Our Mission Is To Provide:

• Resources for Black businesses

• Insight and guidance on legislative and regulatory issues

• Information and recommendations on voting

• Reform to the black community.

We accomplish this through community outreach, advocacy, consulting, event coordination, and social media marketing. We hope to close the gap on the lack of representation for Black Americans in the great State of California.

Edwin A. Lombard III President and Chief Executive Officer of ELM Strategies Former President and Chief Executive Officer of The California African American Chamber of Commerce

Mr. Lombard is the President and CEO of ELM Strategies, a division of Edwin Lombard Management, Inc., a Public Relations, Communications, and Community Engagement Firm. ELM Strategies endeavors to steer Black business and the Black Community as a systemic gateway strategically utilized as an effective and influential voice on legislative, and regulatory matters.

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SACRAMENTO, California — Gov. Gavin Newsom has waded into a bitter fight at California’s privacy agency over proposed automation rules that could have nationwide impacts on everything from hiring to health care.

Newsom, in a rare letter to the California Privacy Protection Agency’s five-member board on Wednesday, obtained by POLITICO, urged regulators not to crush the state’s flourishing artificial intelligence sector under onerous regulations — echoing complaints from tech and business groups.

To read full article – Echoing Big Tech, Newsom warns privacy watchdog on AI