It was another busy week of connecting, collaborating, and strengthening our business community! From supporting nonprofit leaders and welcoming new members to celebrating ribbon cuttings and discussing the intersection of business, media, and public policy, the Roseville Area Chamber had plenty to celebrate.

Our Membership Team kicked things off with the Non-Profit Roundtable, where non-profit leaders gathered under the leadership of Tiffany Loeffler of The Alliance and Meredith Adams of The Gathering Inn.

Attendees heard from Kim Tucker of Mission Forward Advisors and gained valuable information and guidance to support their organizations and continued impact in the community.

The following day, 20 new members joined us for Chamber Orientation, learning more about their membership benefits and opportunities to get involved. A special thank-you to Fourscore Coffee for donating coffee and helping make everyone feel welcome!

 

 

 

On Thursday, 90 professionals gathered at Randy Peters Event Center for our Networking Breakfast, featuring our main sponsor, The Me-One Foundation.

Thank you to everyone who joined us and to our sponsor for helping bring the business community together for another morning of connection and conversation.

 

We also celebrated two Chamber members with ribbon cuttings this week: The UPS Store of Granite Bay and Accurate Personnel, LLC. Congratulations to both businesses! We appreciate your investment in our community and are excited to celebrate these milestones with you.

Please join us in welcoming our eight new members:

• Pottery Barn
• Museum of Illusions
• Accelerated Regeneration
• KCM Commercial Real Estate
• Roseville Mobile Mechanic
• Sprinkle Me Crinkle Me
• Thread House Ink
• Americas Advantage Remodeling

We’re glad to have you as part of the Roseville Area Chamber community!

On Friday morning, our Economic Development and Government Affairs meeting brought together journalists covering California politics and the Capitol region for a timely conversation ahead of Election Day on November 3.

 

Pamela Wu, Director of News and Media Relations at UC Davis Health, moderated a discussion on election coverage, the public media perspective, and the relationship between business and the media. Panelists included Alex Bell of ABC10, Greg Micek of CapRadio, and Nikki Laurenzo of KTXL FOX40.

Thank you to our panelists and everyone who attended, and a special thank-you to Roseville Electric Utility for sponsoring the meeting.

 

The Chamber also shared updates on emerging California legislation related to technology, artificial intelligence, and the workplace.

• AB 1883 Workplace Surveillance Tools
  Taking effect on January 1, 2027, this bill will prohibit AI emotion recognition, prohibit neutral data collection, distinguish permitted safety uses, and observe applicable local protections. Limited exemptions apply for qualifying aircraft development and national security, military, space, or defense operations where surveillance is reasonably necessary to comply with specified federal requirements. Violations may result in up to a $500 penalty per violation.

• SB 951 Employment: Technological Displacement Notice
  This bill requires 60 days’ advance notice to employees of companies experiencing mass layoffs, the Employment Development Department (EDD), the local workforce development board, and relevant local elected officials before a coveted mass layoff, relocation, and/or termination. Mass layoffs are classified as a layoff within a 30-day period of 50 or more employees. Relocation is classified as removal of substantial or all the industrial or commercial operations in a covered establishment to a different location 100 miles or more away. It also requires disclosure of AI-related displacement, include required worker resources, and coordinate transition services when applicable. This will go into effect January 1, 2027.

• AB 1609 Customer Service Chatbots
  Large private businesses with more than $500 million in annual gross revenue nationally that provide goods or services to California customers must disclose AI chatbots, provide access to human agents, respond to human-agent requests promptly, limit hold and wait times, and clearly display phone support information. Enforcement will include public prosecutors, civil penalties of up to $5,000 for initial violations, and $10,000 for following violations. Certain exceptions are exempt. This will also go into effect January 1, 2027.

 

From equipping nonprofit leaders with useful resources to welcoming new members and bringing business and media voices together, it was another meaningful week of connecting business and strengthening community!