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ADVISORY: Small Business Leaders to Meet in Sacramento, August 30

August 28, 2023 Last Edit: June 5, 2025

ADVISORY: Small Business Leaders to Meet in Sacramento, August 30

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: John Kabateck, California State Director, John@Kabstrat.com or Tony Malandra, Senior Media Manager, Anthony.Malandra@nfib.org SACRAMENTO, Calif., Aug. 28, 2023—Small business owning members of the National Federation of Independent Business’ (NFIB) California Leadership Council will gather in Sacramento, Wednesday, August 30, for a full day of meetings with key legislators to discuss current bills most harmful to Main Street. Two teams of small business owners from around the state will be in the Swing Space from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. for scheduled meetings with 14 lawmakers from both parties. NFIB California State Director John Kabateck and select members of the LC will be available for comment upon request. Contact NFIB Senior Media Manager Tony Malandra at anthony.malandra@nfib.org or 415-640-5156 for more information. “With the session ending in two weeks, we want to deliver small businesses’ message about the most worrisome legislation,” said NFIB California State Director John Kabateck, who listed SB 799 (UI benefits for strikers), SCA 7 (constitutional right to join a union), SB 553 (workplace violence), SB 616 (paid sick leave), and ACA 13 (Prop. 13) as examples. Keep up with the latest on California small-business news at www.nfib.com/california or by following NFIB on Twitter @NFIB_CA or on Facebook @NFIB.CA. ### For 80 years, NFIB has been advocating on behalf of America’s small and independent business owners, both in Washington, D.C., and in all 50 state capitals. NFIB is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, and member-driven association. Since its founding in 1943, NFIB has been exclusively dedicated to small and independent businesses and remains so today. For more information, please visit nfib.com. NFIB California 915 L. Street, Suite C-411 Sacramento, CA 95814 916-448-9904 www.nfib.com/CA Twitter: @NFIB_CA Facebook: @NFIB.CA

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