Orange County Business Council (OCBC) has moved from an opposition position to a neutral position on SB 1359 (Stern) following significant amendments adopted Aug. 21 that addressed the organization’s principal concerns with the legislation.
The Orange County Business Council (OCBC) has moved from an Oppose Unless Amended position to Oppose on SB 1087 (Cabaldon) following significant amendments released on Aug. 21.
Automated decision systems legislation reactivated after spending the 2025 session as a two-year bill. AB 1018 (Bauer-Kahan), legislation regulating the development and deployment of automated decision systems, has returned to active consideration after being held as a two-year bill and placed in the inactive file at the conclusion of the 2025 legislative session.
Orange County Business Council (OCBC) remains opposed to AB 2564 (Ward) following amendments that narrow several provisions of the bill but do not address the business community’s fundamental concerns.
IRVINE, CA (August 14, 2026) — Orange County Business Council (OCBC) announced that Veronica Carpenter, MPA, Chief Administrative Officer for CalOptima Health, Helen Do, Vice President of Payor Contracting for MemorialCare Medical Foundation and Dr. Amy Z. Zeng, Dean and Professor at Chapman University, Argyros College of Business and Economics have joined OCBC’s Board of Directors.
IRVINE, CA (July 31, 2026) — How many times should a city have to approve the same project before it’s finally allowed to move forward?
That is the question facing Garden Grove as the proposed Nickelodeon Hotel confronts yet another challenge after years of planning, environmental review, public hearings and City Council action. Even after a court required additional environmental analysis, the city completed that work, revisited the project and approved it again.
OCBC 2027 Annual Dinner and Installation of the Board of Directors Sponsor Opportunities Thursday, February 11, 2027 Disneyland Hotel Additional Event Details Sponsor opportunities Coming Soon *Deadline for ad inclusion and sponsor recognition in the printed event program is Thursday, January 28, 2027. Thank you sponsors! Title Sponsor Breakfast Sponsor Silver Sponsors Bronze Sponsors Airbnb Avantus Disneyland Resort Mike Carroll, Councilmember, City of Irvine Orange County REALTORS® South Orange County Community College District Contact Lauren Martin Vice President, Events & Special ProjectsOrange County Business Council949.476.2242 ext. 241lmartin@ocbc.org
IRVINE, CA (July 22, 2026) — Orange County elected officials, including members of the Orange County Board of Supervisors and the California Legislature, shared updates and discussed issues impacting the nation’s sixth-most-populous county at Orange County Business Council’s (OCBC) 2026 Legislative Day. The event was held on July 21 before an audience of more than 250 local business and community leaders at the Hyatt Regency in Irvine.Â
The Orange County Business Council (OCBC) supports timely reauthorization of the federal Surface Transportation Act to ensure continued investment in the nation’s transportation infrastructure and provide the long term funding certainty needed for states and regions to deliver critical projects.
The Orange County Business Council (OCBC) opposed budget control language included in AB 109, which has now been enrolled, restricting the use of certain state funding for automated cargo handling equipment and related infrastructure investments.
Orange County Business Council represents and promotes the business community, working with government and academia, to enhance the economic development of the nation’s sixth largest county.
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