brings delegation of business leaders to Sacramento for a series of conversations with key members of the executive and legislative branches of government.
The Silicon Valley Leadership Group (SVLG) – the leading business association representing the innovation economy and its ecosystem – today announced the launch of three new Centers of Expertise (COEs) in support of the organization’s 2023 agenda: Accelerating the Next Era of Silicon Valley Leadership.
Today, the Silicon Valley Leadership Group (SVLG) is officially announcing its membership with Lights On California — a campaign to improve grid reliability and affordability as part of California’s goal to achieve 100% clean electricity by 2045 — and its support of AB 538.
Join us for a late-breaking roundtable in Sacramento with Governor Newsom’s Climate and Energy Advisors! Karen Douglas, Lauren Sanchez, Christine Hironaka, and Hazel Miranda are the Governor’s Advisors on Climate and Energy issues. On the back of the Governor’s decisive re-election, what will future energy policy look like for his office and the world’s 4th …
Ahmad Thomas, CEO of SVLG, today issued a statement applauding Senate passage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
Mary Holing, VP of Environmental Policy at SVLG, today issued a statement applauding the climate and clean energy investment provisions that have been announced as part of the inflation reduction package.
As we head into the summer months and our state continues to experience extreme drought, State Water Resources Control Board Chair, Joaquin Esquivel, will give an update on our water supply outlook, strategies for management, and new emergency regulations to conserve water for health and human safety. Marty Kropelnicki, President & CEO of California Water Service, …
Save the date! We’ll be sending out invitations soon for an exclusive roundtable with David Hochschild, Chair of the California Energy Commission. California Energy Commission Chair David Hochschild is a long time member of the Commission, originally appointed in 2012 by Gov. Brown and elevated to Chair by Gov. Newsom in 2019. He also has …
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